<p>Could someone give me their opinion on the (lack of) grade inflation at Wesleyan?</p>
<p>I can only speak for the sciences... and there isn't much inflation. I mean, you can get by pretty easily and earn a B-/B. To get that A... you have to put in a ton of effort, and even then, an A- might be the result.</p>
<p>how is men’s soccer program at Wesleyan?
do they have pre-season work out stuff, good assistants who understand mechanics of soccer and exercises that help soccer players…? thanks!</p>
<p>Thanks smartalic34.</p>
<p>Ah, thanks Weskid, that makes sense. I felt the exact same way when I took Art History – like it was a new kind of learning / new way of thinking about things. Loved it though :)</p>
<p>I was browsing the Argus website this morning, and I noticed quite a few articles relating to recent crimes committed on or near campus. Now I’m starting to feel a bit worried about safety at Wesleyan. Are theft and assault “common” on and near campus, or is this rise in crime an unusual occurrence? I know that common sense goes a long way in preventing crime, but I don’t want to feel constantly on-edge while I’m at Wesleyan.</p>
<p>Good question.</p>
<p>It’s hard to talk about this for the whole campus overall, but all I can say is that I personally have never encountered any problems with crime or ever felt unsafe on campus.</p>
<p>check out the government website on college crime statistics ope.ed.gov
Wesleyan’s crime rate is much higher, than say, Vassar, a school of comparable size outside of a city.</p>
<p>Wesleyan isn’t outside of Middletown – it’s in the most densely populated part of Middletown, two blocks from the business district. </p>
<p>Burglary seems to be the outlying statistic. Wesleyan has a rather unique system of student housing consisting of dorms and nearly two hundred separate houses in the vicinity of campus, mostly reserved for upperclassmen. Dorms are pretty safe, most of them require access via two different outside doors before gaining entry. Houses are far more vulnerable. One determined burglar can probably hit a dozen homes over a Christmas break before anyone realizes something is awry.</p>
<p>I actually just had a chat a few days ago with the head of Wesleyan’s Public Safety on this very subject…</p>
<p>a majority of crimes committed on campus involve the senior woodframe houses (Wes owns >100 houses that seniors get to live in).
90% of those thefts are from naive seniors leaving a door unlocked or a screen-less window open. if you use common sense and keep the house locked up (as you would at your real home) you won’t have any issues. there aren’t really any issues with the dorms- only the senior houses, and sometimes the junior apartments.</p>
<p>but again, only if you’re stupid enough the leave things unlocked.</p>
<p>I’ve also never felt unsafe on campus. As people have said, most of the crime happens in woodframe houses, and it’s probably preventable most of the time. There have been a couple muggings since I’ve been here. It’s unfortunate, but for the most part if you use common sense and travel in groups late at night, you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>I have several questions. Hope you don’t mind me asking.
First off, how is Middletown overall? Are there a lot of things to do? Is it an overall good “college town”? & the party scene?</p>
<p>Second, how is the film program at Wesleyan?</p>
<p>Overall, how diverse is the student body? Myself being a minority, am I going to feel out of place? How are the people overall?</p>
<p>And last, does Wesleyan have pre-med?</p>
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<p>Middletown, despite many bites at the apple, has never quite caught on with the yuppie set. A relatively lively business district during the day, pretty much shuts down after dark and whatever nightlife exists, is limited to the Wesleyan campus from Wednesday through Saturday nights. </p>
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<p>It’s one of the best in the country. Wesleyan can boast that over the last thirty years it has contributed to the culture of the United States on a par with the best Ivy League universities.</p>
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<p>With the possible exception of Amherst, Wesleyan is arguably the most diverse college in NESCAC.</p>
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<p>Wesleyan is one of the few NESCAC colleges where non-white admissions, particularly among African and Caribbean Americans, are nearly as selective as white admissions. You will have no trouble feeling at home at Wesleyan with many, many intellectual peers among a wide cross-section of Americans. </p>
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<p>Med school admissions oscillate between 85% and 90% – but, let’s face it – every LAC says the same thing.</p>
<p>mzpennylane – Middletown isn’t much of a college town. Even so, Main Street, which is a ten-minute walk from campus, has a really nice selection of restaurants (Thai, Italian, Mexican, Japanese, Indian, Caribbean, Vietnamese, Chinese, and O’Rourke’s diner), as well as some bars, laser tag, and a movie theatre. It’s not the most exciting place in the world, but Wes students do go there on the weekends. I tend to see more local couples/families at the restaurants than Wes students. The vast majority of activity and partying happens on campus; Middletown is generally nice when you want to take a little break from the college atmosphere and grab a bite to eat! Also, if you have a car or friends with a car, there are things to do in Hartford and New Haven. It also isn’t impossible to get to NYC or Boston, but people like staying on campus for the most part.</p>
<p>How are languages at Wesleyan?
Also East Asian Studies?</p>
<p>Hey Guys,
I have a small question: I was accepted to Wesleyan ED and I belatedly realized that Wes has absolutely no courses with regard to Celtic, Irish or British studies which is a major bummer. Is there anyway I can request a course or see if I take it at a neighboring university or something? Because I am really really into Celtic Studies and other than study abroad in Ireland, UK or Scotland, I can see no other way to take any courses at Wesleyan. If there are any such courses, could someone tell me where I can find them?
I know this seems belated but I just found out :S I hope there are other people interested in that too who have found courses concerning Celtic studies
thanks! I would be especially keen to study something to do with the Gaelic language, Old English or just Celtic history/culture in general</p>
<p>There’s something in Art History (215) called, “The Art and Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England”:
“This course will consider the art, architecture, and archaeology of the British Isles from the withdrawal of the Roman legions in the 5th century to the end of the reign of Henry II in the 12th century. It will draw on material from church history to help understand the transition from paganism to Christianity and the struggle between Celtic and Roman Catholicism. It will draw on material from history and archaeology to help understand the complex relations between the waves of invading Saxons and the native English in the early medieval period and the Norman invasion in 1066. Finally, it will focus on the development of towns and on the place and role of both royal commissions and parish architecture in the life of those towns.”</p>
<p>Thanks Johnwesley! That’s awesome!</p>
<p>There’s also a class called History of the English Language, which I know talks about Old English a lot. And there is a Medieval Studies program: [Wesleyan</a> University - Medieval Studies Program](<a href=“http://www.wesleyan.edu/medistud/]Wesleyan”>Welcome, Medieval Studies - Wesleyan University) </p>
<p>Maybe that has some of what you’re looking for?</p>