<p>For years I recruited and conducted training classes for a prestigious investment banking program in NY. I can tell you first hand that kids coming from schools like Notre Dame, BC, Georgetown, UVA, UNC, William and Mary, Wisco, Illinois, Holy Cross, Penn State, Colgate and Bucknell were far better prepared and intellectually more flexible than kids coming from schools like Wesleyan. Overall, I found NESCAC graduates to be very sheltered, as bright as they were. Colby and Bates would be my pick of those schools.</p>
<p>Colgate and Bucknell share similarities to Wesleyan but the social atmosphere is much different. As far as New England goes, I still believe that BC and Holy Cross turn out the best kids in terms education, social skills and the ability to transition to real-world situations. You cannot compare the total college experience of Wesleyan to a school like Boston College. </p>