<p>To add to these comments, </p>
<p>@Crewdad, we didn’t see the Crew boathouse at Amherst or Wesleyan, so I cannot comment, you are likely correct. </p>
<p>@GrudeMonk each to their own, but we toured the senior’s house, which has by now been torn down and it was really really crappy and I would not have wanted my senior living in it, perhaps they are getting better, I agree there is flexibility which is nice. </p>
<p>@Circuitrider nice video, have you seen Charles Pratt Dorm?, that’s what Wesleyan has to compete with!. </p>
<p>I agree we saw several colleges, but in this case DS, DW and I flew to Middletown in April for Wesfest, we toured the facilities and campus Friday of Wesfest and stayed and visited again on Saturday, we visited the Freeman Athletic Centre with the tour group and took pictures to allow us to reflect, honestly (it may have changed in 6 months but i doubt it ) it is so dated the pool to, have you seen Williams and Amherst facilities?
A spent $40m on the Football field/track (Pratt) alone in the last 2 years, its amazing and a horrid waste of money because we hate and dont follow football, but they can do that, they spend like its going out of fashion, golf course… buy it, hotel buy it…and remodel it spend =$30m+, if only Wes could do that, my son is an athlete but considered Wesleyan’s Freeman Centre no better than his High School, if only.<br>
@Circuitrider Lastly I know fin aid, I just got 6 offers for DS14 this year, so trust me I know how fin aid works, Wes was great and nearly matched all the other offers, but it’s what you get for the money/cost. </p>
<p>Remember I think there are only 6 Colleges (HYPS+ Pomona +one more? & A even Williams is not without loans or Intl need blind) which are loan free/meet 100% of need (Intl in addition at Amherst) and are agnostic/need blind when considering admissions, Wesleyan is NOT.
We felt although Wes offer was similar, the others offers all of them Vassar, Pomona, Pitzer and A, cost of attendance is largely the same, but what you get for that is what counts (you get what you pay for?), in our opinion Wesleyan could not come close, but I’m afraid the facilities were perhaps the biggest problem for us, the town of Middletown didn’t help. </p>
<p>But hey it’s just one families opinion, to add to what @wesleyan97 suggested, everyone has their own opinions especially alums, btw I didn’t get my undergrad in the US!.</p>