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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Wesleyan's one of the top liberal arts college, ranked at the same
levels as Williams and Amherst. It emphasizes an all-rounded education
and hen... READ MORE
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Current Student
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I was a Wesleyan University tour guide, so I am well aware of such
insider information. The acceptance rate is challenging, about 29%.
There is a ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The school is very selective, I think more so now than when I got in.
There've been unsubstantiated rumors about admissions wanting
more "normal" ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Wesleyan's pretty easy to get into. Back when I attended they briefly
started a campaign dubbing it "The Independent Ivy" (it was followed by
a h... READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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There is a focus on breadth and depth of education. In the first 2
years, students have to take a certain number of courses in each
category (e.g... READ MORE
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Current Student
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One of the biggest downers about this school is class registration. It
is often very difficult to get into very popular classes, and there are
man... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Professors are really amazing, particularly in the English department (I
was an English major). I never had any problem getting classes I wanted.
... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The academics were fantastic - I took classes in several departments and
all of them were terrific. The professors seem to really enjoy working
w... READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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The career services center has improved dramatically over the years. Many companies (McKinsey, BCG, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers etc) recruit on cam... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The school has a very prestigious name on the East Coast, especially the Northeast. However, in Los Angeles, for example, they don't know a lot of the... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I'm an actor, so I didn't have much to do with on-campus recruiters, but I can say that there's a growing Wesleyan film "mafia," mostly in LA. Many pe... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I didn't do on-campus recruiting and don't know much about how it worked out for students. READ MORE
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Status
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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It is a small-town setting. Prospectives who are used to city-life may
find it difficult to adjust but it is very cosy. Because of the small
campu... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Most students here are happy to be here. However, at some point a lot of
us get tired of Wesleyan Culture. It is highly political here, and most
p... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Wesleyan's quality of life is very high I think, mostly due to how
diverse, creative and unique the student community is. Middletown is a
dump, bu... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Middletown is sleepy but generally safe, the facilities, including
housing, were pretty good. Upperclassmen can live in apartment-style
housing a... READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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It is a very spontaneous environment. There isn't a good selection of
restaurants and bars but the ones around are pretty good. There are
many clu... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The Greek system here is pretty unpopular in general. Most people here
are prejudiced against straigh, white, upper middle class males. In
other w... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The Greek system is basically nonexistent here, and generally considered
lame, though the few Frats do have parties that a small subset of the
cam... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I had a pretty negative impression of the Wesleyan social scene, in
spite of the fact that I liked the lack of frats. Wesleyan students
claim to ... READ MORE
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