Wesleyan University Puns

I am not Marshall Eriksen from How I Met Your Mother

Some info has been redacted for privacy

Demographics

• Gender: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: White
• Residence: Minnesota, US
• Income Bracket: 300k+
• Type of School: Public
• Hooks: None

Intended Major(s):

College of Social Studies (combo of politics, history, government, and economics at Wesleyan)

Academics

• GPA (UW/W): 3.96/4.5
• Rank (or percentile): No rankings at my school
• # of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: 7 honors courses, 5 AP courses taken, as well as IB Diploma Program
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, IB Psychology SL, IB History HL, IB French HL, IB English HL, AP Statistics, Research (weighted course with prerequisites)

Standardized Testing

• SAT I: Did not take
• ACT: 34 (35E, 31M, 35R, 35S)
• SAT II: Did not take
• AP/IB: AP Physics (4), APUSH (5), APHG (5), AP Psychology (taking in spring), AP Macroeconomic (taking in spring), IB Bio SL (6), IB Math AA SL (6)

Extracurriculars/Activities

List all extracurricular involvements, including leadership roles, time commitments, major achievements, etc.

1. Founder and President, **** High School History Club: Created a club of 40 members passionate about history. Focus: time periods not in curriculum, marginalized cultures, volunteer opportunities, outings.
2. Co-President (11, 12), **** High School Model United Nations: Lead 40 member MUN Team; Specialize in Crisis Committees; ***** HS Letter w/ Distinction (11); Awards: Outstanding Delegate, Best Position Paper.
3. President (11, 12), French Club: Explore French culture through activities - build gingerbread Versailles; compose French poetry, analyze French music, create Impressionist art.
4. Independent Student Researcher, Research: Investigated method for bioremediation of chlorpyrifos-polluted soil using PCR, mass spectrometry, & bacterial culturing. Current: Sporophyte abortion
5. Writing Coach, **** High School Writing Center: Worked with fellow students to help them find their voice in personal and academic papers. Participated in a year-long writing workshop.
6. Project Archivist, Mohonk Preserve & U.S. National Archives and Records Administration: Helping digitize Natural History Observation Card Files. Analyze and enter weather/phenological and animal observations into a digital database.
7. Student Board Member, **** High School leadership of freshman
8. Co-Leader (11,12), Lawyer (11,12) & Witness, ***** Mock Trial

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I've been told it is and according to The Hidden Ivies it's one of the Little Three with Amherst and Williams but nobody talks about it and I'm kinda nervous bc I like it but one of it's added plusses is I also am attracted to its prestige, but does it actually have it? I'm kinda having those last minute doubts since I get back its ED in a few das

Did anyone receive portals yet from these schools? Thanks !

I applied RD but submitted my application at the beginning of the month, I did this with all my applications and received portal login info for all schools except Wesleyan. Have yall heard from them?

I've only received an email about fin aid and an email confirming that they'll add an update I sent them to my application. Before I contact them about it I figured I should ask yall in case it's normal since my application is RD.

i was browsing their wikipedia page and it says they accept 36% of international applicants AND they're need-blind (it didn't specify whether that's also for intl's but i think so?)

ik it's not exactly a safety but i've seen a lot of intl students on here having no options if they don't get into a T20, so wanted to pass this on <3

I am considering applying early decision to Wesleyan, and was wondering if anyone could give me some pros and/or cons of the university?

I visited the campus last month, and really loved the courses, the community and housing aspects, and the creative and liberal school environment (although I am not sure about Middletown...) I am interested in double majoring in studio arts and computer science/sociology/English literature/film (undecided). If anyone has any personal experience at wes, what do you think about the studio art department? Additionally, would you say the school provides good connections to industry/grad school?

Thanks so much for the help!

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Hey waitlist gang, I just checked CC and it seems that Wesleyan is overenrolled :( You can check the link for yourself but to quote an email that someone got in response to their LOCI:

“Thanks for reaching out again and reconfirming your interest in Wesleyan. I’m sorry to have to tell you that as of May 1 we are over-enrolled for next fall. We would need to lose an unprecedented number of students to other schools’ waitlist activity to consider offering any seats in the Class of 2025.”

The college confidential link: https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/wesleyan-university-2025-waitlist/3524661/11

This sucks very much especially since i was hoping an acceptance would be able to bring down the amount my parents would have to pay for my schooling significantly but thats the way it goes ig. Sending hugs to all my fellow disappointed homies😔🫂🫂🫂

Is VWU good at lacrosse? I can’t find much info online. Thanks

I never looked into going there at all. They sent me hella emails and I unsubscribed. They kept sending them and I figured okay whatever they'll stop in a few months. I started college and all the other schools stopped sending me shit, but I guess Indiana Wesleyan University is just built different. I finally decided to block them but they just started sending me emails from a different account so I blocked that one too. I thought I had finally escaped, but then the biweekly physical letters started rolling in. I don't know what to do now but I'm honestly kinda impressed.

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Trying to decide between my top two choices, ultimately I want to go to med school and I'm trying to figure out which school is best for me from an academic standpoint.

Due to covid, I never got a chance to visit Wes or Moho. Now I'm having a hard time choosing between these two. Can someone maybe give me some advice or tell me a bit more about these two schools?

I want to study biochemistry and go into the premed direction. The weather and natural environment really matter to me (jokes on me for applying to schools in new England lol).

The pros and cons are just based on what I heard on the internet.

Wesleyan University:

Pros:

more prestigious (prestige whore right here)

better research opportunities (for premed

good science department

Cons:

I've heard that it's not the safest place to live

the drug/alcohol culture is holding me back

Mount Holyoke:

Pros:

I really like the community and feel I would be happy there

nice location, I really like the natural environment

Cons:

not as academically rigorous? (compared to Wes

I'm not quite sure about going to a women's college (not really a con tho

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I’m trying to decide whether to have an interview with an alumni or with one of Wesleyan’s senior interviewers. Which option would be best?

I hear stories about this school, such it’s a CRNA mill (100+ students getting accepted), their passing boards are marginal ~84.8%. I even shadowed with a CRNA who went to TWU many years ago and told me the school is no longer what it used to be. He says, to avoid this school unless it’s my last option. He orients both TCU (Texas Christian University) and TWU SRNAs and he can clearly see the differences. TCU students are more prepared and more knowledgable overall. He believes that one of the main causes is due to the class size being way too large. He mentions, “CRNA school is a rigorous program and having those many students, no matter if they’re self-directed learners, many get left out.” He does make a point there. Also, mentions to hear TWU does the minimum of everything needed to meet AANA standards.

I question how can this continue to go on? I mean, every student is spending an enormous amount of money to become a proficient CRNA.

It reminds me of my undergrad A&P course where there would be 60 students. The professor wouldn’t even know half of them. Would just read a PowerPoint and go on.

Those who know individuals who went there, What y’all think? I mean TCU is literally next door to TWU and they should both be great at what they do. TCU has a great program and year after year they always have a national passing boards of 95%+

By the way, I’m not against TWU; I didn’t even apply to the school but I was going too because I’m from Texas. But after learning all this prior applying, I applied to a school out of state (tuition actually less than TWU) with a cohort of 16 students.

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