<p>Hi- I am a current senior and I'm applying to William & Mary. I was wondering- is the workload as difficult as people say it is? I plan on being an English major and it's not like I'm looking to coast through or anything, but I don't want to be hopelessly swamped either. </p>
<p>Ahhh yes! I love questions about W&M because I enjoy talking about the school. I’m not an english major, so if I have time, I’ll have my friend help answer some questions about the school. Anyways, I’m currently a freshman and things have definitely pretty manageable so far. In college, you have alot more free time than you do in high school - you can plan out what classes and when you want to take them. For me, I am taking 15 credits hours (equivalent to about 15 hours per week), which is pretty average amount for a freshman.</p>
<p>But I am also auditing a class for fun and taking a ballroom dance class here also. There’s alot of cool options like that on campus. Last weekend was midterm week, and as long as you study, you will do fine. I think my lowest grade so far is an 88, which is actually slightly higher than the grades I received in high school. Fall break is just coming to a close and homecoming is this weekend, so if you ever wanted a more perfect time to visit, this would be it!</p>
<p>I don’t mean to give you the impression that every class will be smooth sailing, however. It may just be that courses I chose this semester were not particularly burdensome or classes will get harder as you move upper level courses, but things here are definitely pretty manageable. There will likely be a lot of reading involved, especially if you are an English major, but it’s definitely more relaxed than high school where you may have assignments due every day. It’s definitely not as bad as some others make it out to be.</p>
<p>If you have time check out this speech from our convocation <a href=“Convocation 2014: Dintersmith '74 delivers keynote - YouTube”>Convocation 2014: Dintersmith '74 delivers keynote - YouTube. It’s rather a thought provoking speech about facing challenges and becoming “the right person.” He went on to do some cool things like speak at the UN, lead a venture capital firm, and work with science and technology policy on capitol hill. But according to him, all of it started because of the education he received at W&M.</p>