<p>1) I've been looking for desklamps, and I found one that clips onto the side of a table. Do desks have free sides/edges? Or am I better off getting a free standing lamp?</p>
<p>2) I want to study abroad in Japan. How much Japanese do I need to take in order to go? (I'm a beginner)</p>
<p>3) How much French should one take to qualify for the French House?</p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
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The desks do not have free sides/edges. Desks do come with shelves that can either be placed on top or taken off the desk (depending on how much space is in your room). Most students attach clip-on lamps to that shelf or on another piece of furniture near their desks (eg. bookcase, etc).</p>
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Many people go abroad with just the language skills they learn at Wellesley, so if you start at the 100-level, you would have two years by the time you go abroad in your junior year. I think most programs specify at least two years of language knowledge; some programs want three years of study though so you have to look at what specific programs you are interested in.</p>
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I think as long as you either take French at Wellesley (and have a good foundation of the language along with strong speaking skills) or you have French in your background, then you can apply to live in the French House. You definitely need to have some knowledge of the language. Here is some more info on the house and the application process:
[Bienvenue</a> a la Maison Francaise](<a href=“http://www.wellesley.edu/French/Maison/information.html]Bienvenue”>http://www.wellesley.edu/French/Maison/information.html)</p>
<p>The house is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. And I believe most of the rooms are singles or doubles. I have heard it is very spacious!</p>
<p>Also, the website for the French House has links to floorplans and pictures of the rooms. In the main house, if you look at rooms 206 and 207 (and possibly others…I haven’t gone through the whole site), you can see pictures of the basic furniture along with the desks and shelves I mentioned in my answer to your first question.</p>
<p>I’ve personally never found use for my clip-on lamp because the room comes with a floor lamp already. If you’re thinking about getting another floor lamp (which could be helpful because multibulb lamps are much brighter than the ones you get) you should probably coordinate with your roommate especially if you have a smaller space to work with.</p>
<p>Another random question.</p>
<p>Can you take two Writing 125 courses?</p>
<p>Suppose for example WRIT 125 Macbeth, and WRIT 125/ WOST 108 The Social Construction of Gender?</p>
<p>I really like putting clip-on lamps on my bed frame. It’s on my list of things that just make life better. It works better when you have “bottom” bunks. When I lived in Bates, I kept the floor lamp by my bed (I was in a single).</p>
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No. But if you are interested in more than one subject area, you can still take classes in that area beyond the Writ 125 requirement. For example, you mentioned Writ 125/Wost 108 course – if you can’t take the Writ 125 version, you could still take it later on a Women and Gender’s Studies Course. Or if you don’t happen to take the Writ-Macbeth course this year, you can still take another Shakespeare course in the English department.</p>
<p>If you are supposed to arrive and check-in to the dorm on August 28th, is there any way to deposit suitcases on campus on the 27th?</p>
<p>^^I really don’t think so. The school is generally quite strict about opening and closing dates for dorms–it isn’t the kind of thing where there is an “official” opening but you can show up anytime in the days previous. They give out keys when they say they are going to give out keys and not before.</p>
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<p>Sadly, no. Like advantagious said, dorms open on Aug 28-- that time is very strict.</p>
<p>Wait, res halls open on the 28th? I thought they open on the 31st in time for Orientation. Help! D:</p>
<p>The “New Student Guide” says that international students arrive the 28th, and domestic new students arrive the 31st.</p>
<p>Right, international students have an “international student orientation” before the main orientation week begins.</p>
<p>Ahhh, thank you for the clarification :)</p>
<p>OK, you are allowed to take unlimited credit/ no credit courses in first year, but a limit in later years (if you want to be eligible for some kind of honors).</p>
<p>But what counts as first year? The first two semesters only, or next summer (i.e. before your enter sophomore year in Fall) as well?</p>
<p>hmm good question Karaganda. Your first year is your fall and spring semester at Wellesley. The summer after your first year/ before your soph year is just the summer term.</p>