<p>@maddawgcello,</p>
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<li><p>Honestly, I’ve seen none of that since I’ve been here. We’re actually part of the “Little Ivies”, so I don’t think anyone cares about the actual title. Frankly, a lot of students who end up at Wesleyan are happy they didn’t end up at Brown. I can’t speak for everyone, but I do know at least a dozen people who got accepted, deferred, waitlisted, or rejected from Brown, and I’ve never sensed a twinge of bitterness from them. If anything, Wes students joke about the number of Brown rejects.</p></li>
<li><p>As for alcohol, I believe you’re thinking of Tour de Franzia (which is a one-night event). Yes, it’s alcohol-centric. However, I will say that we do have other events that are not based around alcohol (Wesleyan’s student government, the Wesleyan Student Assembly, has been making a huge effort to create events that are not alcohol-driven this year). In addition, no one on campus will ever judge you for drinking or not drinking, and I think that’s something so important about Wesleyan. I don’t go out that much, and I’ve never been judged for that.</p></li>
<li><p>On the topic of JCrew/Mac-ness, yes we all have Macs. So does every kid on every other college campus. If the Macbook thing is deterring you from attending Wesleyan, it’ll probably keep you from going to Carleton as well.</p></li>
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<p>On the topic of clothing, I know a couple of kids who wear brands like JCrew, but the campus as a whole is the opposite of “JCrew elitist”. Sure, those people do exist, but they exist everywhere. I think the thing that separates Wesleyan from a lot of other schools is that Wes students question people if they make a elitist or politically incorrect comment. They’ll ask them what they mean, and resolve any conflict. For example, I’m in a writing course this semester, and some kid made an extremely pretentious (and somewhat offensive) comment in class. At least four kids called him out on it. They weren’t mean; they just wanted to better understand his statement. He reflected on it and realized that he meant something different. If you need any more clarification on the elitist point, let me know! </p>
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<li>I think you’re talking about a bunch of the dual programs, and I just don’t know much about them!</li>
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