Wesleyan vs Middlebury

doun31
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:57:01 +0000

I really like both these schools. Academically I think Middlebury is perfect for me, I love languages and creative writing, two areas for which Middlebury is really well-known. However, I’ve heard that Middlebury is jocky and a bit of a party school. I am not a jock, I am attracted to the “quirky” student body at Wesleyan I keep hearing about. Also, I am gay and I hear Wesleyan is very gay-friendly and Middlebury is less so.

Does anyone know if my information is accurate? Is it worth going to a slightly, though just slightly, lower ranked school (#5 vs #12) because I’m gay/different? Does anyone know just how gay-friendly/unfriendly Middlebury is?