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<p>the eating club, Star and Crescent, is open to the whole campus. it arguably has the best food on campus as well. menus are posted weekly to wesleying.org, the student blog.</p>

<p>My two cents: Swarthmore is 20 minute train ride into Center City Philly and all that has to offer. Wes is twenty minutes from nowhere. Especially after freshman year, I was in Philly one or two weekend days a month. Museums, restaurants, friends at Penn, etc. </p>

<p>I agree that the Wes campus seems more active than Swarthmore. But that’s not the end of story.</p>

<p>it may not be in the best location, but there is a lot to be said for not having to leave campus to find something to do. and wes is twenty minutes from hartford, which i wouldn’t exactly call nowhere. not to say it compares to philly, but i think there are a lot worse places to be than middletown. and its not really that far from nyc or boston either</p>

<p>Yeah, Wes is twenty-thirty minutes from both New haven and Hartford. But, the truth is, no one really goes there - because no one ever wants to leave campus. Seriously, there have been times that for family events I’ve needed to go home for the weekend, and I’m always sad about the ten million things (concerts, plays, film series movies, parties) I’m missing. I was a little skeptical about being “in the middle of nowhere” when going to college, but this campus is so active that it hasn’t been a problem whatsoever. You won’t get bored at Wesleyan.</p>

<p>@MwasereWriter Alpha Delta Phi is a co-ed society (kind of like a fraternity - it was originally part of the larger Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, but this chapter and a few others wanted to be co-ed, and broke off into the Society). The Star & Crescent (the dining club / restaurant) is open to everyone Monday-Thursday for dinner and Tuesday-Thursday for lunch (and you can use meal points there!) In terms of events designed to allow people to get to know the House, we have a “rush season” every semester which, despite being called a “rush season,” has little to do with the traditional such thing. Instead, it’s a few weeks at the beginning of the semester with tons of events open to everyone on campus with the specific purpose of welcoming other students to Alpha Delt and to get to know each other.</p>

<p>^^</p>

<p>Also, Alpha Delt continues to have open events throughout the semester as well, which are good options for someone who doesn’t want to party so much, as all of our open events are strictly dry :D</p>

<p>I also second the sentiment that there is so much to do on the Wes campus that I never want to leave–and I’m a junior.</p>

<p>I know I’m 100% alone in this, but I actually liked Wes’ location. It felt less sheltered than than some more rural, “adorable” college towns, and had a lot of character. I liked having all sorts of restaurants and stuff within walkable distance on main street (my family is very big on ethnic food… my uncle learned to speak fluent Korean by hanging out in Korean restaurants so much haha) – places that become important cultural aspects of college life, that everyone on campus knows about, where you can walk in and see other students. You don’t get that if your campus is in/near a big city where there’s a wealth of places to go (or in the middle of nowhere where there’s nowhere to go). Obviously being in/near a city has other advantages, but I think there’s a lot to be said for a mid-sized town.</p>

<p>I actually agree with you, f_p. I think Middletown is great - big and gritty enough that it doesn’t feel totally rural (as a city girl, I like that it feels a bit like a city, though mixed with small town charm), but not so big that it pulls people off of campus.</p>

<p>I’m a junior winding down my college search. I haven’t officially visited Wesleyan yet, though I have been around campus several times, tagging along on reunions (both my parents are Wesleyan alumni).</p>

<p>My dad has said that when he went to school (he graduated in '80, maybe?) Wesleyan had a reputation as “the loneliest campus in the country”–everyone was their own island. He was more of the quiet, reserved type, and because of that he said he was especially affected by a perceived lack of community and outreach.</p>

<p>My question is: has this changed? I am the opposite–fairly outgoing and good at meeting new people–but a strong sense of community is important to me (not necessarily as in knowing everyone, but as in a kind of cohesiveness, eg school spirit without the sports implication).</p>

<p>I’d say it’s changed pretty drastically. If your dad graduated in `80 it means, he left before wood-frame houses were widely available; I doubt if Davenport had been opened for long. And, co-education would only have just gained traction with four full classes of men and women his frosh year.</p>

<p>Look at some of the other threads on this forum: Wesleyan has the most active party, music, film and theater scenes of any of the NESCAC colleges, with the exception of Tufts which does a lot of its socialzing off-campus.</p>

<p>I’m a prefrosh and I just recently decided on Wesleyan. I’m thrilled about just about everything about the place–except maybe Middletown, CT. Not that I think I would get bored at Wesleyan, but can someone tell me if Wesleyan students spend any time at places like Yale, Trinity, or any of the Massachusetts schools (for academic OR social reasons)? I’m just interested in learning about whether Wesleyan students spend any time at other campuses.</p>

<p>you’ll see the random student go to Yale for some event that their friend from home is in, but students really don’t go to other campuses often (at least that I know of)… I’m sure there are people that do, but the bast majority are on campus. It’s even rarer for students to head up to MA… but again, some do to visit friends from home, etc. there is no need to do so socially or academically, as everything you need is on campus. you wont get bored here</p>

<p>Is it possible to complete the GE requirements without taking any labs / hard science?</p>

<p>Is there a lot of fission/fusion of student bands? Are there performance venues and is it fun or competitive? My S is a jazz/rock/improv pianist, though this is not his choice for a career at this time. He wants to jam out, and he wants an audience, playing the keys means a lot of bands will want him, but he is not going to stress out to become the next MGMT.</p>

<p>Nigiri - I can’t answer from first-hand experience, but, here’s an interesting testimonial from, “our Connecticut cousin”, of all places:

[The</a> New Journal Magazine at Yale](<a href=“The New Journal”>The New Journal)</p>

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<p>Yep. There are a fair number of “science for non-major” types of classes – I completed my science gen eds through these types of classes entirely. Although one was rather lame, the other two were informative and challenging without being over my head/way more work than feels worth it for a subject I’m not totally invested in. Also, lots of non-science people take classes like intro to environmental science or intro to astronomy, which are “real” science classes but don’t require labs and don’t have a large core of intense pre-meds.</p>

<p>Nigiri: I’m not a music person, but from what I’ve seen/talking to my musically inclined friends, there are tons of opportunities for students and student bands as that Yale article proves. Though I’d say it’s wrong to say that the music scene is particularly tied to “off campus” houses (by which I assume they mean the senior wood-frames, which are not actually off campus). While it is true that there are shows at senior woodframes, Eclectic and the WestCo cafe are probably the most frequent venues for student bands, though Psi U and Alpha Delt also host them. </p>

<p>But yeah, there is plenty of opportunity to jam and perform, and the scene seems to be very open.</p>

<p>[New</a> York Music - The Wesleyan Mafia: MGMT, Boy Crisis, Amazing Baby - page 1](<a href=“Music - The Village Voice”>Music - The Village Voice)</p>

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<p>I’m curious too!</p>

<p>How accepting is the college toward differing sexualities?</p>

<p>^^^</p>

<p>Very.</p>

<p>What about acapella and other music groups? Are they popular?</p>