Wesleyan University Top Questions

While a certain portion of the student population does hold true to the "hippie" stereotype, it is a small portion of the student body. Likewise, while it is possible to graduate from Wesleyan with a "do nothing" degree with reletive ease, most professors require a great amount of work and attention from their students. It could be said that Wesleyan is the Wisconsin of small liberal arts colleges, a school which demands alot from its students during the week, but knows how to have a good time on the weekend.

Really, there are hipsters and definite Rastafarians, but in my experience, every Wes student has a little jock, nerd, and alcoholic in them. All my conversations have been intelligent, whether it's about alcohol or African politics.

No, the student body is very diverse and there are tons of different groups of people.

No. You will find some flower children and students who challenge everything, but generally, students are just open-minded.

Everything's true except political. Since Wesleyan is 99.99{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} democratic, no one has anything to debate.

No. Wesleyan is too hip for either of those stereotypes.

Only applies to about 40{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the population - very diverse school.

Not at all. Wesleyan is super diverse, and the people that do fit these stereotypes are 99 percent of the time open to anything else. Never have I found a place so supportive of its students, in their work, hobbies, and future plans.

We are very liberal. Not them many of us are really hippies.

Largely. Not everyone is wacky on the outside, and not everyone walks around naked. Many Wes students deliberately create and foster these stereotypes.