<p>Hey, so I hear that there are definitely many different types of students at Wesleyan and that everyone can find their own niche, you know, people who are similar to them and whatnot, so they feel comfortable as if they easily "fit in" to the school.
I was just wondering how much these different groups actually interact with each another on the whole level? Although I think clustering with your own kind is almost inevitable at any college... Is Wes like Brown where they PR, "Oh my God, there is SO MUCH DIVERSITY @ this campus!!!" while in reality those different cliques stemmed from race, wealth, religion, etc. never actually hang out and try to learn different things from one another at all?<br>
I know that diversity is supposedly a big thing at Wes, but how diverse? and how accepting?
Also, I may be wrong but I heard that there is a fair number of preppy kids from such as private boarding schools who are well-off. My family is NOT like that, but is Wesleyan a place where people from all background can mesh with each other? Where people won't necessarily judge you based on $ or clothing? Or is that too much of an idealistic scenario at ANY private liberal arts school....</p>
<p>Wes is college. college isn't high school. you have your friends, you meet new people every day, **** is fluid but you mostly socialize with your close(r) friends. as for interaction between groups i mean it just depends on whether you share interests or just go well together</p>
<p>Go to the Wesleyan U<em>N</em>I<em>G</em>O site and play the "Battling Stereotypes" video (the one with the three baseball players); it's all of forty seconds long -- and very Wesleyan, particularly the first guy who speaks. You'll see what I mean. :D</p>
<p>cooool!!! for some reason you johnwesely give out the best answers to questions!</p>
<p>awww, I do all right for an Old Card [blushes]. Incidentally, I'll be in M-town next Monday night (Oct. 6th) if anyone wants to meet up?</p>
<p>regarding class issues, one thing that's important to note about Wes is that the presence of a massive quantity of on-campus social events and free parties means that you don't have to spend any money on an everyday basis to have fun. that's very different from some schools that are in the middle of a really big city. socializing really does happen on campus, which makes it much more egalitarian and less based on who can blow $50 on drinks at some exclusive club.</p>