Snow?….Okay, maybe not
One of my favorite stories to tell people is why I chose to attend William & Mary. And that reason starts off with a story about snow. Being from Atlanta, I have not seen a lot of snow (unless you count the Snowpocalypse of 2014 as we Atlantans call it!) So, when I began looking at colleges, I knew I wanted somewhere where it snowed. My parents laughed and told me that, if that was what I wanted, so be it, but we were only looking as far north as Virginia. Well, in my mind, anywhere north of North Carolina had to have a lot of snow, so I was fine with this. Little did I know that it does not snow much in Virginia either! But, my family made the trek to Virginia to tour colleges, and the last stop of our trip is (you probably guessed it) William & Mary! Even though I found out that day that it doesn’t snow much in Williamsburg, I still felt as though I had found my home. I was comfortable walking around campus, and the tour just confirmed what I had been feeling. Finding out that three US presidents had attended William & Mary? Great! Hearing about the opportunities to study so many different subjects? Even better! Knowing I would have the opportunities to study both in Washington DC and abroad? Amazing!
I applied early decision to William & Mary, and, upon acceptance, felt so happy to know I would be attending this amazing university. Everyday I have been at William & Mary since has affirmed why I chose to come here. From the opportunities I have had to study subjects about which I am passionate to meeting amazing people to even getting to play in the snow one day, there is no place I would rather be.
So, why William & Mary? The classmates I have gotten and will get to meet, the professors who are passionate in their subjects and share that passion with all of their students, the opportunities offered, and, of course, the snow are my reasons why.
What are yours?
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I chose William and Mary as a 10 year old. I was mesmerized by the beauty of Willimasburg and fascinated by the story told here so beautifully of the American story. When I got the chance to move here, I waited a full year to matriculate so that I could attend William and Mary as a bonified Virginian. I am a Kentuckian by birth and a Virginian by marriage, and an American. I wanted more than anything to study here and it was here that I disvoered my own voice. The professors encouraged all of us to take our places in the American story and to stand tall in the stream of history. What a joy it has always been to represent William and Mary wherever I go and whatever I do. I stand for those in my path because my own voice was nutured in the best academic sense. Thank you William and Mary always and everywhere! God bless all who cross your campus and all who benefit from the fruits of the endeavour being the Alma Mater of the Nation!
I am from Indiana and was going to Wabash College where my grandfather went to school. It is the usual choice in Indiana for future Doctors and Lawyer. Small private Midwest college with good reputation. My dad was a doctor like his dad but always wanted to be a History professor. He said he had heard of a small college in Virginia that some famous people in American history attended. Neither of us had really any idea about William and Mary and I certainly had never heard of it. I applied just as a lark and much to my surprise I filled the Indiana quota and got that magic letter. Mom and Dad and I drove to Virginia and we heard the look to the right and to the left and one of you will not make it through the 4 years. Scared me to death and mom and dad went back to Indiana leaving me on my own. My class was initially housed on the grounds of the insane asylum north of town for some reason and we rode the green busses back and forth. Quite an experience. I had never heard of prep schools and when people asked me where I was from they then asked if Indiana was east or west of the Mississippi and they in a nice way really did not care. In the end it all worked out and was the best time ever. My sister was encouraged by my experience to strike out and try something new and when I was a senior she was a freshman at another unknown school Bryn Mawr.