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Rachel

Major: Government

Hometown: NYC

Class Year: Freshman

The best aspect of Wesleyan is undoubtedly the students. There are so many different kids on this campus that there is an opportunity to learn from everyone about anything from music to computer programming to physics back to philosophy. the student body is not just diverse, but the students are dynamic. We tend to push each other and challenge each other. There is a unique sense of community on campus that comes from both its size and the way in which social barriers are broken down by the...

Alexandra

Major: European History

Class Year: Freshman

I think Wesleyan is a school where anyone can find their niche. Whether you are an athlete, an aspiring journalist, a hipster, a drinker, a smoker, a nerd, the student body president, or any combination of the above, there is a place for you to excel and be happy. No matter what your interests or activities are, the one thing that connects Wesleyan students is their desire to learn and to be challenged. You are just as likely to meet the captain of the basketball team who is an...

Sarah

Major: Government

Hometown: Excelsior

Class Year: Sophomore

I haven't been here very long, but I love Wesleyan so far. When I visited, I was impressed by how open and approachable everyone I met was, and that hasn't changed. In high school, I avoided talking to people I didn't know, fearing awkward conversations. But here, everyone has such an interesting perspective to share that I love meeting new people and hearing about their experiences. The basics: Wesleyan's size is perfect-- not so big that you get lost in the crowd, but big enough so that...

Chris

Class Year: Freshman

An atmosphere where finding your academic and social passions are cultivated.

Owen

Class Year: Alum

I absolutely loved Wesleyan. The best thing was the other students - passionate, brilliant, wildly creative, and totally impressive, but by and large so much more down to earth and fun than kids I've met at, say, Ivy League schools, who I often (not always, of course) found to be more uptight, self-important, etc. Middletown is cute and nice, but people don't spend that much time there, which I didn't mind at all. There's more amazing stuff happening on campus than you could ever actually...

Lorie

Class Year: Senior

This is sort of abstract, but I would like to see more community at Wesleyan, as in school-wide community. There is plenty of it within the various groups, but there isn't a general communal sense, which I think comes from the surplus of (sometimes desperate) individualism on campus. Coming from a high school with a total of 400 students, Wesleyan has been the perfect size for me: small enough that I've not felt lost in the crowd or unable to connect with professors because of huge class sizes,...

Nico

Class Year: Junior

The best thing about Wesleyan in my opinion is the amount of new people you will meet. Of course at any school you will meet new people, but I feel like at Wes you'll meet different types of people that you wouldn't have met anywhere else.

Adam

Class Year: Alum

Perfect size, amazing professors, amazing student body. A good place to go if you actually want to question the fabric of society, self, reality and everything else. A bad place if you want to ra-ra the football team.

corinne

Class Year: Senior

A lot of people complain about wesleyan while they are there and then complain about not being at wesleyan when they are not there. basically, i think the student body is quite cynical and just wants to complain. It's a very small school, but this has its pros as well as it's cons: smaller classes, you get to know people easily, attention from professors, all good things... but sometimes the ways in which everybody knows your business can start to feel like high school. its kind of hard...

Paige

Class Year: Senior

The best thing about Wesleyan is the community; the people your surrounding yourself with. If I could change one thing I would give the student community more clout with the administration. There always seems to be a struggle because both are so strong-minded. The school is small- only around 2700 undergraduates, but that turned out to be the perfect size for me. People who have heard of Wesleyan are always impressed. But at the same time it isn't known by everyone, so occasionally coming across...
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