Williams vs. Amherst vs. Wesleyan

Colleges and Universities A-Z Amherst College
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<p>Those times are not accurate. I am a Long Islander and make this trip all the time.</p>

<p>First Wesleyan is not in Hartford – it’s in Middletown. </p>

<p>Yale and Wesleyan are actually quite close, with Yale closer.</p>

<p>One can’t say depending on traffic in the NY area because that’s the entire enchilada. Sunday morning three am it might take about an hour and a half. It could take up to three hours or even more with traffic. No way could one get to Wes in 45 minutes. It’s further Yale.</p>

<p>Amherst: Two hours, Williams: Three and a half hours.</p>

<p>I have driven to these schools at least six times each; Williams much more since my son is a student there. We considered three of these schools; Yale was off the table. Long Island admissions are so competitive S didn’t want to apply or go to a university.</p>

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<p>You are right, Mythmom. Wesleyan is in Middletown. I must have been having a senior moment. </p>

<p>I normally fly into Hartford and drive to Amherst; it’s 45 minutes from the airport late at night and an hour during the day. </p>

<p>I have an apt in Manhattan that I sometimes set forth from. I take a train to New Haven and then drive to Amherst from there – 90 minutes to 2 hours depending on how fast you drive and what the traffic is like near Hartford.</p>