<p>Does the size of Williams and Williamstown really matter in the long run? If there are any alums or current students, has it bothered any of you guys? </p>
<p>I just feel like I would like to meet more people and do more things around town when I'm in college.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>in the long run, everyone – or, nearly everyone – graduates [sorry, I just had to say, that.] :p</p>
<p>Are there opportunities to live an exciting urban lifestyle? No. Are there dozens of bars and restaurants within walking distance? No. Is there much to do in general in Williamstown itself? No.</p>
<p>But I never found any of this to really detract from my four years at Williams. There are more than enough activities and things to do during any given day. The fare in the surrounding area is decent, there are several excellent museums nearby/on-campus, and let’s not forget the outdoors activities available to Williams students. Still, in the end, most of your free time will be spent socializing and doing things on campus. That’s just how things work at Williams.</p>
<p>North Adams is quite close by. My S and his GF take cabs for $8 dollars and see first run movies, go to Mass MOCA and do whatever else they do. Their cab fare is not more than the subway fare my daughter spends in NYC to do the same things. (Plus spend too much money shopping. See winky face here.)</p>
<p>Thanks for the info! I feel a lot more reassured.</p>
<p>Come to Williams!
I probably am!</p>
<p>Williams is also just a hop, skip and a jump from Petersburg, NY. There is really nothing to do there at all, but it will make you feel much better about returning to Williamstown.</p>
<p>^ Love it.</p>
<p>I’m so going to Wikipedia Petersburg, NY now. Since I’m at work and all.</p>
<p>If you plan to Wiki it you had better spell it correctly, which I did not do. Upon reflection I discovered that there is indeed an “h” in this particular burgh.</p>
<p>I, luckily for me, googled it and indeed found that it was spelled with an h.</p>
<p>The highlight of my Wiki trip was the fact that Petersburgh has a population of 98% Caucasian, and the rest everything else.
That, in and of itself, was amusing in its horrific-ness. </p>
<p>Go Williamstown!</p>
<p>La, La, La, …</p>
<p>If you need size, then Williamstown will gravely disappoint. It is not a metropolitan community in any meaningful sense. There are no boulevards, malls, great avenues and streets, nor emporiums. Just a small village with a forest surrounding you. The school is a major part of this village. </p>
<p>Now if you would like to meet more people and do more things around town, bring your hiking shoes, boots, skis, snowboard, bicycle, scooter or whatever and enjoy yourself. It might help you stay healthy and fit.</p>
<p>If size is a consideration, then you should have done your homework in selecting schools that FIT. Now if you are coming here this August, remember, that if the shoe fits, WEAR IT.</p>
<p>Well, my sister went to Williams, so I already liked it - it was one of my favorite schools before I even applied. But size was just one of the factors, but it wasn’t the overriding one - mostly great academics and great sense of community, both of which Williams has.</p>
<p>Just one more question . . . is there a direct bus from Williamstown to Boston?</p>
<p>There are bus lines that run between Williamstown and Boston. However, you shouldn’t fool yourself into thinking that taking trips to Boston or NYC (both roughly three hour trips) is very common or wise. The vast majority of students stay on campus during the weekends, if for nothing else than to finish their work. Unless you’re willing to dash off to Boston immediately after classes end on Friday and then come back relatively early on Saturday, it would probably just make your grades suffer.</p>
<p>Williams Transport runs a bus to Boston (and NYC and the Albany airport) before and after breaks. [Williams</a> Transport](<a href=“http://www.williamstransport.org/]Williams”>http://www.williamstransport.org/)</p>