University of Mary Washington Top Questions

the girls are all lesbians, there are no guys, the parties suck, and the people are all socially awkward

Homogenous student body, not a party school, students tend to clique together, preppy

We are all white girls.

That we are a suitcase school and that people like to go home on the weekends.

Well one common misconception is always that it is an all girls school. False! I suppose the only stereotype I can come up with is that we're all the same, not very diverse.

Many people say that UMW isn't diverse enough.

that it's closed off from the community. that nothing goes on at UMW.

Some stereotypes are that a lot of UMW students go home on the weekends because some say there is not much to do. People might also think that since there is no football team that the sports aren't that great at UMW.

That the student body population is all-female; a stigma created from the former years of UMW being the women's school of UVA. Also, a large stereotype that all the students are white, with little to no diversity on campus.

A lot of people think that UMW is still all girls or at least mostly girls. I guess that some people still believe that a lot of "preps" go to UMW.

1. UMW is one of the least diverse schools, and I think people draw conclusions based on that fact. 2. Everyone is preppy.

Mostly white and preppy

They are stuck up/all preppy, we only care about our grades and not about having fun

Most everyone is wealthy and white. The girls are not good looking despite the high female to male ratio

All women's school, very boring and non-college town, very 'frumpy' students (lazy, unprofessional, especially outward appearance).

There's no partying / drinking / fun.

I can't even remember how many times I've been asked "Mary Washington.. is that the all girls school?" No, it's not an all girl's school, but it does have the stereotype. Another common thought about UMW is that it is the "reject school" for the people who did not get into William and Mary or UVA. And, I'm sure there are stereotypes of UMW students, but I have yet to be informed of these. The students at Mary Washington vary too much to form a stereotype -- from the drama kids to the science geeks, to the preppy people and the punks with dreads.

not diverse and pulled from public schools

The biggest stereotypes about Mary Wash. is that we are a small school in a town where there is nothing to do, and that all the students are predominately Caucasian.

Not multicultural. Not a lot of boys.