<p>Doubtful. The general idea I received of the school was that everyone was incredibly “unique” (Snap, that’s so cliche) and eccentric in their own little way. The thing about Wes is that everyone’s doing everything. Stereotypes are shattered the minute you walk in. </p>
<p>Personally, after four days at Wesfest I can honestly admit to experiencing a total paradigm shift. I met this girl who i considered, was a partyer. Typical LA, shallow, heavy drinker, etc. etc… I thought she fell into a very clearcut stereotype and I was wondering how in the world she got into this school. Then I actually talked to her and found she was ardently pursuing an English major, and her favorite authors included Dostoevsky (Russian philospher) and Keruouac (of beatnik renown). As I got to know her, my whole delusional presuppositions fell one by one. In retrospect, this is what I believe college should be like…discovering more about yourself and others and just simply gainging more perspective.</p>
<p>Basically, no one ever really falls into one “group” per se. </p>
<p>Furthermore, I found out from my host that the theater major students don’t have to be required to participate in plays because they usually get an overwhelming influx of non-majors auditioning for performances.</p>
<p>Also, I am intent on joining one or two (or three) dance ensembles there. There are so many with varying styles and degrees of skill. There’s a group for everybody. And, in case there isn’t, it’s very very easy to get the funding to create your own organization/group/club/etc. I am actually looking to start a dance group concentrating on traditional and modern filipino dances, because I was a little put off by the lack of my ethnicity’s presence in the community. </p>
<p>And finally, I heard Wes was looking to start building a museum to house all the artwork and pieces and ish of its students because they just have so much to display that they need more space.</p>
<p>In general, Wes is pretty damn artsy. Can’t wait, mang.</p>