Wheaton College-Norton Top Questions

Yes, there is a lack of diversity at Wheaton, but of course there are exceptions.

No they are not.

These kids do exist, but they are more than balanced out by the majority of Wheaton students who don't fit into that mold. Everyone finds who they want to hang out with, as well as great people you wouldn't expect to meet.

1) No 2) Yes (matter of opinion)

The majority of people that attend Wheaton are from reasonably well-off or wealthy familes. Sometimes the money situation is brought up but there are ways to avoid it. Also there is not a distinct pattern to the people that attend Wheaton. During my time there, I have seen sports people, people devoted to fashion, the artsy type, musicians, and many more varied groups including people bordering on being classified as hippies.

To some degree the school is extremely liberal and the LGBT community is very strong. However its suprising to see how many really jocky people go to Wheaton.

We could use a new dorm. Upper campus is a coveted place to live, and many of the freshman and sophomores get placed on lower campus. A small campus is great if you want to have everyone know your name, however, some have compared to a large boarding school (which is true). Many students refer to Wheaton is "Wheaton High". We feel like a high school

Obviously not everyone is like that at Wheaton, but it is the majority. We're highly involved people who care about a variety of issues.

To some extent these stereotypes can be observed, but they are not the norm and in no way take away from the experience of Wheaton as a whole. The cohesion of the campus community at Wheaton would be difficult to find at a larger school with a different geography.

No. Of course Wheaton has some of these students but a majority of the student body is attending through financial aid and come from a wide spectrum of social-economic status. Also, regarding the second stereotype, Wheaton Students do have fun, or at least I do. Many a beer can be put down if that's your scene, and as long as you get engaged there are a million things to do on campus.