<p>As I'm sure many of you have, I have very much relied on thick College Guides to find out more about various schools. I've been using Edward Fiske's Guide. It's pretty comprehensive. I remember a few months ago I was reading up on Wesleyan. The write-up seemed especially long (at least a page longer than descriptions for other schools) and seemed to praise Wes more than even an admissions office would. Turns out Fiske is an alum! Ahh everything's clear now. Anyway, that's my story. Haha, sorry if you expected something more interesting. I guess we could talk about the College Guide / Other Famous Alums.</p>
<p>Wow, I never knew that. I've used the Fiske Guide extensively too. Actually, I relied heavily on college guides in deciding where to apply.</p>
<p>The Gatekeepers is the most interesting book on Wesleyan admissions there is.</p>
<p>I actually used the princeton review's college guide almost exclusively... but I still found Wesleyan the coolest? :P</p>
<p>Other famous alums! That guy-who-did-Buffy dude... the Hedwig-and-the-Angry-Inch dude... my current amazing high school English teacher...</p>
<p>the gatekeeper is an amazing book! the website has a complete list of famous alums if you want to check it out. A lot of them are film producers/directors.</p>
<p>But yea its interesting to see Ed Fiske's awesome bias toward Wes. Not to say that Wes isn't as great as he says it is!</p>
<p>A few unsung but interesting Wesleyan alum:</p>
<p>Herbert O. Atwater, Class of 1865 - nineteenth century pioneer in the chemistry of food; invented the first calorimeter.</p>
<p>Barton Maclane (non-grad 1923?) - veteran screen character actor (he played General Peterson on "I Dream of Jeannie"); got his big break after returning the football 100 yards on an Andrus Field kick-off; a film producer happened to be among the spectators.</p>
<p>Edward L. Thorndike, Class of 1895 - pioneer social psychologist. UChicago's Thorndike Hall is named after him.</p>
<p>Henry M. Wriston, Class of 1911 - led Brown University from 1937 to 1955; Brown's Wriston Quad is named after him.</p>
<p>Arthur T. Vanderbilt, Class of 1910 - Chief Justice of New Jersey Supreme Court; NYU's Vanderbilt Hall is named after him.</p>