<p>Your questions are pretty general, but I'll do my best to be specific.</p>
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<li>The social life at Williams is what you make of it. There is a fair number of intramural sports/activities that run throughout the year, but there are also tons of other groups one can join. Organizations exist for almost every interest: the arts (music, theater, etc.), athletics, academic teams (i.e. college bowl, debate team), cultural/ethnic/religious groups, etc.</li>
<li>The winter in Williamstown is hardly so harsh that kids are prevented from going outside and enjoying it. Barring the occassional blizzard that really snows you in, people are always out there doing something. Many students get ski passes during Winter Study or just have a plain good time in the snow. There's a lot more skiing and snowman-building than you'd expect.</li>
<li>In a word, no. Williamstown is not exactly a thriving urban area. If you're really into an active night life, Williams may not be for you. There are no nearby clubs and only a couple of bars in town.<br></li>
<li>Definitely. There are lots of parties going on every weekend, be they large, organized, and advertised (usually through an organization), large, and less organized/advertised, or small and within the confines of a small number of people. With regard to dating, I've often heard people lament the lack of a dating scene here at Williams. And to a certain extent, it's true. I would say "random hookups" occur more often than actual dating here at Williams, though that's not to say a fair number of people aren't in relationships. And alcohol/drugs are a staple at almost any party you find, which is certainly the case for college parties across the country, though the latter tends to make markedly less frequent apperances than the former.</li>
<li>The Williams College student body is far more diverse than most people give it credit for, and this is becoming increasingly so every year.</li>
<li>It's hard to give a straight answer here when you use vague language like "accepted or separated". To be sure, there are certainly minorities on campus who feel alienated from "the white majority", but that number must be very small. And though many minority students participate in ethnic-awareness groups (i.e. Black Student Union, Asian-American Students in Action, VISTA, etc.), that certainly does not preclude most of them to have a wide and diverse spectrum of friends. One word of caution, though. I cannot speak from experience, but many people have said that certain groups (I will not name it/them, but ask around and you'll get an answer) on campus are very insular. In other words, there are certain organizations within which a member's circle of friends might consist almost solely of other members. It's hard to say if that's the case because of self-isolation due to a perceived or actual hostility or alienation from the rest of the student body. My guess would be the former, but again, I have no first-hand experience.</li>
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<p>P.S. I'm an Asian-American at Williams. To date, I haven't really participated in any "cultural awareness" events or organizations, but I am active in a number of other organizations.</p>