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when i first considered going to wheaton college i was apprehensive because of the small size and bad reputation for being a bunch of rich kids that get away with murder just because they've got a trustfund.
then i took a tour of the college and i liked it enough. the campus is really nice, despite the fact that it's less than a square mile and the town of norton is probably the most worthless desolate place on the planet earth. but, because of the campus and for whatever other dumb reasons, i decided to attend wheaton.
...biggest mistake ever. it IS in fact a bunch of rich white kids that still rely heavily on mommy and daddy to wipe their asses for them. the girls are bitchy and elitist despite the fact that most of them are ugly, and the guys are either jocks or burnouts. to be honest, wheaton college turned me into a heavy smoker and a pot head. not only because marijuana is everywhere on campus, but because it's seriously hard to survive this place sober.
i'd honestly say that the only thing i enjoy about wheaton is that i can get drugs quickly and easily. other than that, it sucks here. there's nothing to do, no night life, and i feel like i'm repeating another 4 years of high school.
the campus is so small that you literally have to watch what you say in front of people unless it gets back to someone. since the kids here have everything of actual importance handed to them on a silver platter, their only concerns regard whose sleeping with who, etc.
the other thing that should be taken into consideration .. wheaton is the 17th most expensive college in the united states. about 55k a year without financial aid. that being said, the rooms don't have cable, the food will have you shitting your pants within 10 minutes, and if you happen to live on lower campus, well .. get ready for a blast from the past seeing as nothing's been fixed up or renovated since about 1970.
the one good thing about wheaton is that they're lenient about letting you have your car on campus, even as a freshman. i think because they know that if they tried to trap people here everyone would either go mentally insane or else leave after their first semester. | Campus Aesthetics: A+, Social Life: F |  | | |
| | Oct 27 2009 | 2nd Year Female --
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| Bright | When I applied here, I had not visited the campus. If I had I would have seen that this is a High school, where wealthy unmotivated kids are baby sat. If you do not have the right pedigree and the right bony, high waisted skirt wearing fake tan frame you will be shunned. But if you are incredibly unappealing and happen to come here you will be able to run bacchus, and other busy-body clubs like that. If you have an opinion and your parents worked for their money, wear what you like and do no quiet resemble a hunchback of Notre Dame. Go somewhere else. This school is not for you. But if you can manage having no social life or friends, the education is good. | Faculty Accessibility: A+, Scholastic Success: F | | | |
| | Oct 22 2009 | 1st Year Female --
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| Super Brilliant | | lots of rich white kids. no diversity. great professors though. | | May 29 2008 | 1st Year Female --
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I chose Wheaton because of it's small tight-knit community that I thought I would really love and appreciate; however, after spending a year at Wheaton, I felt like I was trapped inside of a tiny bubble. The campus is all you basically have when you're there because there is absolutely NOTHING in the surrounding town, except woods that people get high in, and a CVS and Walgreens. No joke. True, Boston is only a car/train ride away, but the train is annoying and expensive, and it's hard to come back to cmapus on late nights because you have to coordinate your schedule with the campus bus shuttle's schedule (unless you have a car). And you usually only can go out on weekends, so during the weekdays you're stuck on campus the whole time.
The campus itself is nice, however. It has a quaint feel and the buildings are lovely, and the small size allows you to go to and fro in a matter of 5 minutes or so. But the food is gross.
I was an art major, and though the classes were nice and small and I loved my professors, their program and offers of different art classes weren't big enough for me to experiment, explore, and try new things. I wanted more than just 2 levels of photography courses, and then led straight to independent study. If you're an art history major though, I heard they have a better program.
Anyway, it's rural and small. If that fits you, then great because the people are friendly. Just make sure you have a car if you ever want to do anything fun because it gets pretty lame on campus. | Perceived Campus Safety: A, Surrounding City: F | | | |
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