<p>I'm a high school senior from Wyoming looking at liberal arts colleges across the nation, and I'm also currently applying for a Questbridge scholarship. Out of all the Questbridge colleges, I've narrowed my choices down to Amherst, Bowdoin, Princeton, Wesleyan, and Vassar. I'd like to major in English with an emphasis on Creative Writing, and possibly minor in Visual Arts. What makes Wesleyan stand out among the other colleges, and would it be a good choice for my major? I'd love input from anyone on this matter.</p>
<p>specifically about creative writing… Wesleyan just finished renovating its former campus center into a building that will house the new Shapiro Creative Writing Center. Wesleyan has also created a Certificate program (the closest thing Wes has to a minor) in Creative Writing. not to say Wes didnt have creative writing on campus before, but there is a new focus on it with this new initiative. all in all, Wes has a very strong english department in general.</p>
<p>Your list is very impressive. I would give you a suggestion, however, to include some safeties. Your list is all extremely competitive. While you are probably an outstanding person, there are thousands just like you, and you need to secure yourself with some less-selective schools. Then, go for it!</p>
<p>I might add, taking a look at [English</a> @ Wesleyan](<a href=“http://www.wesleyan.edu/english/writing.html]English”>http://www.wesleyan.edu/english/writing.html) , that Wes alumni have done very well, earning the Whiting Writers’ award, the National Magazine Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, Edgar Allan Poe Award, and of course, the Pulitzer Prize. having Sebastian Junger (author of The Perfect Storm) and Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket, who wrote A Series of Unfortunate Events) as alums isn’t too shabby either.</p>
<p>I disagree with franglish – there are not thousands like you. Especially from Wyoming. Go for it! Wesleyan’s studio art program is top notch – especially in sculpture, painting, drawing and architecture. Daughter graduated last year as an art major and had a graduate level experience. All art majors must due a thesis so it may be hard to double major but you can still take lots of art classes to compliment your studies in English. The new creative writing program sounds promising and the existing English program is terrific. You may also want to look at Oberlin which has a well established creative writing major (rare for an undergraduate college) and also has very strong visual arts with a museum on campus. Good luck!</p>
<p>all QB schools are selective reach schools. I am sure OP has plan B.
In QB partners, add Oberlin and Williams maybe? you can pick up to eight schools.
I would rank Wes 1st, no question.</p>
<p>Not sure if OP is female, but Scripps would be another good fit for visual arts and writing and could be considered a bit less selective, hence a safety, than the list posted.</p>
<p>So here’s another question; according to several other review sites, Wesleyan is a very artsy, humanitaries-centered college. I’d really like to attend a college with an artsy population, so out of Amherst, Wesleyan, Bowdoin, and Vassar, which college is best in that category?</p>
<p>You need to visit the schools to decide which one you most want to go to.</p>
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Wesleyan and Vassar are both known for the types of students who, generally speaking, value arts above athletics. There is still much support for the arts at Amherst and Bowdoin, but they don’t carry that same longtime reputation.</p>
<p>Brown is on the board now!!!
If it does something to you, RISD?</p>