WILLIAM AND MARY MARSHALL-WYTHE SCHOOL OF LAW

A Museum in Colonial Williamsburg.

John Marshall's family Bible.

After a four hour drive from Lexington, we arrived in Williamsburg, Virginia to visit the William and Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law. Named after 4th Chief Justice John Marshall and George Wythe, under whom Thomas Jefferson studied Law, this law school is the oldest in the nation. The school, and of course its surrounding area, is packed with history. We walked briefly through Colonial Williamsburg as we searched for a place to eat. After settling on a tasty little sandwich joint--The Cheese Shop--we returned to the Law School to meet with the Dean. Though she was still very nice  and had thorough answers to our barrage of questions, it wasn't quite the same personal experience we received at Washington and Lee earlier this morning. W&M has a similar honor code and revealed similar traits sought after in potential candidates, however they differ in their classroom requirements and admission decision time (William and Mary does not offer rolling admissions). William and Mary also differed in their tour style. At the conclusion of our meeting, we were each given an iPod with an audio tour of the college and sent on our way. Though the tour was certainly informative and did indeed tour us around all the essential parts of the building, there were times when it would have been nice to have had a real live tour guide-- we got lost looking for the ping pong table! All in all, the people were friendly, the campus was pretty, and the school remains prestigious, which are all checks in the right box.

W&M is known for this program.

A rec room for student use

FUN FACTS:

- Colonial Williamsburg is part of what is known as "America's Historic Triangle", which also includes Jamestown and Yorktown.

- The school began educating lawyers in 1779, at the urging of Thomas Jefferson.