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[quote=Anonymous]The “West Hartford” thing is really weird. I have a kid at Wes and NO ONE talks about Hartford, West Hartford, or any sort of Hartford. To the extent that students leave campus/Middletown, it’s to go to NYC, Boston, or New Haven. And even then, it’s once in a while, not a big part of the social scene.

I find Middletown charming. It’s safe and diverse and has everything a student might need. Affordable ethnic food of all kinds. Main Street is easily walkable from campus. It’s not exciting, and if your kid wants easy access to a big, vibrant city, Tufts is a much better choice. But it’s a perfectly nice town to go to school in for four years.

IN terms of athlete/non-athlete divide, my non-athlete kid’s SO is an athlete. The athlete’s closest friends are on the team, just like my kid’s closest friends are in the activities that they spend most of their time doing. There’s no exclusivity, and there’s overlap between groups. It really does not seem like a big deal.

We were recently on Wes’s campus on a weekend night, and it felt lively, with students hanging out on balconies, walking in groups on the way to parties, etc. Normal college stuff. Seemed fun but not crazy.

I know next to nothing about Tufts so won’t opine on which is better for OP’s kid. But hope this is helpful re: Wes.[/quote]

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