Wheaton College-Norton Top Questions

There are many great student groups at Wheaton that everyone can find an interest in and if you can't find a group you want, then it's very easy to start one. Wheaton is largely made up of upper class to upper-middle class people, mostly white, but the school tries to diversify. However, I feel that often the students of color hang out together on their own apart from the white kids and it almost seems like the two races can be said to be segregated by choice. Students mostly wear comfortable clothes to class such as sweat pants, pjs, or jeans and a sweatshirt. Some do wear regular clothes though, that's not odd either. Most Wheaton students are from Massachusetts, but there are also a lot from Connecticut, New York, and California; really a wide variety in a sense.

Wheaton might be a little too focused on racial, religious, and LGBT issues. I love that they make these issues prominent but the groups almost alienate themselves from the rest of the populations.

theres an eclectic mix of students at wheaton.. there really arent definitive 'groups' except the sports teams, who all have other friends outside the teams also. i dont think any student would feel out of place at wheaton.

Wheaton, like several small liberal arts schools in New England, is predominately Caucasian. However there have been several methods to improve diversity over the last few years. Concerning sexualities, Wheaton does have an encouraging community and many students attend the frequent safe zone training sessions, where people learn how to kindly aid friends' sexual preferences and enable them to better understand the difficulties of "coming out". Though it has been two decades since it was a women's college, Wheaton has a significantly higher female population of 60 to 40, though sometimes it feels like more.

Wheaton is very interested in community service, there are a few religious people on campus but Wheaton makes accomodations for everyone. During Passover, alternate kosher food was offered. LGBT rights are a big deal, and there are many clubs and activities to raise awareness. Many students interact together outside of the classroom, adn friendships aren't usually formed based on class/race/major/etc.

Mostly it is a liberal campus, although there is a Wheaton College Conservatives group. Probably 98{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the campus is liberal, including the professors, and once in a while they will slip it in in their discussions. Good luck if you are a conservative and you want to make headway, no one will really listen to you. Which is fine in my standards. Cliques are a big thing that's hard because sometimes Wheaton reminds me of a high school. If you want a big school that you can meet someone new everyday do not come to Wheaton. A lot of drinking happens because the town is really boring and there is nothing to do. Food is not bad, I have had worse, but there is always something to complain about. Breakfast, I will say however, is amazing.

There's a little bit of everything, anyone could find someone with similar interests to hang out with.

pretty diverse population, many say its mostly white rich kids, but wheaton tries to get kids from it seems like every country. athletes tend to hang out with athletes, african american students tend to hang out w/ african american students, dance groups hang with dance groups, but still the school all interacts together in classes and school wide activities. some kids get dressed up for class, but on the whole very casual. seems like a pretty politically active/aware group, mostly democratic/liberal kids. there are very well off students financially, but there are many students who have full rides, or at least some financial help at wheaton. many new englander students, but kids from all over, also a big portion from california

While the campus itself should be more diverse, we also have a good amount of acceptance here. Although there was a hate crime my freshmen year - the campus has only become more sensitive because of that. Most students wear sweatpants and uggs to class; if you dress up more, you may be out of place, although I usually didn't care what people thought and by senior year I was dressing more professionally. Different students interact, but there is always separation. Most students are from the northeast and a lot of students have a good amount of family money. Students are generally pretty politically aware and active. Most are liberal, republicans stand out.

There is a strong emphasis on racial integration and diversity at Wheaton. The administration makes a conscious effort to recruit students of various ethnicities but a main problem lies in that there are "houses of color"; that is, a men's house and a women's house in which only people of color are permitted to live. There is an underlying sentiment that this is partially responsible for the lack of mingling that takes place between students of differing ethnicities.