<p>First, I'd like to say that I have not received notification on whether I've been accepted to Wesleyan or not, but I figure the earlier I ask this question, the better (so hold your congratulations!).</p>
<p>I received my Swarthmore and Haverford acceptances, and I've already RSVPed to stay at Swarthmore overnight between Thursday, April 19th and Friday, April 20th. Haverford is hosting its own multicultural program the same weekend, so I'd planned on just going from Swarthmore to Haverford and spending the weekend down in PA. </p>
<p>The dilemma lies here. I had planned on doing an overnight visit to Wesleyan sometime in April, but I keep hearing awesome things about Wesfest, and how it's very indicative of the overall Wesleyan experience. Unfortunately, Wesfest also takes place during the same weekend as the Haverford multicultural open house. I was wondering if, in any current student's opinion, the Wesfest is so much more rewarding than a normal overnight visit that I should arrange for my Haverford visit let's say, Wdnesday, before my Swarthmore one and come up to Connecticut for the weekend to see it, or if it isn't worth the hassle and I should just visit on my own? Thank you!</p>
<p>Wesfest is amazing, yes, but more importantly, it's HYPERwesleyan. I've heard people say that it's like a whole semester at Wes crammed into a weekend. You will KNOW whether you'll like Wesleyan or not if you come to WesFest. There will be billions of other prefrosh to meet, and lots of current students blazed out of their minds and generally joyous. </p>
<p>Swarthmore, Haverford, and Wesleyan are VERY different. I don't know a whole lot of people that liked all three, so you might want to try to come to WesFest just to see Wesleyan at its craziest. If you're totally appalled, you probably would be better off at one of the other schools. If Wes being wacky is your kind of thing, you'll know it.</p>
<p>I was wondering that, too. I was admitted ED and want to check out Wesfest... so do people generall stay for the whole thing, or for a day or two?</p>
<p>I stayed for the whole thing and I sure didn't get bored. :D However, a lot of people did just go for a day or two due to time constraints, and that's probably all you need to start to get a real feel for whether Wesleyan is the fit for you. The rest is just for fun :D</p>
<p>Also, be sure to stay with a student on campus (you can request a host through the wesleyan website) and don't just stay in a nearby hotel. This is very very important. :)</p>
<p>You can most certainly stay for only a day or two. I missed the first day and it was fine. I'd suggest doing an overnight if you can, though, just so you can stay out as late as you want on at least one night :D (And yes, I agree with madjoy: STAY ON CAMPUS!). However, I know people who only came for a day without staying overnight who still had tons of fun.</p>
<p>But yeah, WesFest is awesome. I was an ED kid who was starting to wonder if I'd made the right choice in apply ED (i think I was jealous of all my friends visiting the multiple colleges they had gotten into), but WesFest 100% reminded me why I loved Wes in the first place.</p>
<p>Since you are still deciding between Wes and other schools, you'll probably want to go on some of the special tours and info sessions and stuff. But remember to also leave lots of time for mixing and mingling with other prefrosh and Wes students, because that's the best part.</p>
<p>Also, if you meet someone at WesFest who you really click with, you can request them to be roomates. I did that, and it has worked out fantastically!</p>
<p>Parents are welcome with the expectation they will not be suffocating the student. Assuming the child is going to stay overnight might dictate the amount of "together time" during the day.</p>