Middlebury vs. Wesleyan

idrice
Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:30:04 +0000

I was lucky enough to get in to both of these fantastic schools, but am having a hard time deciding which school I should go to.

One thing that makes the choice especially difficult is that I really have no idea what I want to major in. I definitely won’t be doing art and have no intentions of studying medicine at any point.

Majors that attract me most are (in no order):

Physics (though other sciences aren’t out)
Film or Media Studies
Economics or Business

One program that particularly excites me at Wesleyan is the film program, which has a great reputation and has a great alumni network, though the film industry does scare me and I’m not sure if I actually want to go into Film as a career. The fact that I could major in film and double major in something that is more versatile is also appealing. I have also heard great things about Wesleyan’s economics program. How do Wesleyan and Middlebury compare in terms of Business and economics?

The things I love most about Middlebury are its beautiful campus, the professors, and the alumni network/career services. I found Wesleyan’s campus to be underwhelming when I visited, but maybe it was just a mistaken impression. The relatively higher prestige of the school also attracts me for career purposes and getting into graduate schools. The isolation of the school does scare me a bit.

I would love to hear about the students and overall cultures of the schools.

(An added bonus of Wesleyan is that it’s only about 1h 40 min from Providence so I could visit my best friend (we’re very close) at Brown more often, though this is obviously not nearly as important as the other factors.)