Do most admitted students who attend WesFest come by themselves, or do most bring a parent? I know there are plenty of opportunities for parents and students to go off and do separate things, and as a parent I would love to get to experience the event, but I’m trying to get a sense of whether it would actually be more fun for my daughter if she went completely on her own. What do most kids do? (She will be flying in, btw, and does plan to do an overnight on campus).
Let’s get real: it’s not called, Wesfest for nothing. It is widely viewed as a party weekend. If it is merely a matter of wanting to experience what the college is like for yourself, be aware that there is something called, Parents Weekend which happens further in the Fall. My hunch, however, is that there may be a more a difficult question imbedded inside the one that you just asked, part of which is, “What if there’s an emergency, shouldn’t I be on hand, just in case?”. Big Hint: there is a very nice inn at the foot of the hill where you can camp out relatively unobtrusively and experience the one place where you can be sure you won’t bump into your kid - Middletown itself.
Wesfest was a great opportunity for our daughter and her parents to be exposed to Wesleyan University. It was the event that made my daughter fall in love with Wesleyan and where she will start this coming fall. (she went on a gap year). I am glad that we went and it was a great opportunity for parents to hear from many students and Michael Roth as well as seasoned parents.
@stresseddad: Thank you!
My S was just accepted but WesFest overlaps with a huge school commitment (that he doesn’t want to miss). How big a deal is it to miss WesFest? I know it doesn’t affect his admission but do a vast majority of future students go so it becomes a de facto social introduction for the class? Or no big deal?
For people who have already made up their minds to attend Wesleyan, the next Big Thing is - Orientation!