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Friday, May 16th, 2008
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6:59 am - Party on Fountain
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amarise
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WesFolk of LJ:
If you haven't heard already, there was a showdown on Fountain Ave last night involving MPD, psafe, state troopers, k9 units, two ambulances, pepper spray, tasers, and about 300 drunk kids. Wesleying is pretty much continually being updated about it and you can check it out here.
President Michael Roth is holding an open house today in his office at 9am. If you're still on campus, I highly recommend you come and help us pack South College.
The Argus will be producing a Special Edition issue regarding these events. Send your thoughts to wesleyanargus.com/submissions to Wespeak on this issue.
Additionally, you can contact Middletown Police Chief Lynn Baldoni
(860) 344-3201
Middletown Police Department
222 Main Street
Middletown, CT
lbaldoni@middletownctpolice.com
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| Sunday, April 20th, 2008
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7:57 pm - Deciding between Wesleyan, Carleton & Oberlin
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randomstrawbery
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I'm a prospective student who is trying to choose between Oberlin, Carleton & Wesleyan. Did any of you consider Carleton & Oberlin? How did you decide on Wesleyan? What makes you glad (or sorry) that you did?
I'm interested in Classics, English (including Creative Writing), and History. How hard is it to get into the Creative Writing classes? Any comments or opinions on these departments?
Thanks for your help!
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| Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
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8:58 am - transfer prospie Qs
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__overbitten
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hello,
i currently go to reed college, in portland, or, and i'm considering a transfer to wesleyan. i'm trying to get out of here mostly because of the culture (it's vague, but you can ask if you want more info). so, i was hoping you could help me out by answering some of these questions:
1. what's the best thing about wesleyan? what's the worst?
2. how would you describe the campus culture? what are some stereotypes about wesleyan students? do they ring true?
3. are people usually stressed? friendly? passionate? inconsiderate? etc.
4. are people smart? are they socially-conscious?
and anything else you want to mention. i'd be transferring in as a junior, so anything about how difficult or easy you think it would be to integrate would help.
and thanks.
::Edit:: - is socio-economic and racial diversity apparent? are there interactions between different classes, races, etc.? are there tensions?
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| Sunday, March 30th, 2008
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8:07 pm - annoying
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kate_eats
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does anyone else get annoyed when other wes students make assumptions about you and project their level of privilege on to you? do you also find it more annoying when they consequently feel justified in judging your actions and lifestyle?
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| Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005
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3:04 am - Decision letters
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pearl_bracelet
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Hey,
I have heard from all of my colleges except for Wesleyan, and I am pretty sure that I am going to Barnard College, unless I get into Wesleyan. Does anyone know when they mailed the letters? I live overseas so I know that it will take longer to arrive.
Thanks,
A senior sitting in front of the mailbox
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| Sunday, December 16th, 2007
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10:24 am
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fatima109
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Would anyone like to share a cab to Bradley on Thursday afternoon? Around 3:00 or 3:30?
...or would anyone like to drive me for $$$ or to invite me along if you've already got transportation then?
E-mail jstolar@wes.
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| Sunday, December 9th, 2007
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10:33 pm
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girlziplocked
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Tuesday Night, we will be hosting a panel of educational experts to discuss educational inequality as it operates in America. Educational inequity is our nation's greatest injustice, affecting primarily children from low-income communities and children of color.
Please consider this your invitation to learn more about this pressing issue.
When: Tuesday Night, December 11th
Time: 7:30pm
Place: 108 Usdan
This event is sponsored by: Office of Community Service, Teach For
America, Invisible Men, Nosotras, Woodrow Wilson Tutoring and North End
Mentors
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| Friday, November 23rd, 2007
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7:42 pm - Another transfer post
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Hello, I'm currently a sophomore at Amherst. I had my reservations last year, but it was only over this past fall that I've realized how miserable I am here. The parties are awfully repetitive, the student culture is (for lack of a less pretentious description) boring and mainstream, 1,600 is way too small, the single dining hall feels and tastes like a high school cafeteria, what passes for a music scene is pathetic, and even the academics haven't blown me away yet.
The few nights I've spent at Hampshire gave me that impression of, Ah, THIS is what college should be like. I know now that I should have gone straight for a school like Wesleyan or Brown that has a more interesting student culture, a wider variety of courses, and a larger student body (even +1,200 would feel like a huge difference). At this point, though, I'm afraid that entering as a second-semester sophomore (and that's only if I take next semester off before transferring) would limit me socially. I'm also apprehensive about the financial aid Wes might offer me as a transfer -- schools tend to screw transfers on finaid, and I doubt any school of comparable quality could top the aid package Amherst gives me.
If anyone can offer any thoughts about how transfers tend to socially integrate and how decent their financial aid tends to be, it'd help me a lot until I eventually visit. Thanks so much.
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| Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
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6:23 pm - Pre-Frosh
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Hello! I'm a senior in high school, and last Wednesday I had my interview with a very friendly senior named Beck, which I think went pretty well. I'm really excited about Wesleyan, but I've just got a couple more questions to annoy you with.
