<p>· Open Curriculum with no required classes outside of ones major(s), allowing for almost complete academic freedom</p>
<p>· Small classes (over 80% of classes have 20 or fewer students) and the great relationships between students and professors</p>
<p>· Vibrant, collaborative, and diverse student body the lifeblood of the Wesleyan community</p>
<p>· Dining options (on campus dining locations and Main Street area restaurants are abundant)</p>
<p>· Perfect size: approximately 2,800 undergraduates not too small, but not too large either</p>
<p>· Housing options, specifically senior year wood frame houses</p>
<p>· Sciences & undergraduate research opportunities, thanks to countless National Science Foundation grants and a very small grad student cohort</p>
<p>· Foss Hill the main student hangout area that overlooks the baseball and football fields, as well as College Row (absolutely beautiful in the fall and spring!)</p>
<p>· Strong performing arts with over 300 exhibits and performances a year</p>
<p>· Proximity to major cities like Boston and New York City (but to be perfectly honest, students never really feel the need to leave campus)</p>
<p>· Athletic Facilities and being part of the Little Three Rivalry and New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) (Go Wes!)</p>
<p>These are just a few of the things that we love most about Wes, feel free to share your favorites too!</p>
<p>The Career Resource Center - a lifelong resource that helps students search for and find exciting research, internship, and job opportunities, as well as grants for unpaid or low-paying internships. The CRC is also manages the alumni database, which makes it easy for current students and graduates to connect with successful Wes alumni in just about every field.</p>
<p>AuralWes - Planning an event? Or, just interested in sampling new music? There’s never a shortage of alumni, and current students to reach out to: <a href=“auralwes.org”>auralwes.org;
Wesleyan is probably the smallest non-conservatory affiliated university in America (props to Oberlin) with its own music scene.</p>
<p>Wesleying - One of the best student-run blogs in the country - certainly the best one in NESCAC - your go-to place for information on events, food, bands, and random happenings: [url=<a href=“http://wesleying.org/]Wesleying[/url”>http://wesleying.org/]Wesleying[/url</a>]</p>
<p>The Portland Quarries - a National Historic Landmark since May, 2000, source of much of Wesleyan’s brownstone architecture and now the location of a recreation park: [Brownstone</a> Park - Zip Lines, Wakeboards, Rock Climb, Water Slides and Toys, Scuba and Swim](<a href=“http://brownstonepark.com/]Brownstone”>http://brownstonepark.com/)</p>
<p>From a parent’s perspective: amazing parent’s weekend each fall with top-notch lectures, extremely helpful parents’ list-serve, professors and staff who care deeply about students, highly professional communication with families, cohesive community which fosters very strong bonds even after students graduate, President Roth!</p>