(Wheaton) I transferred into Wheaton College after being medically discharged

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	C-	Faculty Accessibility	A-
Useful Schoolwork	C	Excess Competition	B
Academic Success	B	Creativity/ Innovation	B
Individual Value	C+	University Resource Use	B+
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	C+	Friendliness	B
Campus Maintenance	B	Social Life	D
Surrounding City	D+	Extra Curriculars	C
Safety	A

Describes the student body as: Arrogant, Closeminded Describes the faculty as: Friendly, Helpful

Male

SAT1920

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Lowest Rating Social Life	D

Highest Rating Safety	A

He cares more about Social Life than the average student.

Date: Mar 17 2010
Major: Undecided (This Major's Salary over time)
I transferred into Wheaton College after being medically discharged from a military academy. I had previously been accepted, so I figured it would be easy for me to get in. I went in undeclared as a Computer Science major. The Computer Science department is supposedly a very close and personal group of people, and from what I saw, I would agree. Unfortunately, my Programming I class was very hard for me to follow, largely in part because of my professor's teaching style. Ultimately, I decided Computer Science was not right for me, and I am making plans to switch my major, as well as transfer from here. That's not to say this place is bad.

First of all, I'm from New England, and coming to the Midwest was a bit of a let-down. I'm used to being around ocean beaches, mountains, and people who tend to be live a more active lifestyle. Winter was torture for me. Students would watch hours of movies and TV series, or go driving at night to get food from fast food places—something that just didn't interest me. I made efforts to go into Chicago a lot to try to do stuff. It's a nice city and there's plenty of stuff to do, but after about 7PM the place becomes a ghost town.

The school, overall, is a good school. The only thing that really bugged me was the people. They are close-minded and self-righteous. It's heavily Christian and conservative, which isn't a problem, but many students and teachers profess to be loving Christians, when in reality, they judge everyone. People here are so worried about what others think of them that it becomes unhealthy, I think. Relationships seem to be superficial.

The facilities are generally nice (especially the fairly-new Student Center and the fairly-new Sports and Recreation Center). The food is supposedly ranked #1 in the country for best campus food, but it gets boring quick. The teachers are approachable and available, but I get the feeling that a lot of times they throw the

Christian perspective

into their lessons just to appear more holy or something.

The general education requirements are very annoying. In most cases, students have to take more general education classes than they have to take major classes.

Also, a word to the wise, do not go here if you want to go into engineering. They profess to have a 3-2 program, but it is awful. I have many friends here who went into the engineering program and have regretted it.

The internet is filtered and painfully slow.

There you have it… my fragmented ideas about Wheaton. Overall, the school is pretty challenging, and well-known across the country. It's prestigious. I wouldn't suggest coming here if you're not a Christian though. Coming here I was a bit iffy, and leaving here I can say I am not a Christian. The social life is lacking, activities on campus are minimal, and it can be boring here if you don't get involved with something.

Responses

Hey! Being a student from your class who stayed at Wheaton, I just want to say understanding the Wheaton community can take some time. While their certainly are close-minded, self-righteous people, there are also so many wonderful, open-minded, loving individuals on this campus. Don't let the worst destroy your opinion of the whole. You would miss out on so many great people if you only look at the worst.

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