1. What sorts of social activities are popular - i.e. is Wes like a raging party school, a sit-around school, or a let's-make-ridiculous-art-and-organize-a-protest school?
2. I figure that there probably isn't any such thing as a 'typical Wesleyan student,' but on the whole, are people nice? What have your experiences been?
3. How's the English department? Will I be able to get into small seminar-type classes as an underclassmen, or are those reserved for the seasoned seniors who've already payed their dues in 50+ student intro classes?
4. How many people write senior theses, and what sort of topics do they explore?
Thank you guys so much!
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| Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
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11:25 pm - Saturday Terp tickets
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loveismywine
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So I have people coming into town Saturday and I mistakenly got two tickets for the Terp show for the wrong night (Friday at 7). Does anyone have one or two tickets for Saturday's show that they would be willing to trade? I'll make you baked goods to sweeten the deal (you still get to see the show AND you get cookies/brownies/cake, how awesome is that?)
Comment here or e-mail me, agreenberg01@wes
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1:29 am
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mystikplum
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I too need a ride, but on Friday afternoon. My flight is not until the evening, at 7:30, but I can leave any time after 2 pm. If anyone would be interested, please either comment here or email me at mbery@wes. I would be willing to pay you and/or make you baked goods in exchange. If there is any kind soul who would also be interested in picking me up from the airport on Sunday afternoon at 3 pm, that would also be dandy.
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12:54 am
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fatima109
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I am flying out of Bradley at 1:25 on Saturday so I'm looking to share a ride to the airport around 11:30ish.
Interested in sharing a cab? Want to see if I can get a spot in your carpool? Drive me for $$?
E-mail jstolar@wes because I won't remember to check this.
Thanks!
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| Monday, November 12th, 2007
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12:28 pm
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| Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
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1:21 pm - Queer CUNY VIII
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| Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
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1:48 pm
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cityghosts
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Hello, all!
I'm a pre-frosh, applying E.D. and I hope this isn't too annoying, but does anyone have any advice regarding the essay?
Mine is pretty much finished, but I'm a big dork and I'm too nervous to send it yet. I just wanted to know your advice regarding topics, or style of writing, or really anything!
Thank you so much!
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1:20 pm - In search of...
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loveismywine
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I'm writing a paper that involves the Harry Potter books-- does anyone have the series on campus? I'd specifically like to borrow books 1, 3, 5 or 7, but I'll take any of them that you've got. It would only be for a week, and I'll do pick up and drop off. There could be brownies involved, if that will sweeten the deal.
(If you're looking to sell your extra Robin Williams ticket to an unsuspecting chump like myself, I would happily take you up on that, as well.)
E-mail me at agreenberg01@wes or leave a comment here
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11:53 am - Lost keys!
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amarise
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Lost last night, probably near Judd or Weshop:
Tons of keys (at least five, can't remember the exact number) on a red Wesleyan lanyard. There's also an empty plastic ID card holder clipped to the lanyard with them.
Please call 2056137130 or e-mail me at xsun@wes. Thank you!
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| Friday, October 26th, 2007
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10:14 pm - BYOP
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| Saturday, October 20th, 2007
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9:09 pm
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aledmar
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Hello,
I have a situation that is a little complicated, but hopefully I'll be able to get some answers/advise from this community. Let me explain it. I was admitted this year at Wesleyan to join the class of 2011 Regular admission, but instead, I chose to attend Boston College. Don't ask me why. It was the worst thing I have ever done in my entire life. I was there over the summer and I COMPLETELY hated it there. Still, though, I decided to go back in September to give it "another try", but I just could not do it; that place just was not for me at all, and it was completely unbearable. So, in mid-September, I decided to withdraw from BC. I just want to reapply to Wesleyan again, I know this is really where I want to be. Will Wesleyan understand my situation? I mean, it's not like I'm not doing anything, I am doing a lot of volunteering, including Wesleyan Upward Bound, because I happen to know a lot of people in the office. Do I have a chance to get in again for 2008? And since I took two courses over the summer at BC, will they be of any benifit for my application?
Thank you for all the help.
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| Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
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4:03 pm
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3satelliteheart
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Hello, I'm a pre-frosh from Connecticut and I have a bunch of obnoxious questions to ask you.
I'm sorry to be a bore, but this seems like a pretty welcoming community, and I am brimming with curiosity here.
So:
1. How important is class rank and GPA? My school doesn't publish class rank and only provides weighted GPA's, so I worry that a school, especially a competitive school, won't know where I stand. I have a 3.9, which would represent weighted courses at the AP and honors level (I think 7 total). Is this comparable to what you and other acceptees have had? Do I have a chance in hell?
2. What is the freshman experience like, and how does it differ from the ideas you had about Wesleyan before you got there? I've heard a bunch of people say that WesFest doesn't represent campus life at all - is this true?
3. Why did you pick Wesleyan? When I was visiting, I met a whole bunch of students who laughed and said they came to Wes because they got rejected from Brown, which made me worry that maybe the students who matriculate are the students who had to settle.
4. How is Middletown, and how is the administration's relationship with the student body? I've heard horror stories about both.
I really appreciate your help. :)
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