<p>You know I’m not so sure, triage is necessary, have you seen Williams Library?, like A’s their endowment is huge, it was a draw for us when we found A offered 180 fellowships to graduating seniors, couldn’t believe it, out of 460 class of 2014. A are building 4 new dorms and the long awaited Science Centre is on the move again, alas my DS will not see it finished.</p>
<p>I liked Wes initially, was drawn to the CSS program, the recruiter tried really hard to convince my DS, flew him to visit and offered Fin Aid to match A and the other offers, really Wes offered the same aid which was great, there are just so many things that at least on the face of it, let Wes down. Forgive me to list a few, because it pained me to note them but I could not let my DS attend where I didn’t feel he was committed or would thrive.<br>
- The campus is horrid, with the exception of the few newer buildings and a football field in the middle makes no sense
(I hate football anyways), -The dorms were something out of the 1960’s they don’t even compare to those at Vassar, Pomona or Amherst’s (palaces). - Frankly we dismissed the attitude of some of the students at the Wesfest, but it got under our skin the "activist’ for the sake of "activist’ didn’t work for us, the female students were ‘aggressive’ the males too quiet. The Library though interesting on the outside, is a horrid mess inside, with really tatty old lamps and tables again something out of the 1980’s, anyone could spend $20K and really tidy it up, compared to Williams, well there is no comparison!. - The Athletic complex again, its from the 1970’s, hardly been touched, nice sepia photo’s of the past, but not in the least bit attractive to today’s best students. Senior housing leaves something to be desired a current senior told us their house was being raised to the ground at the end of the semester and others were in the same state. As to the Greek life, just be done with it Roth, don’t try to make them co-ed, just rid the University of them. Now I liked the academics and some of the faculty we met, but no-one made the effort to connect with us or DS, seems some of the faculty are just not trying and were seeing out time, time for a clear out more like!.</p>
<p>I really wanted to like Middletown more, we tried, we stayed, we eat, we walked, but the town and surroundings are very, well, how does one say it, down at heel?, unkept, little or no new business, boarded up homes and business fronts, outside the main street, there is NOTHING to compel you to spend FOUR years living here.</p>
<p>Sorry, but we tried to like Wes, flew in 2000 miles to visit, stayed for 2 days and it’s just not that which is was before, no wonder it ranks lower than it did, the town needs money spent and the university needs even more, but alas that endowment doesn’t allow it. I’m sure it works for some but I’m not paying $60K before aid for what Wesleyan currently offers.</p>