And that makes four! Day 7 July/Aug 2020

August 3, 2020

Today we visited the fourth and final school.  The University of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.  We had a good breakfast at our hotel:  eggs, potatoes, waffles, bagels, breads, etc.  Even juice.  (I didn't actually eat all of that!).  On the way, we needed to take the Chesapeake Bridge Tunnel which is 17.6 miles long.  They created two islands and a tunnel as well as a significantly long bridge to cover the span. 

We drove through Norfolk because Joshua wanted to see the naval ships, but he was sleeping and it started to rain, so we skipped that.  William and Mary was founded in 1693, the second oldest university in the US, after Harvard.  Almost all of the buildings look very old, even the newest.  The newer buildings, outside of the brick wall, are also made of brick and are called the New Campus.  It started raining while we were walking around, so we took shelter in the portico of one of the dorms.  We sat in rocking chairs and talked.  When the thunder boomed loudly and the skies completely opened up, we just moved our rocking chairs further back from the railing.  We could eventually continue.  The self-guided tour was about 20 pages long (it's a huge campus), so Joshua gave up after awhile.  He decided that on aesthetics alone, he likes this campus the best.  It is connected to the too-sweet-for-words village of Williamsburg.  When we get home, we will schedule zoom meetings with admissions counselors at the various schools.  We have one scheduled already for Friday will St. Andrew's in Scotland, which was difficult due to the time difference--we'll have to get up early that day.  Joshua decided to check out William and Mary because it has a partnership program that you can apply for with St. Andrews:  2 years at St. Andrews, then 2 years at William and Mary, which helps with internships in DC for his program.  William and Mary is about three hours from DC by train.  The partnership program, though, only admits 1-2 students per year.  Here are some photos of William and Mary:

  

Covered walkway between two dorms

a dorm--the portico is where we sought refuge from the storm

The "new campus"

"new campus"

The bridge over Crim Dell.  Lore says if you cross it by youself, you
will always be alone, if you kiss someone on the bridge, your love
will last for all time.  And if you break up with that person, you
need to go back on the bridge and the person that was dumped needs to push
the other off the bridge so that they can both form relationships with
others.

Campus coffee shop

Wellness Center

Another building in the Old Campus

The building for Joshua's major

The oldest college building in the United States, built in 1695-99 in the
style of Christopher Wren (who designed St. Paul's Cathedral in London).
It was restored in 1931 by John D Rockefeller.

This is a new walkway they were installing while we were there.