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Tim White ’23

Moscow, Russia
Major: Prospective Film Major

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Piya Oberoi ’22

Dubai, UAE
Major: Neuroscience & Behavior, Science in Society
Minor: Civic Engagement
International student, orientation leader, Rho Epsilon Pi sorority, MINDS@Wes, Shakti, The Melon Lab, Middletown Community Health Center

"Identifying with just one community is quite an anomaly at Wesleyan. We have so many student groups and clubs—it’s an opportunity to take risks, play around, and meet new people that may become your best friends and your biggest supporters. I, personally, have various communities that I identify with. Some came together organically; others I sought out or heard of through friends and mentors who encouraged me to branch out.

What is so wonderful to me is how open-minded the Wesleyan student body is. It may seem that culturally affiliated communities are restricted to individuals of that origin, but I have brought friends from a range of ethnic backgrounds and nationalities to South Asian-affiliated events and they have loved it! This is a place that instills a sense of appreciation and perspective for the range of communities that exist on campus and reflects how diverse, open-minded, and understanding Wesleyan, as a student body, can be."

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Michael Force ’21

Berwick, PA
Major: Economics

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Pauline Jaffe ’21

Lebanon, NJ
Major: Government, Economics
Minor: Data Analysis
Lacrosse, Wesleyan Student Assembly, tour guide program coordinator, peer tutor, clinic escorts volunteer, Wesleyan Business Review founder

“In college, you will go through things and you will find things out about yourself. You want to do that at a school where you feel the most at home, where you feel the most comfortable to be yourself. Where you can go through all of those ups and downs and still have no regrets. And that was very true for me at Wesleyan. It’s where I became the best that I can be and now I’m going to go out into the world and do something with that. It’s not just a place to spend four years. It’s a place to actually thrive and grow.” 

I think what makes Wesleyan different is that the people here are invested. You could go to a school, do nothing to change it, and come out the other side with a degree and go on your merry way. That’s an option. And Wesleyan isn’t perfect, but that’s not why you choose a school. Every place has its imperfections. It’s what you do about them. Wesleyan students are very invested in making things better for those who come after them. I’ve been in meetings with the WSA, with Board of Trustees members, and with students, and able to see a lot of that happen around me. It never ceases to amaze me what Wesleyan students come up with and the solutions that they find. A lot is driven by the students, and administrators are willing to listen. It’s something you don’t get at a lot of places. The people who find a home at Wesleyan are invested in changing it for the better.

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