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First Year Blogs

This is the true story of seven strangers…We’ve all heard that iconic opening to MTV’s hit show The Real World before. And now you can watch as five first-year students navigate their four years at W&L, along with some input from your favorite admissions staff members.

On this blog you’ll find the unscripted, unedited stories of Brooke Sutherland, Nathan Naughton, Maya Reimi, Josh Posner,  Stephen Wilson, and Christopher Washnock during their first year at Washington and Lee. From how they stumbled upon W&L, to checking their mailbox daily waiting for their acceptance letter, to loading up the family van for the trek to campus, to starting their career as a Washington and Lee General! Who will play a varsity sport? Who won a Johnson Scholarship? Who needs a passport to get home for break? Who will double major? Start reading!

  • @AlternateTextBrooke

    Hometown
    Lawrence, KS

    Major:
    Journalism

  • @AlternateTextCharlotte

    Hometown
    New York City, NY

    Major:
    Mass Commuications/ Business

  • @AlternateTextChris

    Hometown
    Greenville, SC

    Major:
    Romance Languages, Politics, History

  • @AlternateTextJosh

    Hometown
    Boca Raton, FL

    Major:
    Economics

  • @AlternateTextMaya

    Hometown
    Caracas/Venezuela

    Major:
    Economics, Geology

  • @AlternateTextNathan

    Hometown
    Fredericksburg, VA

    Major:
    Neuroscience, Biology

  • @AlternateTextStephen

    Hometown
    Columbia, South Carolina

    Major:
    Politics, East Asian Languages (Chinese)

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