<p>I wasn’t going to apply because I’ve been told frequently that its an urban campus, and I don’t really like cities, but I was looking on the satellite view and it didn’t seem urban at all?</p>
<p>For people who have visited/attended, what was your impression?</p>
<p>Not urban at all. It’s in a small New England town.</p>
<p>It isn’t urban. Yes, Middletown is 48,000 people, but it isn’t “city-like.” It’s your average New England town, with perhaps a slightly larger, extended suburbia. As soon as you drive past the athletic center, you’re driving through woods and cornfields. I think it’s labeled urban because of Middletown’s slighty larger population versus, say, Middlebury, that’s all.</p>
<p>there’s a lot of commerce during the day; traffic can be heavy. But, all of that drops off considerably after the evening rush.</p>
<p>This may give some perspective. Also, note the many comments crediting Wesleyan for the role it plays in Middletown.</p>
<p>[A</a> tale of two cities - The New Britain Herald News : New Britain, Conn., and surrounding areas (newbritainherald.com)](<a href=“http://www.newbritainherald.com/articles/2009/12/13/news/doc4b244a97da000565051013.txt]A”>http://www.newbritainherald.com/articles/2009/12/13/news/doc4b244a97da000565051013.txt)</p>
<p>I come from a town of 12,000 and Middletown has roughly the same feel, even though it’s 4 times as big. Calling it urban is a big fat lie.</p>