Wesleyan University Top Questions

Wesleyan is a community of well-rounded individuals who are all dedicated to serving the greater community. While some may say that a liberal arts eductaion is worthless, wesleyan defies any such claims. Wesleyan offers a wide variety of classes, but what really distinguishes Wesleyan from other schools I considered is the quality of the poeple--everyone here at Wesleyan is motivated, open-minded, diverse in his/her own way, and ready to tackle the challenges of academics while still allowing time to have fun and serve the Middletown community through tutoring or over a hundred other volunteer programs.

Wesleyan University is unique in its strong emphasis of a progressive agenda that includes a student body that declares education beyond the classroom.

Wesleyan is very liberal and you will get to see gay/lesbian/queer students. You can also experience gender-neutral bathrooms, and Bend-It at Beckham (cross-dressing dance night(?) during orientation). There are many opportunities to do ANYTHING you want. You can roll down Foss-Hill which is a great experience. There are many great things about Wesleyan and I don't want to spoil anything so what else can I say, but come visit and see for yourself!

It has a small liberal campus with high quality professors and diverse extra-curriculars.

Freshman year can be rough. Co-ed dorms are a strange adjustment, and can be VERY distracting. I would recommend having a roommate freshman year, but not two, and not zero. I would also recommend living in a single-sex dorm. But if you can handle social distractions and still get all your work done, power to you! Live wherever you want.

The people who go here and the atmosphere.

This was my first choice school, and I applied ED. I would say though, that the general feel on campus is much more liberal and friendly than the other school I was considering.

The unique classes, intelligent professors, hipsters, the history of the school, and how liberal it is. Also Wesleyan is known for being very cutting edge.

It's very liberal and it's in a small town.

Wesleyan is a little utopia that accepts all differences and points of view. Any person could find a place here.

When I received my bright red acceptance letter folder my face turned the same color because of my excitement. I still feel the same way about this school.

A junior discusses whether Wes was his first choice and what he wishes he'd known before coming.

A first year discusses whether Wes was her first choice and what she wishes she had known prior to coming here

A junior discusses if Wesleyan was his first choice for college and what he wishes he had known before he got there.

Two juniors discuss what they thought about Wes before coming and what they wish they had known before coming.

I walked on campus and just knew that I wanted to go here, no matter what. There is an energy here that I love and that forces me to question every thing I do, inside and outside the classroom, and it is a needed learning process that continues beyond studies and into social functions and political activism.

You can dressed in the morning and know that someone out there will look more ridiculous than you.

There is no other place like Wesleyan, and when I go I will be a sad day

In the next section, when you ask about gender - never just give a Wesleyan student two options.

theres a big hill in the middle of campus that unites the students literally and spiritually. its great for mudsliding.