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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I honestly think its peer schools having much nicer campuses has an effect. Vassar is probably its closest peer and while Poughkeepsie is no great shakes either, that campus is gorgeous. Amherst is picturesque and in a lovely area, etc.[/quote]

Again, this stuff is so personal. Vassar’s campus is gorgeous, but my kid found it eerily quiet and the neighborhood around it underwhelming. Loved everything about Wesleyan.

My point isn’t to put Vassar down but to note that everyone here is trying to “explain” why Wesleyan might not appeal to every kid. The answer is that kids are looking for different things. Ultimately, Wesleyan is very similar to peers (e.g. Middlebury, Vassar, Hamilton, Carleton) in its selectivity, admissions approach (two rounds of ED, with more than half the class accepted in ED), and yield. You could have this thread about pretty much any of the LACs, with the possible exceptions of Amherst and Williams (the only ones with a single round of ED).[/quote]

+100. End of conversation. [/quote]

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