<p>brand: there isn't really public transportation that students use within Middletown (plus you'll probably want to go to the Athenian at, like, 3 am). OTOH, I didn't find not having a car a problem...there are enough people on campus with cars that you are bound to have a friend willing to drive you.</p>
<p>It's not a huge deal if you don't have a car because as Weskid points out, someone else you know will have one. But don't expect to get around Middletown except on foot or by car. There is a bus system called Middletown Area Transit (MAT) but I've never seen nor heard of students using it.</p>
<p>I got 19 out of 20 on the Math Test 2 Placement Test and it recommended I take Math 221 or 222 (Multivariable Calculus or Vector). Thing is, I've already taken both of those. Is there no way to place higher...I've already taken Differential Equations and would be interested in taking more math at Wes, but not if I have to retake a bunch of stuff.</p>
<p>Weird juxtaposition of issues huh!</p>
<p>I live in Phiily burbs. If any current Weskid knows how can I get from campus to either Penn Station in NYC or the train station in New Haven so I can catch an Amtrk train into Philly? Let's assume for discussions sake that I don't have a ride and need to rely upon other transportation to a train station.</p>
<p>Now to bed(no lewd jokes please). How long are the dorm mattresses? I need to buy sheets etc and don't want to be short sheeted when I arrive. I do not want to use that company that sent out a mailing selling sheets as they are supposed to feel like sandpaper. </p>
<p>Thanks for the info.</p>
<p>Eww if they feel like sandpaper then I want to know the answer to your question too.</p>
<p>brand- I'm sure you will be able to get into a higher math course, as you have taken prerequisites. What you took was essentially the incoming freshman test, so as a transfer, you can circumvent the system... I wouldn't worry.</p>
<p>brand: The math department here is very extremely lax. During the drop/add period just show up in whatever class you want and talk to the professor. As long as there's room in the class and you feel confident you can succeed, you can take the class. And the professor will still be very accessible and will help you if you want it. One of my friends is going to be taking grad level Algebra next year... after taking neither of the (difficult) undergrad "intro" algebra courses! So basically, yeah, don't worry about it. And take a class with Chan if you can, because he's awesome.</p>
<p>Danalynne, we were told that the mattresses are all extra-long twin and we're planning to buy extra-long twin sheets at Linens 'n Things.</p>
<p>There's no good way to go to New Haven train station other than having a car or knowing someone with a car. Or getting a cab (~$40-$50, I think). There's also a WSA-sponsored shuttle service which is a little cheaper. I've heard rumors that CT Transit has a New Haven-bound bus that stops in Middletown but I'm not sure how well it works or what days it comes.</p>
<p>So then how do kids who live in NYC or the Phiily to DC corridor get home other than sharing a ride with a fellow student with a car? I'll try to hunt down some info about that shuttle. Is there some type of blog or electronic bulletin board where rides are posted? Thanks for info on the sheets by the way.</p>
<p>Doesn't the same train schedule that includes New Haven include Meriden, too? I'm thinking t's a cheaper cab ride (ten miles as opposed to 30.)</p>
<p>Yeah, what I do (Baltimore resident) when I'm taking a train instead of a plane, is take a cab to Meridan (hopefully I can find someone in my dorm to split it with) and then take Meridan-->New Haven, then New Haven-->Baltimore. The switch over is really easy.</p>
<p>What rail system is the train in Meridan eg Amtrak, a commuter line? Does the train from Meridan to New haven run with a good deal of frequency so that it is easy then to catch the Amtrak train to Philly? Is it more economic to take the cab to Meridan and then the train to New Haven versus taking a cab to New Haven? I would imagine that logistically a cab ride from campus to New Haven is cerainly less of pain than the other method.</p>
<p>If memory serves, Meriden is a regular stop on the New York to Boston weekday run out of Penn Station (the Silver Meteor?) So, IMO, it's as frequent as you can get for Amtrak.</p>
<p>My S just completed his frosh year. He liked catching rides with Wes students with cars for travel to NYC -- or sometimes would catch rides to New Haven. MetroNorth from New Haven to NYC (I think Grand Central) is cheaper than Amtrak to NYC Penn Station but with Metro North you need to take shuttle between Grand Central and Penn Station. Around Thanksgiving, you will need to make specific Amtrak reservations cuz all Amtrak trains are sold out. My S said that -- and the cheaper price -- is why students prefer Metro North. Anyone else care to comment on this?</p>
<p>I think the shuttle train is actually between Grand Central and Times Square; but, it's only one stop from TS to Penn Station. I've even walked it with a roller suitcase. :)</p>
<p>Where do you find the notices for kids offering rides to New Haven? How far is Meridan from campus and what would a cab cost there? Does Wes have shuttles at vacation time to New Haven and Meridan></p>
<p>I'm betting the ride board will be in an entirely new place somewhere in the Usdan Center. In that sense, you and the rest of Wesleyan will be improvising certain things all at the same time. Meriden is a ten minute drive from M'town.</p>
<p>Thanks John W!</p>
<p>I'm a sophomore transfer to Wes and I'm going to be a French major. I was looking at some of the WesMaps and course schedules for the fall semester and the two French classes I am eligible don't have any more room for sophomores. How common is it for professors to allow students to take a class when there is no more room for their year?</p>