<p>Anyone know how life is on the weekends for W&M students? Where do students go, or what do they do for fun?</p>
<p>There is a book I bought at B&N that tells all of W&M. You should get it.</p>
<p>Which book is that?</p>
<p>The College *******: W&M ? (ok, apparently I can't write p-r-o-w-l-e-r)</p>
<p>... I have one of those on my desk right now. Bought it b/c I thought it would be interesting. Some of the stuff I don't agree with, like on campus housing being terrible. Lots of people actively choose to stay on campus.</p>
<p>as for the question of the thread... you can do whatever you want. Frats are probably the main social scene. There are apartment parties too, and things off campus within walking distance. If you want to party, you can find a place. If you don't, there are quite a few people who don't.</p>
<p>Soccerguy, did you find the book useful?</p>
<p>I'm just curious, what percent of people would you say aren't active drinkers? What else is there to do on weekends?</p>
<p>I currently live in Monroe, and while Monroe might not be perfectly representative of the student body as a whole, I can tell you that at least on my hall, more than half of the students don't drink at all. If you aren't an active drinker, trust me, you'll be able to find something to do.</p>
<p>well, I got it after I was already here. It has like, random quotes from students, which while being entertaining and interesting, are not valuable evidence. It's like citing a personal anecdote in support of a theory.</p>
<p>Other than drinking, there are comedians, movies, dinners, shows, plays etc. I feel like what you get involved in, you hear about those things happening. If you're involved in theater, you will know about the plays happening almost every weekend, which could use better publicity. If you go to the frats every weekend, you will know about the frat parties that are happening, though you can generally just wander around and hear those. If you don't do the parties, you won't hear about them (on campus and off). You can also hang out with your friends. Some people hang out with their friends at parties, and some people hang out with their friends not at "parties".</p>
<p>As for active drinkers, I dunno. I'm sure it depends on what you think of as "active"</p>
<p>if you want to party they definitely exist</p>
<p>I'll have to check for the name of that book but I got it in the college section(of course) with other books like UVa, JMU, and Tech.</p>
<p>You can do a lot of stuff at W&M on the weekends. It isn't the study all day and night campus that many stereotype it to be.</p>
<p>As a whole, does the campus lean more to the right or the left politically and socially?</p>
<p>Granted, i know most colleges lean to the left.</p>
<p>It's relatively conservative, which means for a college campus that it's not way to the left.</p>
<p>That being said, someone from my hall submitted a satirical article to the Flat Hat that lambasted liberals, and there was quite a backlash from that, though I suppose that would be more from people being close-minded and unable to see that it wasn't serious than the fact that William and Mary is really liberal.</p>
<p>It isn't the study all day and night campus that many stereotype it to be.</p>
<p>Lies! There are shackles on every table in SWEM.</p>
<p>LOL ghost :)</p>
<p>I would say W&M is middle of the road overall, but compared with most colleges, we are a little more conservative than the avg one.</p>
<p>wmalum... did you find Williamsburg to be confining?</p>
<p>does the historic, toursity part of town end up being annoying or fun? is it bad to always have tourists and families there 24/7?</p>
<p>It isn't too bad really. There are some great ghost tour legends that I and other students have tried to call out, like Lady Skipwith... that one scared the hell out of me.</p>
<p>I didn't find the Burg to be confining. There's a lot more to do now than there was when I was there, such as New Town, which has a large movie theater and a lot of places to eat. They are a short drive away, and the school's bus routes should be going there pretty often too.</p>
<p>That is my concern as well... does it all get old after awhile?</p>
<p>Well everything gets old after awhile, including Colonial Williamsburg. What I find most satisfying about college is not necessarily about the big mall next door or the big football stadium, or even the academic experience. It's really about the people that you will meet and the relationships that you will have with them during and after college. That is what makes college the great experience that it is.</p>
<p>I forgot to mention the delis across from the admissions office (Blow). They are great times, like Mug Night at the Leafe on Sundays, and Paul's Deli. they offer good food, and drinks (if you're of age).</p>