<p>Wesleyan - is it crazy liberal? Barack Obama took an entire day off from campaigning just to pay Teddy Kennedy the high respect of taking his place as Commencement speaker. Maybe crazy liberal is a good thing right now. I do know that ounce for ounce, Wesleyan is getting more national press (i.e., reputation) than just about any other school its size in the country. Wesleyan is mad hot at the moment. </p>
<p>The campus is what it is: a former New England men’s college. If you’re into a variety of old, classic looking buildings (as well as, up-to-date modern ones), with a lot of mature tree-shaded groves, Wesleyan’s your place.</p>
<p>There’s no core curriculum. The drinking scene is there if you want it but, easy to avoid if you want that, too.</p>
<p>It’s mid-way between Boston and New York. Amtrak is ten minutes away and will take you anywhere up or down the Northeast Corridor.</p>