Wesleyan University Top Questions

DO NOT PROSCRASTINATE. RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH. KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE PRIZE. STAY FOCUSED. NEVER SETTLE FOR LESS. FOLLOW YOUR HEART. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. WRITING IS YOUR BESTFRIEND. NEVER GIVE UP. IT'S YOUR LAST YEAR. MAKE THE MOST OUT OF IT. STAY OUT OF TROUBLE AND HARMS WAY. HAVE FUN. KNOW THAT EVERY DECISION YOU MAKE COMES WITH AN OUTCOME.

I would tell myself to follow my heart and remember that everything happens for a reason. When I was applying, it felt like the end of the world when I got deferred from my first choice school. Looking back now I see that had I not gone to Wesleyan, I may have never had the opportunity to meet the people most important in my life or partake in the activites that make my Wesleyan experience a unique and memorable four years. I would tell myself to find a place that found the balance between academics and athletics and, most importantly, a place where I could have fun and grow as a person.

Enjoy every minute of it! This is an amazing experience, a wonderful community, and a place full of opportunity.

My college experience has, so far, been an extremely formative time for me. When I started college I had no idea what I wanted to study, let alone how I wanted to use my degree when I graduated. In my time at college, I had a number of experiences that lead me to declaring Neuroscience as my major, which when I tell my friends from home, they are still surprised because I was never a science buff in high school. Being at school, I was able to discover myself in an academic way as someone who had strengths that I had not previously recognized. In terms of my personal development, college has allowed me to grow and evaluate what is important to me in my relationships with other people and my relationship with myself.

Although I am just a sophomore, my college experience, so far, has given me perspective on what my values in life are. As I excitedly exited high school with a simplistic idea of what college would bring –– dorm rooms, parties, books, new friends, and boys –– I was met with all of those things, but so much more, in and beyond the classroom. First of all, I learned that in no way would I have survived the academic struggles I faced in my classes if I hadn't had my new friends to support me. I realized that the something I truly hold dear to are the friendships I form with others. Secondly, I discovered that creating strong friendships required a relationship built on honesty and truthfulness. The virtue of honesty was thereafter inflected towards a relationship I had with myself –– and with my sexuality. After my freshman year, I came to terms with being bisexual and have come out to most of my friends this past semester. Since then, my friendships have only grown stronger, and as I have grown more comfortable and honest with myself, I have thrived in my schoolwork and activities.

My college experience, howver shot it may be at the moment as a freshman only two-thirds the way through his first semester, has taught me a lot about independence, academic integrity, human nature, the history of education, and many other numerous facts about life.. My attendence here at Wesleyan is valuable on many levels, by allowing me access to many academic and volunteer services and opportunities, and by allowing me the opportunity to delve into an academically challenging, sustainable, reliable, interesting, culturally diverse, and amazing environment.

In college, I have learned to appreciate the beauty of learning. Learning is not only an educational endeavour, but a life-long pursuit. I find myself listening more to my peers, to my coworkers, to my professors; to everyone that I encounter. There is so much to be gleaned from even the most brief of meetings, and I value every one in them as they help me to understand more about myself and about the workings of this culture. Attending college has placed me in an unfamiliar environment where I have, luckily, been encouraged to enjoy myself as much as possible. I have learned to be independent and self-sufficient, but also to truly appreciate the wonderfully diverse community of people in which I am a member. I find myself constantly revising my opinions and beliefs, and am delighted to see that my peers and professors are doing so as well. My college is a place where I am constantly becoming. The beauty of this process is too comlpex and wonderful to even begin to describe.

Wesleyan demands your highest contributions. The campus and the student body give you the tools to realize your greatest talents while expecting you to apply it towards the greater community. They provide endless resources and opportunities to achieve beyond what you imagined for your future. It is an experience that I absolutely attribute my current and future sucesses to.

Going to Wesleyan has changed my life by opening my eyes to a promising career path, boosting my work ethic and allowing me to make great friends. Between sports and field trips, professors and friends, I have grown and changed since I first set foot on this campus. Since that day in August when I said good bye to my dad I became my own person. I discovered a passion for learning when attending my first Earth Science class and found a whole set of careers in Earth Science that I had never before considered. As I strive to finish my undergraduate degree, enroll in a master?s program and become some kind of a geologist I find myself studying material that I enjoy for the first time in my life. Being on the varisty hockey are crew teams has given me a great work ethic and taught me to be a better student. The most valuable thing I have gained since coming to college is a group of lifelong friends. I love, trust and cherish the friends I have made and know that they?ll be a part of my life for many years to come.

There are many ways to describe my emotions of college. Scared, worried, excited and among other things challenged. West Liberty University is a very rewarding experience. You meet new people, exposed to new things and introduced to a new environment. I have never lived in the countryside or in a predominately Caucasian surrounding. Although it can be hard adjusting to a new life dealing with classes, Social Work, English, Biology, being away from home and keeping up with old friends, it is still exciting. I have met people from different walks of life and even some from my own. Where I come from, I could just get up and go. There was a bus or a train at my expense. Here, I?m stuck up on a hill ! I can honestly say the experience is rewarding, very worthwhile. I highly encourage people to try on a different environment then their used to. They'd really be surprised. Me personally, I?ve met people here I?d never imagine having the opportunity of meeting if I hadn?t come here. I am grateful. In fact, I wouldn?t trade it for the world.