Attention pre-frosh: Welcome to Wesleyan. We invite you to crash every party, flood Foss Hill, and be generally ubiquitous this weekend. Instead of using this space to vent our normal complaints or convince you why Wes is best, we are providing you with a list of what we wish we knew when we were you. Misconceptions about Wesleyan, common worries, and general knowledge have been compiled and addressed to aid in your decision-making.
– If the financial aid department is troubling you, don’t give up. Things may still work out, and if they don’t, your debt just might be countered by four years worth of good times.
– There is no naked dorm, but it’s okay to tell your friends at rival schools there is. Besides, the entire campus is pretty much clothing-optional, and there are naked parties at the end of every semester.
– Not everyone smokes, and even if they did they wouldn’t care if you don’t.
– As frosh, it’s absolutely possible to be friends with those in other class years. It can even make living at and adjusting to college easier.
– You can visit friends, go home, do some community service, AND go to Cancun. We have two weeks for spring break. Spend them wisely.
– You do have plenty of time, but it pays to start thinking about your major early.
– It might freak you out that all these kids from Stuy or Newton have known each other pre-WesFest. Still, most frosh don’t know anybody, and by the end of the year everyone will be on the same playing field.
– There are plenty of options for playing sports here. If you like sports but don’t want to join a Cardinal team or a club sport, we have plenty of Intramural options.
– Don’t hide your affinity for America’s Next Top Model or the O.C. If you want to talk about pop culture all day, you’ll find your niche. If you want to talk about Kant all day, you’ll find COL (College of Letters major).
– It’s cool to fulfill all your GenEd requirements, but that shouldn’t structure your academic life. Don’t worry about it. In many cases it’s not even required.
– Wesleyan students love to bitch. You will hear about how much we hate ResLife, dining hours, outrageous costs and fines, and plenty of other things. But we’re still here, and it’s because, regardless of its imperfections, we love Wesleyan.
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