<p>I'm going into my sophomore year at Wesleyan, and I just wanted to give you my perspective, because we're really not quite at that stereotype level you've heard about. :P The students I've met tend to be laidback but passionate, very intellectual, fun-loving and independent thinkers. They tend to bathe fairly regularly (maybe only once every two days during finals week ;)) and are from from all being hippies. Believe it or not, we have fraternities on campus - which host well attended and easily accessible parties, and do plenty of community service, but don't do the stereotypical crazy hazing you'll find at other colleges - and we do have sports, be they Division III. You'll find that Jewish NYC/Philly/Boston/California kid is quite well-represented... so though we're fairly diverse compared to a lot of other colleges in terms of other minorities, we're over-represented in that area. Don't know if that would appeal to you or if it would be disheartening or not :D We have a wonderful warm fuzzy Jewish community that really likes to sing.</p>
<p>We're a FANTASTIC liberal arts school for the sciences. We're a university, so that means we have graduate-level funding and resources - but we don't have a ton of grad students, so undergraduate research is incredibly important, and easy to get involved in... and after the intro classes, science classes, like all others, are very small. The CRC will help you do well as a pre-law student, even as you major in something entirely different. As a fellow AMC and AIME participant and math major, I can say that my math professors have been... inspiringly awesome and brilliant.</p>
<p>Really, Wesleyan is just such a fantastic place to be for well-rounded people. In fact, that's what I'd use to describe Wesleyan students overall: well-rounded. Unlike in high school, I never meet someone who is just interested in business or pre-med, or only cares about creative writing - everyone seems multi-talented and eager to learn along different dimensions.</p>
<p>I have yet to witness anyone throw paint on a fur coat, if that makes you feel better :P Then again, I can't be sure I've seen anyone with a fur coat, maybe...</p>
<p>If you have any more specific questions, feel free to PM me! I love it there, and almost everyone I know loves it, too. We are pretty different from Cornell, though - i guess it comes down to more of a preprofessional, large university setting with an intense workload, or a more laidback (in atmosphere and academics) small close-knit campus. Of course, I'm terribly biased :P</p>