Wesleyan University - Overall Experience

College Prowler Take

What can one say about Wesleyan except that it’s an all-around great college? Make no mistake about it, though, when you move into your dorm the first day of freshman year, you’ll be petrified. You may very well be freaked out by the strange attire of your classmates or about the angry protesters on Foss Hill. Plunging into a bizarre world of drugs, hippie-paranoia, and ultra-left-wing weirdness may, at first, seem imminent. You might even lock yourself in your room and refuse to come out, worried that those tree-hugging granola heads on campus might sacrifice you to their hemp god. These fears, of course, are unfounded, ridiculous, and are all part of becoming a college student (except maybe the part about the tree-hugging granola heads).

Wesleyan has a lot of reputations, and it lives up to some of them. It’s often called “Diversity University,” and has been portrayed as being extremely politically-correct in the movies (PCU), and has been depicted in papers like the New York Times as being “naively liberal.” Is it true they have naked parties? Is it true they do drugs? Is it true they sip foreign tea and talk about socialism? Yes, yes, and yes. It’s all pretty much true. However, what you might not hear often enough and what is the truest fact of all is that Wesleyan is an amazingly wonderful, open, and stimulating place that will change your life forever. What the accepting atmosphere at Wesleyan gives the student is a sense of endless possibilities. At Wes, one has the room to try so many new things, and I’m not just talking about the drugs. I’m talking about music like you’ve never heard before, ideas you’ve never considered, people so fascinating and different from one another you can’t believe they all exist in the same place. Wesleyan is for students with open minds, who love to think, who love art and music, theater and film, and literature and experimentation. The feeling at Wesleyan is that life is beautiful and short, and that now it is the time for us to experience all that we can, learn all that we can, and in the end, come out so much larger than when we came in.

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Students Speak Out

ysayko says: Wesleyan University 2014 Arts, Visual and Performing

I love Wesleyan, 90 percent of the... I love Wesleyan, 90 percent of the time. Sometimes the overly political correct people get on my nerves, but it's rare. I'm really glad I came here, and I'm definitely going to be a little sad to leave because I've met some of the most passionate, idiosyncratic, and incredible individuals ever. 12345 Overall Experience: February 24, 2009 Report

WesSL says: Wesleyan University 2013 Other

I love Wesleyan. I applied on a... I love Wesleyan. I applied on a whim and have never regretted it. There is an energy at Wesleyan that is, I think, unlike anywhere else - excited and engaged and a bit odd. People are devoted to what they do, but they also like to branch out and to have fun. The people you meet, the conversations you have, and the things you experience are all wildly unique. It can be a bubble, for sure, but it's unlike anywhere else, it and can be pretty intense and ridiculous. I was glad to go abroad for a semester, just to get some breathing space, but I was also very excited to come back, and I know I'll miss it a lot when I graduate. 12345 Overall Experience: February 19, 2009 Report

Anonymous says:

It’s an incredible school, bottom... It’s an incredible school, bottom line. The degree to which you can control your own academics is fantastic. The school places all the power in your hands, and I really value that. The classes are amazing and so are the professors. I loved it. 12345 Overall Experience Report

Anonymous says:

Wesleyan is a truly unique and... Wesleyan is a truly unique and wonderful place. It’s so open and accepting of all sorts of ideas. If you’re looking for new experiences in college, Wes is the place to be. 12345 Overall Experience Report

Anonymous says:

I graduated: mission accomplished.... I graduated: mission accomplished. I can’t imagine having a better college experience anywhere else. I think I’ll show up during freshman orientation and do the whole thing again. 12345 Overall Experience Report

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