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[quote=Anonymous]Kids have changed so much over the years.
I went to Wes, and never thought much at all about the physical plant or the town itself.

We didn’t spend much time at all in Middletown proper anyway - maybe once a month we’d go to get a bagel or Thai food. Honestly, we had a ton of school work and there was a lot going on on-campus.

I did consider a few things in choosing a college. First, I was afraid of NYC (it was wilder back in the 90s!). I also cared how far a college was from from home because I wanted to make sure that I could get back and forth by car, but it wasn’t so close that my parents could just drop in. Also, I was concerned about things like required classes (I really didn’t want a foreign language requirement!), if there were classes that seemed interesting, and flexibility in when I declared a major.

I played a sport one year and do remember going to an away game at Williams and thinking it was bucolic and gorgeous, but then my 19 year old self was like ‘whatever.’

It intrigues me that kids these days are evaluating the town and facilities with such a critical eye. Especially because - if the workload at Wes is similar to what it used to be - kids are going to spend a whole lot more time in the library than off-campus.[/quote]

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