With a few weeks to decide on my home for the next four years I am attempting to decide between Wellesley and Wesleyan. With each school having such a unique niche I am having a hard time finding the balance and the “right fit”. With Wellesley I love the professor student relationships, the alumni network, and the personal development. That being said I really dislike the stress culture, how the campus seems to lack energy, how small it is, how isolated or stifling it could feel. With Wesleyan I love the humor, energy, and open curriculum, but feel that it could feel overly liberal or impractical and I’m not a huge fan of the location.
If it helps at all I am a humanities student, interested in international relations, peace and justice studies, and philosophy. During my four years of college I want to get a great education and build a foundation for a high achieving life, but I would also like to have some fun and have fond memories of my college years rather than feel like I just “survived.”
Thanks for all your advice!!!