<p>I am just wondering how many people who are admitted are not planning to go to Wellesley. Since this year many colleges are waitlisting large numbers of applicants because of the economic crisis, I want to know what waitlisters chances are to ultimately get into Wellesley. </p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>I am not 100% sure, but most likely, yes. Amherst and Northwestern gave me much better financial aid.</p>
<p>Maybe~ Right now, Wellesley is offering the most aid, but we’re haggling with the Barnard FA people, so we’ll see…</p>
<p>Either way… :)</p>
<p>^^ omg firefly! I’m in the same position! Did your parents call in? Or did you guys send in a letter?</p>
<p>I will have to wait and see too. I REALLY want to go, but they gave me ZERO financial aid for some reason and I cannot afford to pay $57,000 a year! My EFC is like some $20,000 less than what I am expected to pay. 
Wish me luck!</p>
<p>I’m not sure yet. I love Wellesley, but it’s by far the most expensive of the schools I’m deciding between…Smith and MHC gave me huge merit grant things, but my right now Wellesley is where I want to go, I just don’t know financially how things’ll work out. :)</p>
<p>zoreo09 – My impression was that Wellesley met 100% of demonstrated need. Are you saying Wellesley gapped you? Or that Wellesley’s institutional formula said you could afford to pay $20,000 more than the EFC determined by your FAFSA?</p>
<p>Hudsonvalley51- That was my impression too. I don’t know what happened, but I’m really worried. I turned in everything, all the FA forms on time and about one week ago I sent in a request for them to reconsider my FA. I guess I’ll just have to wait and see, but it is killing me. So yes, apparently the way they calculated it I’m supposed to magically come up with another $20,000 approximately. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that something not only better, but much better comes back.</p>
<p>Maybe…I love Wellesley, but Barnard offers me a better deal on FA. My EFC is 0, but Wellesley expects me to pay about $16,000/yr, and it’s very hard for me to go. For Barnard, if I choose to live at home, I will not have to pay for anything. I really can’t decide now, and I’m still waiting my FA package from CMU. If CMU offers me a better deal (which is not likely to happen), I will probably go there.</p>
<p>I don’t think i’m going. I need to decline the offer, but I keep forgetting. I’m choosing either Barnard, NYU, or UCLA instead. Good luck to all those waitlisted.</p>
<p>Okay this is so weird. I can only afford Wellesley. Literally, I’d starve if I went anywhere else. How are they so generous?? I really don’t want to go to Wellesley. Their requirements are annoying and I don’t want Ma. or a women’s college. Do they try to lure ppl with money? Because I might just have to be lured. My parents don’t have the money to send me to any of the so called “no-loan” hypocritcal ivy schools.</p>
<p>SusieBra, maybe you can show your financial aid package from Wellesley to the other “hypocritical Ivy schools” and argue for more aid…there could’ve been a mistake in the other schools’ calculations. Definitely try to get something more so you don’t have to go to a school that you’re not interested in and so that someone else who’s absolutely in love with Wellesley can have the chance to be accepted in your place. 
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<p>I know they definitely don’t “lure people with money,” though–money (or rather, lack thereof) is what’s making me look at my other options beyond Wellesley more than I’d like to.</p>
<p>Thanks. I did that and Penn, for instance, had the nerve to deny me financial aid even though it’s a “no-loan” school for parents making under 100K, ie. my parents. I might just go to Wellesley even though I wouldn’t fit in. It’s not what I want but I can’t afford to make my college dreams come true. It’s only 4 years anyway. Hopefully it will go quickly.</p>
<p>SB, </p>
<p>From what I’ve seen here and from the alumni I’ve met I can say fairly confidently that the majority of Wellesley students will be really welcoming. I think the only way you won’t “fit in” is if you choose to go in with that mentality. It should be a great experience, and hopefully you’ll make the most of it- despite any reservations you may have.</p>
<p>Yes, vcm91, that is great advice! If you come into Wellesley with the mentality that you aren’t going to like it here, then you aren’t going to like it here. Keep in an open mind, and give Wellesley and your fellow classmates a chance – it might surprise you!</p>
<p>I am not sure at this moment, Wellesley sent my offer letter to a wrong address, they haven’t emailed me my fin aid package even I called and emailed them everyday.
Everything is messed up, I was already having to pass up deadlines for scholarships (including a full ride) that I received at other schools. I guess my first impression of Wellesley was so wrong.</p>
<p>Joa1994, you are in quite an unfortunate situation right now. I’m sorry you have to go through that. Though sending the letter to the wrong address seems quite strange, as Wellesley has a database where they put in all your information and so, they would use the same address for everything – in this case, have you not received anything from Wellesley at all? </p>
<p>It is good that you have called and emailed; however, if you are calling and emailing everyday, you might be going a little overboard. Admissions is obviously really busy right now and you should give them some time to process your request and then allow the post office to get the letter to you. Good luck!</p>
<p>I am in Canada, they used UPS express to send me the offer package, two mistakes on the address label, so it took 11 days for the UPS package arrived my front door, bad luck, no fin aid package in it. </p>
<p>All regular mails arrived without any problem.</p>
<p>pekingnese–sorry for not answering, but yeah, it’s looking like Wellesley’s going to win. My dad called Barnard and they’ve been completely unrelenting.</p>
<p>Is it possible to graduate in 3 years?
Oh and are the math/science requirements oppressive because they look it?
I think boys contribute a lot to the community too though…I’m not really into this women’s college thing</p>