Google Day #1

3 goals for the day: 
to learn more about the classes available at William and Mary 
to find out what study abroad programs they have 
to find out what the campus and surrounding town is like, where I would live, etc. 

What I learned: 
https://www.wm.edu/offices/registrar/coursecatalschedules/catalogs/index.php
William and Mary has some really interesting history classes. I found a lot of the things I'm interested in like Russian history, Medieval Europe, Williamsburg (colonial and revolutionary history), Civil War era, and much more. They have creative writing classes (I'm mainly interested in fiction) and a modern fiction class. They have a ton of study of literature and writing classes but I'm not really sure which ones I'd like the best. They also have classes that teach Russian (I'd like to go to Russia someday) but they're all through video, which I'm not sure I like very much. 
http://www.wm.edu/as/modernlanguages/studyabroad/index.php
There's a 6 week program in St. Petersburg, Russia, to improve language skills. You live with Russian families and visit theaters, ballets, and operas. It sounds really cool! 
There's also a study abroad program in China, and I'm learning Chinese right now so that could be an option. Both programs look very interesting, one has an option to study martial arts and the other has options to visit places all over China. (Including Tibet!) 
http://www.wm.edu/offices/residencelife/oncampus/residencehalls/freshman/index.php
There are 13 freshman dorms at William and Mary. All of them are co-ed. All of them have 3 floors and/or a basement. (One has an attic.) All of them have less than 300 residents. Not all of them have air conditioning, which is not good for me. (Imagine how hot it would get during summer!)  That have kitchens and laundry rooms. 
I looked at pictures of the campus and it looks very out-doorsy, green, and pretty. Here are a few photos: 

 

Pretty, right? 

William and Mary is in Williamsburg, Virginia which is a colonial town. I have visited the town before and it's very interesting. People dress like the colonials and act out colonial culture and scenes. 

I learned that William and Mary is the second oldest higher education school in the U.S. (After Harvard) 

Apparently Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and John Taylor all went to school at William and Mary. 

Graduate programs are mainly in science, math, engineering, and technology. If I go to William and Mary I'd want to go as a graduate, but I don't particularly like any of those subjects. I want to go to a graduate school that has good classes and programs that focus on what I'm interested in. 

(Information above from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_of_William_%26_Mary) 

Next Google day I would like to research similar information but on the University of Tennessee.