<p>Last Thursday, my youngest daughter stayed overnight for WesFest (while I worked from the Inn at Middletown). Wesleyan was very excited about her and the feeling was mutual. When she got back in my car Friday afternoon, she was unusually perturbed. Though there was no pressure whatsoever, she felt surrounded by drugs and alcohol. Shes generally both casual & ambivalent about drug & alcohol use among her friends, so I was really surprised by her reaction. I pointed out that this is pretty typical behavior at most colleges but she felt uncomfortable.</p>
<p>She did speak to someone who was in a substance free dorm and felt comfortable that that might be an alternative. Ultimately, after staying overnight at Amherst College two days later with a close friend of her sisters who attends the school, she chose Amherst. </p>
<p>With that one exception, she loved everything about Wesleyan even the food.</p>