University of Mary Washington Top Questions

They are all the same, typically female and white and either from VA or Jersey.

A lot of people think that UMW is filled with a bunch of preppie, upperclass students. It's seen as a racially homogenous university. Also, UMW is supposedly filled with those who weren't smart enough to get into William and Mary or UVA. Some people in my hometown, who didn't know any better, asked me if it was a private, all girls college. Also, perhaps because UMW is only 1/3 male, the males have been seen as not being as well qualified as the girls. Another common stereotype is that it is "Mary Washington High School."

Not a good social scene and not fun party school.

Boring, pretty and preppy, athletic, studious

I actually don't hear many stereotypes about UMW Students. I've heard yuppie, I've heard stuck up, and I've heard liberal.

That it's a pack-up and go school (for weekends) because there is nothing happening on campus That we're all Willam and Mary or UVA rejects

pretentious, everything given to them, all white, all girls

Upper Middle Class White Conservatives

lots of gay guys hahaha. but the people are really nice i mad some friends and some enimies, but mostly what i can say i that i made some of the best friends. people think that umw is a small school well i beg to differ. i meet new people all the time and there is nothing wrong with a small school

A lot of girls

Students are extremely studious leaving the school lacking in the social and party scenes.

People

The only misconception I have regularly come across is that Mary Washington is an all-girls school. I don't really think Mary Washington is familiar enough to people to actually have any stereotypes.

That this school is not diverse or that there is nothing to do here.

The main stereotype is that most of the students that attend Mary Washington are white and rich. Another stereotype is that the student population is lacking in diversity in gender and race.

That there's no diversity, that the campus is fairly cliquey

All white, all females.

All white, all women. The social scene isnt the same as a big school or one with greek life, so people think its dull. Everyone goes home on weekends.

that we don't have fun and all we do is study, we all leave on the weekends and no one sticks around to hang out

There have been rumors that UMW has the most depressed students?