Ever since I was a child going to both Elementary and Lyburn Downig Middle school having family that worked here and went to school year's ago. But the atmospheric presence of this university was really relevant. When I was born here I went to childcare underneath the Episcopal church and my High School art Teacher Mrs. Kleinchester was also one of the teachers in childcare with some of the Professor's kid's that I grew up with. Because my last name is real rare around Campus. Am not trying to intrude or nothing but the Poindexter name has been around Washington and Lee for along time," from the mid 1960's to the 1980's Campus Kitchen since I was 20 year's old been apart of it. I went to swimming Camp here since I was 5 to 8 year's old by one of our Alumnus. I've always been apart of the W&l family since Elementary and been affiliated for along time like a sharks tooth. Eversince 2006 my uncle Earl Poindexter WORKED here and retired he served in ww2 and retired from postal service and W&l since I was 21. He was a security guard here back in the 1980's Ring thum Phi archives. But this history came way before we started having certain people & Student's here at our Universiry because most of us have a certain lineage at this prestigious University but our facilities are socially inept eversince it been down at this magnitude for...
Read moreThank God for Google Reviews. This place SUCKS. I am 33 and still healing from unbelievably horrible trauma caused to me by the students at this school, the professors, and also the school's overall "culture" (which is pretending it's not entirely white supremacists).
Geez, where to begin: homophobes (got chased down in a truck on two occasions by frat boys calling me slurs), racist remarks from professors, especially Anna Brodsky in the Russian Department, and over lack of intellectual achievement here.
If you are: black, low-income, gay, foreign, a girl...don't go here. Do yourself a BIG favor and don't go here. And guess what, their "culture" was changing when they lured me in with a full scholarship too. Nothing around a place like this ever changes. Don't believe them. Protect yourself at all costs and don't...
Read moreJust passed through while in Lexington, and it was very clear why it is considered very prestigious. It is a very pretty campus, with aged trees and bricks, many beautiful porticoes on the Southern-style buildings, and very friendly people. I enjoy the visit, and I would recommend a stop for either history fans or if you are a student looking for a university, this is a good...
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