Smith College v.s Wesleyan University

cquin85
Sat, 07 Aug 2021 15:58:38 +0000

Wesleyan doesn’t do a good enough job selling themselves on this point IMO. I suppose the film program creates its own buzz because of the very nature of what it produces. CSS seems to have always had a strong national rep among people who care about that area, and I think people know about its writing programs probably because of having produced some famous authors. But Wes’ prowess in the natural sciences just isn’t a leading edge aspect of its reputation. I read on this forum and others over and over again that Wesleyan is “arty”. Sure, it’s a campus that embraces and has a history with the performing arts. But on many measures, I struggle to identify a better LAC in the natural sciences, with perhaps the exception of Harvey Mudd, which is a specialist. And that’s with older facilities which are soon going to be replaced. Wesleyan’s TWO Apker victories in the research university division represent exceptional achievements. But nobody talks about it.