<p>... students
... campus vibe
... cooperative / competitive
... opps to get off campus
.... curriculum strengths
.... alumni network
.... post grad opps
.... internship opps</p>
<p>etc</p>
<p>They’re remarkably similar in terms of general rep; above average in terms of strength in the arts and likely influence of the gigantic metropolis to the south; both are LGBTQ friendly.</p>
<p>Random pros and cons:</p>
<p>Vassar has the prettier campus.</p>
<p>Wesleyan has more male students.</p>
<p>Wesleyan is closer to its town center.</p>
<p>Vassar is closer to cheap rail service.</p>
<p>Both enoy more than their share of popular culture references thanks to influential alumni like Joss Whedon (Wesleyan) and the late Mary Mccarthy (Vassar).</p>
<p>Wesleyan is probably stronger in the sciences, but that could change with future construction plans at Vassar .</p>
<p>Vassar is Hogwarts-esque. To many, that seals the deal ;)</p>
<p>We put Vassar on our list but only because we were looking at schools in the New York and Connecticut area. We had time to see any two of the three colleges that included Vassar, Connecticut College and Trinity. We chose Vassar and Trinity. </p>
<p>Our D described Vassar as “Hogwarts meets UVA.” It skyrocketed to the top of her list and displaced Swarthmore and probably Penn.</p>
<p>Seeing Vassar and more importantly, observing how nice students and faculty are at the school will definitely seal the deal.</p>