Wellesley is a great, but relatively unknown women's college. The college will take care of you, but there are many things that require you to be from a certain level of society. It's secluded a little, but that can be a good thing and it is so easy to get off campus.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
If you're a person of color, make sure you are comfortable with their demographics. LOOK UP THE DEMOGRAPHICS. It plays a huge role in feeling represented at Wellesley.
Just because Wellesley isn't well known, it doesn't make it a bad school. It is amazing! Most professors genuinely care, and class sizes aren't bigger than maybe 30 students.
The college is beautiful!! but very small. Keep that in mind.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
Definitely what Wellesley is known for: almost killing you. But! It pays off a ton. You end up one of the best! There is no grade inflation, so if you earn a B, you get a B. You feel less bad about doing alright. The help is there if you need it. There's countless resources from office hours from professors to help rooms.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
Depends where you live... I really love my residence hall since I live on the fourth floor and everyone up here is really nice and clean for the most part, no one too crazy. There are some more party-prone residence halls. The RAs here are also a lot cooler. They're remodeling a bunch of stuff, too, so they're going to be so old. Some residence halls are really cool and look like something from the past, so that is really cool. You usually have to share a room for the first 2 years though.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
Better than most places, but not perfect. The ultimate thing: There's ice cream at every dining hall, ALWAYS. Also, they try to make ethnic foods and only sometimes do they succeed.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
Oh man. There's buses into Boston, MIT, Harvard.. There's buses to the mall, movies, and other places on Saturday. With Boston, there's an infinite amount of things to do. It is something you have to devote more than 3 hours to though. There's events like every weekend too, which are always great!
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
Oh man, the town of Wellesley is rated like among the top 3 wealthiest cities in the U.S. sometimes so you better believe stuff here is expensive. Boston isn't so bad, but you can't go without money. If you have a job, it's not so bad. If you get a really good financial aid package, your job will let you have all the fun you want if you're careful.
In terms of the EDUCATION, if you're from a low-income family, you can get a really good financial aid package. If not, I know it depends. Overall, the Wellesley education is great, IF you already come from money. Wellesley has a lot of resources to help out though.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
You have to come to Wellesley to experience the greatness that is our traditions. Most of them are secret and amazing.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
We don't have sororities, we have SOCIETIES. They're basically the same thing.
Wellesley is a great, but relatively unknown women's college. The college will take care of you, but there are many things that require you to be from a certain level of society. It's secluded a little, but that can be a good thing and it is so easy to get off campus.
If you're a person of color, make sure you are comfortable with their demographics. LOOK UP THE DEMOGRAPHICS. It plays a huge role in feeling represented at Wellesley. Just because Wellesley isn't well known, it doesn't make it a bad school. It is amazing! Most professors genuinely care, and class sizes aren't bigger than maybe 30 students. The college is beautiful!! but very small. Keep that in mind.
Definitely what Wellesley is known for: almost killing you. But! It pays off a ton. You end up one of the best! There is no grade inflation, so if you earn a B, you get a B. You feel less bad about doing alright. The help is there if you need it. There's countless resources from office hours from professors to help rooms.
Depends where you live... I really love my residence hall since I live on the fourth floor and everyone up here is really nice and clean for the most part, no one too crazy. There are some more party-prone residence halls. The RAs here are also a lot cooler. They're remodeling a bunch of stuff, too, so they're going to be so old. Some residence halls are really cool and look like something from the past, so that is really cool. You usually have to share a room for the first 2 years though.
Better than most places, but not perfect. The ultimate thing: There's ice cream at every dining hall, ALWAYS. Also, they try to make ethnic foods and only sometimes do they succeed.
Oh man. There's buses into Boston, MIT, Harvard.. There's buses to the mall, movies, and other places on Saturday. With Boston, there's an infinite amount of things to do. It is something you have to devote more than 3 hours to though. There's events like every weekend too, which are always great!
Oh man, the town of Wellesley is rated like among the top 3 wealthiest cities in the U.S. sometimes so you better believe stuff here is expensive. Boston isn't so bad, but you can't go without money. If you have a job, it's not so bad. If you get a really good financial aid package, your job will let you have all the fun you want if you're careful. In terms of the EDUCATION, if you're from a low-income family, you can get a really good financial aid package. If not, I know it depends. Overall, the Wellesley education is great, IF you already come from money. Wellesley has a lot of resources to help out though.
You have to come to Wellesley to experience the greatness that is our traditions. Most of them are secret and amazing.
We don't have sororities, we have SOCIETIES. They're basically the same thing.