<p>My S has similar interests and a similar background and had similar concerns in deciding between Wesleyan and Tuft.</p>
<p>What did it for him was the language and core requirements of Tufts. He does not want to take any more language classes and refused to review his 4 years of French to take the SAT Subject test or AP test to try and test out of the requirement. He didn’t like being constricted by the other core requirements at Tufts, although most Tufts students will tell you that they are not that difficult to fulfill. He understands Wesleyan’s distribution expectations that are required to be fulfilled for Honors etc., and will probably try and do that, but is happy that he doesn’t have to, to graduate. Your D may not have the same concerns, and Tufts is a great school too.</p>
<p>My S isn’t a party kid either, but neither was I until October of my freshman year in college… </p>
<p>When my S visited Wesleyan for an overnight, he liked the kids he met, and felt like he could find his crowd there. He is concerned that Wes is too small but coming from a very small high school, I think he will be just fine. </p>
<p>The first clue I got that Wesleyan was where he wanted to be was the big smile that lit up his face when he got his acceptance online. None of the other schools he was accepted to got quite the same reaction.</p>
<p>He just signed his Yes to Wes form that I will be sending in tomorrow.</p>