Can I walk around Williams College?
Walk-ins will be welcome, and tours will not have a registration cap. Please select a date on the calendar below, and complete the registration form that displays. Questions? Please contact us at [email protected] or 413-597-2211.
Is Williams College doing in person tours?
Please note that tours will only enter some campus buildings. Participation in a campus visit requires vaccination against Covid-19, including a booster, if eligible.
How long is Williams tour?
Tours last approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour and include a historical tour, viewing of the artisanal still, and a guided tasting. It is recommended that you arrive approximately 30 minutes before the last tour time at 4:00 P.M.
Is Williams better than Amherst?
This year, Williams College was ranked the best liberal arts college in the country. Williams scored a perfect 100 out of 100 score, followed by Amherst College which scored 95 points. Each has a long legacy atop the list of the best liberal arts colleges, and they are also the two most expensive schools on the list.
Is Amherst better than Williams?
Amherst is ranked first in the graduation and retention rank category and has higher SAT/ACT scores from the 25th-75th percentiles than both Williams and Swarthmore. The top three schools all have a student-faculty ratio of 8:1. The College’s position in this year’s ranking did not seem to bother some students.
What is Williams College known for?
In addition to all the things that make liberal arts colleges the global gold standard—small classes, attentive faculty, close-knit community—Williams offers unique opportunities like our renowned tutorial and research programs. Choose among 65 areas of study across the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences.
What kind of students go to Williams?
The Williams student body is mostly white, middle class and suburban. Given the location of Williams (a small, mostly white, middle class, suburban town), it makes sense that certain kinds of students are attracted to the school. However, minority groups on campus are not very visible at all.
Is Williams College too remote?
It’s definitely a small, remote place but it’s also not too hard to go to Boston or NYC for a weekend when you need to be back in a city for a few days. Williams students are proud of their school but the reaction from people who find out we go here varies from “wow!
What kind of people go to Williams College?
Williams students are typically athletic and/or outdoorsy, competitive, confident, intelligent, and multi-talented. In my experience, the freshman entry system at Williams does a great job of promoting interactions between students of different races, social classes, religions, sexual preferences, etc.