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<li><p>What is there to do in Middletown? I live in New York City and I prefer large cities over rural areas...but I can adapt!</p></li>
<li><p>Can you pick your roommate if you know someone who got accepted?</p></li>
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<p>There’s a first-run movie theater; there’s laser-tag; there’s a felafel vendor who sets up shop near campus. Other than that, New Yorkers won’t find too much that will remind them of home. Middletown comes into its own, gradually as a destination, as you start living more or less independently of the dining hall, supplementing your meal plan with dinners downtown or by shopping for food on your own; there are lots of cafes and a pretty good organic food store located in the North End. And, there are places for household items and bicycle repairs. Oh, and the pizza’s pretty good.</p>
<p>In answer to you second question, yes, it’s possible, but, not always recommended.</p>
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Ha, agreed. In my experience, the arranged roommates don’t get along any better (or worse) on average than the random pairs.</p>
<p>And with regard to the first question: forget about Middletown. On any given weekend (or weekday), 99% of the attractions are on campus—concerts, film series showings, parties, lectures, dance performances, and any other sort of entertainment or gathering. (And yes, the falafel vendor is one campus.) Even more remarkable (particularly if you’re from New York) is the fact that you’ll never have to spend more than $3–5. Unless you buy falafel.</p>
<p>So let’s say I pick my roommate, would we live in one of the dorms or one of those houses off campus?</p>
<p>I guess it’s recommended that I get a bike then huh…</p>
<p>you’d live in the dorms. the houses are generally for seniors.</p>
<p>also, the houses technically are “on-campus.” Wesleyan owns them, you have to follow all the fire safety policies, and you call Wesleyan physical plant if there are any problems. most of them are on streets adjacent to either the science center or athletic center, so unless you are in the center for the arts constantly (on the other side of campus), a bike isn’t a necessity, as you are just as close to campus as the Butterfield dorms</p>