<p>I’m waiting for replies right along with you–</p>
<p>I’m a highschool senior who loves the relaxed academic atmosphere of Wes, but I’m wary of the possible party people that might come along with that. I’d prefer less alcohol/drugs, and more board games/movie nights/political activism/going to plays/baking cookies/hanging out.
(If you end up going to Wesleyan, let me know so we can do these things together hahah).</p>
<p>From what others have been telling me, (check out my thread here <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/wesleyan-university/586135-does-everyone-wes-party.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/wesleyan-university/586135-does-everyone-wes-party.html</a> where I got some informative replies), there are people who party and people who don’t and most people do both, but there’s no shortage of non-wild things to do. Going to Wesleying.blogspot.com gives you a pretty good sense of the variety of social activities available.</p>
<p>There are schools with even less of a party scene than Wesleyan though (try Swarthmore), but they come with a painfully intense academic atmosphere, it seems to me.</p>
<p>The most black-and-white answer I can give (as someone who doesn’t go to Wes but has literally done hundreds of hours of research online) is that there are definitely things to do besides go to sketchy alcohol-drenched parties. How many people choose to DO these non-alcoholic things is another matter. (As I said, it seems like most people party one weekend and do something else the next).</p>
<p>Hope that helps!!
I’ll continue to re-visit this thread for answers hourly :P</p>