What QB Scholars say about their favorite classes...
"I loved multivariable calculus with Professor Colin Adams. He was an engaging teacher who was often so into the lesson that he would break a sweat as he dashed up and down the length of the chalkboard. In addition, it was a much faster paced math course than I had ever taken in high school, which I enjoyed."
- Kristen Emhoff, Math major, Class of 2009
"My Japanese class, despite being one of my hardest classes throughout the year, was probably the one I was always most motivated to do the work for. The classroom atmosphere is extremely demanding but the students and professors are wonderful and definitely push me to work harder."
- Dalena Frost, Class of 2009
"I think the best class I took this last year was History of Mexico from the Revolution to NAFTA. It was a fascinating class on a subject I knew very little about going in to it. The professors lectures were interesting enough, though it was really a discussion-based class, as most classes at Williams seem to be. The readings were fascinating, and the best part were the paper topics. They were broad enough so that each student could really find something that interested him or her to work into it an angle. That class really made me feel like I had learned something in 13 weeks that would stick with me for years."
- Anna Hernandez-French, Class of 2009
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Available Majors and Career Preparation
- Williams offers 44 majors and concentrations ranging from Astrophysics to Japanese to Religion.
View the full list of majors and concentrations.
- Interested in Engineering? Williams offers a 3-2 program with Columbia where student earn a B.A. from Williams and a B.S. from Columbia in engineering after five years. Learn more.
- Interested in being Pre-Med? Williams offers a variety of science programs to prepare students to apply to medical school. While pre-med students are not required to have any specific major, Williams offers majors or concentrations in Neuroscience, Biology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and other which pre-med students might be interested in. In addition, Williams offers a curriculum in Bioinformatics, Genomics, and Proteomics.
- Interested in being Pre-Law? While no particular track or major is necessary to apply to law school, Williams offers a concentration called Legal Studies which pre-law students may be interested in.
- Interested in Business? Williams offers majors in Economics, Mathematics & Statistics, and Political Economy to prepare student for future work in business. In addition, Williams offers a concentration called Leadership Studies which student interested in Business may want to consider.
Graduate School Information
(from the princetoneview.com)
- 19% of students attend graduate school upon graduating from Williams
- 3% go to Medical School
- 2% go to Law School
Articles and Interesting Tidbits
(For all below articles on The Williams Record, select "Proceed to the Online Record without contributing.")
- Williams starts a new study abroad program in Africa. Read more.
- Six Williams students were awarded Fulbright Scholarships and will study in Central America, Spain, Korea, and other countries. Learn more about what these students will be using their scholarships to study.
- Williams recently received a grant to purchase DNA sequencing instruments. Students and faculty alike will be able to use the new technology to sequence genomes. Learn more.
- Read about students’ experiences abroad in Peru, Cameroon, and Cape Code in The Williams Record.
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Relevant Rankings:
Ranked #5 for "Best Overall Academic Experience for Undergraduates" in the Princeton Review's 2006 Best 361 College Rankings
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What QB Scholars say about studying abroad...
“Many students go abroad, and there are some programs, like one in NYC, and Williams Mystic, which is a semester at sea. I don’t think Williams wants money to get in the way of study abroad, and I believe the scholarship transfers to cover the study abroad program.”
- Anna Hernandez-French, Class of 2009
“. . . it’s still pretty obvious that Williams actively encourages study abroad. So like everything at Williams, there’ll be a lot of freedom for the student to personalize a study abroad experience and then they’ll support your vision with the funding required.”
- Kenny Yim, Class of 2009
“Williams has 4 prominent study abroad programs (in Connecticut, New York, Oxford, and South Africa), but if none of those fit your interests there’s a Dean whose sole purpose is finding study abroad options for students. And if you don’t want to go away for an entire semester, it’s really easy to go somewhere for the 4-week Winter Study semester in January.”
- Jared Currier, Class of 2009
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