<p>Well, heavy drinking isn’t that much more condoned. For instance, Bucknell, Notre Dame, and most of all, Dartmouth are notorious for drinking. I personally would much rather get stoned than drunk knowing the science behind both, but I tend to stay drug-free for the most part.</p>
<p>Visited Wesleyan with son during spring break this week Son liked it a lot. We had a great tour guide who was candid and incredibly entertaining. Showed us Bill Belichek’s old frat house and said that he majored in “film studies” at Wesleyan. The impression we got was that students were very passionate about academics, community, and whatever particular outside interests they had. There also was a lot of emphasis on self-exploration (both within and outside the classroom) rather than following a pre-professional program (although a fair amount of students end up following that path) which was the vibe we got when we visited Georgetown, for instance. Visit was very helpful and helped dispel some stereotypes. Son was advised to visit overnight which I think would be a good idea if he should be admitted next year.
Appreciate everyone’s comments.</p>
<p>How was the student housing/dorms?</p>
<p>well here is my situation:</p>
<p>I come from a British-model, all-male, decidedly Tory prep school in Canada. Most of the school, despite being Canadian, are solid Republicans, and feminism is universally ridiculed. The biggest issue of political concern within the school is tax cuts. The only two things that the headmaster actually believes in the boys doing are rugby and rowing. (He’s a former rugby player) And to demonstrate our devotion to the whole Victorian athletic ideal, we transported the entire 800-plus population of the school to our basketball Provincials. In fact, while we are ranked #1 school in the province academically and athletically, it’s always our athletic status that the admin takes greater pride in.</p>
<p>how will THAT fit in at Wes?
haha</p>
<p>My best friend’s roommate went to Wes. He sounds exactly like your son, and he readily admits it probably wasn’t the best fit for him.</p>
<p>von_herrs: the real issue is whether YOU, personally, ascribe to all of those views, not where you come from. The athletics thing is not such a big deal. There are plenty of people who play sports at Wesleyan and do well at them, and take pride in their success. That’s nothing to be ashamed of at all.</p>
<p>Politically, there are really all kinds at Wes (admittedly many more of the progressive variety), but “ridiculing feminism” won’t get you very far. So if you really think that gender inequality is just fine and ducky, look elsewhere.</p>
<p>Straight? Well-rounded?</p>
<p>Yeah, might as well not even apply.</p>