<p>ok, so i have two choices University of Texas or William & Mary. i really wanted to go northeast but got rejected from schools up there (ivies and what not), so since that dream is crushed, i can either stay in Texas or just go east coast. I was just mainly wondering how well-known/prestigious W&M is... and is it worth paying the extra $15k to go there (money isn't that big of an issue since parents are paying but its still $15k).</p>
<p>Also, im waitlisted for UVA, and i was wondering what my chances are of getting in. plus its comparison to W&M...cuz as of right now, i think i like UVA more than W&M, but im always opened to opinions</p>
<p>some of my views:
so i believe UT has a better undergrad business school compared to W&M, but im not really sure if i wanna do business, so W&M might be good because you apply for the business school at the end of soph year (gives me 2 years to decide if i really wanna do business). also W&M apparently has a pretty crappy sports grade on princeton review, so maybe the competition to join intercollegiate team is less so i can join the intercollegiate track team (the 400m) or soccer team? im pretty fast at track but not really really fast... and im just ok at soccer, i guess =/</p>
<p>also, i like the 5500 undergrad size that W&M has.</p>
<p>what exactly is the party scene like at W&M? i mean i heard it's more studying and everything but im sure there's a bit of partying too. just every/every other weekend or so, not like everyday</p>
<p>Congrat on acceptance to W&M. If you want your shot to get out of Texas, here it is. W&M has the much better reputation for Scholars then UT. You might not see it based in Texas but as you travel the world it will become much more apparent. </p>
<p>Get your head out of the "ranking world". You cant compare a LAC with 5500 student with UT with tens upon tens of thousands of students. It really comes down to the type of experience you want. Go to college to get a life not get a job.</p>
<p>You are right about the party scene. Anytime you place 18-22 yr olds together there will be a party. AT W&M the scale will just be much much smaller. But the degree you earn will last the rest of your life and I cant see declining the prestige of W&M for your State U. </p>
<p>As far as the sports scene, Division 1 is pretty tough even at an academic school but give it a shot. you never can tell.</p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>If you want to hang out every night, trust me you can. One of the biggest differences will prob be that you will end up hanging out with the same-ish crowd most of the time, which is not at all a bad thing. My friends at Va Tech tell me they can go party every weekend and never see the same people twice, not the case at all here. Final peice of advice, if you are inclined to party alot then join a (more social) fraternity. It will save your sanity.</p>
<p>They are completely different schools. You said that you wanted to go to the Northeast. Have you been to W&M? It does not feel like State U at all. Completely different feel than UVA or Texas or Wisconsin or the majority of the top publics that are more than twice the size. If you want the feel of something in the Northeast, you will get it at W&M, just with less snow.</p>
<p>While are sports are not top in the country, they are very respectable. If you are seriously considering trying to play you should get in contact with the coaches.</p>
<p>You can definitely party on the weekends. During the week you might have more trouble.</p>
<p>Go William And Mary</p>
<p>why does nobody like him</p>
<p>Texas is a great school, and a public ivy like W&M though prob not as prestigious. I'm a virginian, so I don't have to pay 31-32K for W&M. </p>
<p>Personally, if I were in your shoes, this does sound ironic given my username, but I would go to Texas and save the 15K for your parents; you don't really know when you'll need it. Texas is still a flagship school in its own right and will offer a lot of things we have academically and more. The school will be bigger obviously, but the friends you make at any school will be your friends no matter what, regardless of school size.</p>