How Intellectual Are the Students?

catherine
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:43:12 +0000

By intellectual, I didn’t mean “raw intelligence” - I may be wrong but I don’t imagine the brilliant scientists at MIT sitting around discussing philosopy and current events and the meaning of a work of art. Many kids at Wesleyan do, even though it is not as hard to get into (and I don’t want to go there).

It’s really a question of intellectual curiosity. It is learning for the sake of learning, and wanting to discuss what has been learned, since once everyone is out in the working world, there isn’t as much opportunity to explore the life of the mind.

But it’s nice to have a pretty campus, good sports team, and some fun, too!