<p>If you want to get a feel for campus life, I’d recommend hitting the places where students are likely to be on Saturday during the day. As long as you’re not only there in the wee hours of the morning (ie. 11 am), I’d suggest trying to get into the Fauver Frosh dorm, which is where tours pass through anyway, and seeing if you can get someone to let you in to see a room. It’ll help you see what a normal dorm experience might be like. Check out the bathrooms… the soap dispensers are those awesome foamy stuff :P!</p>
<p>I’d also suggest hitting up MoCon (MoConogugy Hall) for lunch. Again, this is a freshman experience kind of thing, and it’s where almost all the freshmen go for lunch. Wesleyan students tend to love prefrosh, so if there’s someone nice looking (unfortunately, there are probably some people who aren’t), you can always ask if you can sit at their table. Of course, this can be slightly awkward and unnerving if you’re shy like me, and also if you’re with parents, but it’s something to keep in mind.</p>
<p>Also, even though there are no official tours, don’t hesitate to stop by the admissions office and see what they can do to help you, because that’s their job, and the people working there are pretty friendly. I’d highly recommend an overnight, even though they don’t really happen much this time of year, and your only hope is an unofficial one atm.</p>
<p>Definitely check out Olin library, because it’s gorgeous, and on a Saturday afternoon there are bound to be tons of students there.</p>
<p>If it helps, this is the route the tours usually take: Starting at the admissions office, they head up the hill (Foss Hill is that big giant hill; in the early fall and the spring, it’s full of people doing work and relaxing and enjoying themselves) and through the stone passage & staircase around the Hewitt dorms. These three buildings are for freshmen and sophomores and contain the single sex floors for those students who desire them. Moving past Hewitt, you arrive at the entrance to MoCon, which I already explained. Be careful not to stand over the railing, lest people think you are about to make an announcement and pound on the table. MoCon is cafeteria style (there are other options, even for freshmen: ie. Summerfields, which is more of a restaurant-style place) and has the 2nd longest salad bar in Connecticut. The building will be torn within the next few years, since everything it’s used for will be taken care of by the new Usdan Campus Center. Leaving MoCon and taking a right, you will walk past the Nics (Nicholson) dorms and WestCo (West College). On your right, before you reach the intersection, will be Fauver Field, the brand-new frosh dorms with a plasma screen TV that we’re quite proud of. Although it’s a great dorm, keep in mind that there are other dorms that are just as nice, albeit in different ways: most other dorms have bigger rooms (though Fauver’s are plenty large compared to most other schools!), some have balconies, some have “two-room doubles” and singles, and since they’re older, the other dorms have built up a certain sort of character. After leaving Fauver, you can continue on down Church Street. On your right will be the science building and science library (SciLi), which is quite nice and includes Pi Cafe for yummy pastries and coffee and is definitely worth visiting, and a little further down on your left will be Olin Library. After visiting Olin, continue along the path until you reach the Campus Center, which will be on your right. This has additional dining facilities, student mail, meeting rooms for clubs, and all those goodies. Again, most of the things it’s used for will be absorbed by the new campus center that’s opening in fall '07. You’ll then walk past College Row (a string of buildings that includes classrooms and the like, as well as '92 Theater where student productions go up and Memorial Chapel, where large events with a big audience are often hosted) and back to the Admissions Office. Obviously, this tour doesn’t cover everything, like the Butterfield Complex (which has classrooms, Summerfields dining facilities, dorm rooms, the Kosher Kitchen, etc.) and Broad Street Books and Freeman Athletic Center, but it does a pretty nice job getting you to see the heart of the campus.</p>