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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wesleyan is very popular at our NE private. Kids seem to like slightly larger student body, artsy laid back vibe where social life isn’t dominated by athletes and club athletes. Middletown isn’t huge, but the downtown strip has more restaurants, shops, cinema, than a lot of the more remote SLACs. My DC chose different SLAC, but good students ED to Wesleyan from our private every year, and they seem to have a good experience. [/quote]

As a Wes parent (with a kid from public school, fwiw), I think this nails it. Broad range of kids, great artsy vibe for the kids who want that but also a strong “normie” presence. The kids there just seem happy, and wow, so many of them are so talented, and most of them are not pursuing the arts academically. There’s always something artsy going on, which makes it feel really vibrant. And when there’s a football game literally in the middle of campus on a Saturday, it’s so lively—a unique experience.

I’m always surprised by people’s perceptions of Middletown, which I’ve always found to be a generally charming New England college town, and as PP says, the downtown is pretty robust compared to a lot of peer-school towns.

One thing people haven’t mentioned is the “progressive independence” housing model, which has students in campus housing all four years but graduating from regular dorms (lots of singles available for freshmen, btw) to apartments junior year and then what they call “wood frame” houses senior year. The school bought a bunch of charming old houses on streets adjacent to campus, and they are filled with seniors who are living very independently and seem to love it.

Anyway, not every school is for everyone! My kid hated Middlebury when he visited, and his friend at Middlebury hated Wesleyan. That’s how it goes. But the idea that it’s not in-demand is belied by the actual data (e.g., ED apps). [/quote]

Also a Wes parent of a local public school grad and this about sums it up. And FWIW, Wes had a record number of applicants for the class of ‘29, so I think the suggestion that it’s unpopular is a little misplaced. Not a frequent topic of discussion on this board is much more accurate.
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