<p>Hey, I've noticed a little bit of negativity towards W&M, and just wanted to share with you how I learned to love W&M.</p>
<p>W&M was my dream school to start. I applied ED, got in, and went. My first year was a bit of a dissappointment, though. I hadn't really found my place yet, I couldn't adjust to the academics, I had a gf back home, etc. I even seriously considered transferring.</p>
<p>That all turned around this semester. I started going to the football + basketball games, joined a fraternity, and strove hard in my classes. I started learning the history and traditions of the college that bound its students together. I made some of the closest friendships possible, which will probably extend for the rest of my life. And this is what W&M's true strength is - the people. Now some will say W&M kids are all bookworms, boring and anti-social. There are certainly going to be some bad apples, as with any school. But I can honestly say that almost every student here is an upstanding person. As a testament to this, I lost my cell phone while walking to class just before thanksgiving break. I searched frantically, but had to give up in order to catch my flight home. 20 minutes before I left for the airport a random kid I didn't know knocked on my door, and handed me my cell phone, saying that his friend found it and called around until they knew whose it was. I also have no fear whatsoever of leaving my things unattended for up to an hour at a time in the library - stealing is very rare.</p>
<p>Will you work, perhaps a lot harder than at most schools, for perhaps a lower grade? Yes. But those times you do manage to get an A, you have some an amazing feeling of elation, that you EARNED it, that it usually spawns you to go above and beyond your own limits. There are times I am frustrated with the school, but overall I love the campus, the tradition, and especially the people - even if they tend to stress out too much.</p>
<p>So come to W&M! Unless you're a tool who only likes to drink and have meaningless sex.</p>