It will require a bit of patience, but, I think you can do it. The biggest obstacle will not be your grades (I’m assuming that combined with your work at Colgate, you’ll obtain at least a B average by the end your sophomore year at Wesleyan.) Here’s the problem: The department wants you to complete two gateway courses “by the middle of sophomore year.” As a sophomore transfer, you won’t have completed the second of the two, which is only offered in the spring semester. The department states that in that eventuality, a sophomore would have to temporarily declare a different major until they’ve completed the second gateway course, Film304 “History of World Cinema to the 1960s”. Here are the department guidelines:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/filmstudies/for-majors/applying.html
In addition, you should probably be aware of some of the internal politics of the department as it stands now. I would describe them as essentially problems associated with “success.” As any enterprise reaches a certain maturity, it begins to experience a surge in expectations. Marginalized groups will begin to see it as an engine for socio-economic change; imperfections will be exaggerated. This is normal for a department which essentially grew from nothing to international recognition over the space of forty years. I think the watchword here is “collegiality.” Do you think you have it? You sound like you do: