<p>Susiebra, your attitude is a little disheartening. Don’t knock it 'til you try it! If you hate Wellesley so much, why did you bother applying? Give up your spot for someone who really wants it.</p>
<p>i applied because they’re generous and i’ll admit that they are because i can actually afford to go there and for that i will forever be grateful but i should try to find out if i can graduate in three years because, while i’m not boy crazy, i think that boys are loveable. i’m totally fine with three years and then grad school but i’m just wondering if that’s an option…</p>
<p>I’ve heard some people do graduate in three years. You can also do an exchange with other schools if you want a change of environment for a year.</p>
<p>But honestly, if you go on the Facebook group or look around here, you’ll find that most of us really love boys too! I mean, I certainly wouldn’t be planning on going to Wellesley if I thought it was like a nunnery.</p>
<p>so all students at women’s colleges are men-hating nuns? c’mon. I think you need to do a little more research. I know plenty of women at Wellesley that have boyfriends and numerous male friends.</p>
<p>It is just infuriating to me that you’re just going there because of money. I know, it’s a tough economy, but I just think of all the young women that would kill for your spot while you keep spewing uninformed and ignorant statements about the school and how you dread it so much you want to graduate early. ugh. Maybe you should check out your local community college - they’re inexpensive and they are coed. From what I’ve heard that sounds more up your alley.</p>
<p>/endrant</p>
<p>Wow. I think I’m a little too qualified for anything below this thanks. and you know a lot of people go to schools that aren’t there dream schools and that’s okay. </p>
<p>and you can’t say just going there because of money because wake up: the reality is 50k/ year is not possible for everyone so money is everything. money eliminated most schools for me and it’s okay to go to a school because of aid. that’s the real world and you shouldn’t be so judgemental about it.</p>
<p>i want to make the best of college and if i can do it in three years instead of four or through an exchange program with another college, who are you to judge me for that</p>
<p>I’m one of those waiting list kids crossing my fingers that a bunch of you will go elsewhere! 
send in those response cards ladies! …otherwise, it’s MHC for me which I’m pleased about, by I still have a soft spot for Wellesley.</p>
<p>Women’s colleges do attract a self-selecting type of young woman. These young women tend to be very bright, motivated, articulate, and serious about making the most of their college experience. These informed young women are also very capable of articulating their reasons for choosing an all-women’s environment. </p>
<p>To anyone out there with doubts about, or disdain for, an all-women’s environment, or for those who are less than thrilled about said college, then I’d have to concur with englishivy or bustles…go with the fit.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>SB,
“that’s the real world and you shouldn’t be so judg[-e]mental about it.”</p>
<p>I completely agree. You should apply that same mentality to your view about Wellesley. Personally, I wouldn’t go anywhere that I had as much disdain as you seem to have for Wellesley. I don’t understand why people go to schools for the sake of their name only. You are going to be there for four years. If you can’t seem to muster up one good thing to say about it, besides the money, maybe going to a local school then transferring the year after wouldn’t be such a horrid idea for you.</p>
<p>SB: I just didn’t understand.
“i applied because they’re generous”</p>
<p>you didn’t know your fin offer when you send your application, how could you know if Wellesley is generous or not ? why did you apply a women college that you hate to go?</p>
<p>** my post read weird. I agree you shouldn’t be judgmental, not with your view on going to Wellesley.</p>
<p>firefly - Yea, my dad’s practically going around telling people “My daughter’s going to Wellesley” after Barnard rebuffed our appeals. :P</p>
<p>Not that i’m complaining, Wellesley looks pretty dang good too :)</p>
<p>I’ve pretty much ruled out Wellesley but the only factors that might change my mind are class size and guidance/advising</p>
<p>-all my other colleges have lecture hall classes, does wellesley?
-is there good career prep?</p>
<p>Wellesley has lecture and discussion style classes. However, Wellesley has smaller class sizes than most schools. There is 1 class that has 100+ people (lecture for Intro to Art History). All other large lecture classes have about 25-30 students. Once you get to the 200-300 level classes, most classes are about 15-20, some may only have 10 or less. </p>
<p>I think my largest class had about 33 students – intro to chemistry. Most of my classes are about 10-15 students. My smallest class was 2 students (this was not a research project or anything; this was an actual class that met 3 times a week). </p>
<p>And we do have career prep. We have the Center for Work and Service (CWS) which I know I have talked about in a thread on here already. Basically they have counselors who help you with how to make a resume, how to present yourself in an interview, how to write a cover letter, etc – all the stuff that has to do with job and internship searches. They have drop in hours during the week for quick questions or you can make appointments with specific counselors for longer sessions. </p>
<p>One of the strongest points Wellesley can give you is being a part of the alumnae network. Wellesley alumnae will bend over backwards for other Wellesley sisters; they offer to help you with finding jobs, housing, give you advice on what industries to look into, etc. I have emailed many alums and most of them have gotten back to me within 24 hours, often with a friendly note telling me to call them on their cell phone number or offer to grab lunch with me (if they were local or around campus). It’s a really great part of Wellesley that you really cannot get at just any school. And Wellesley alums are everywhere! You don’t know it yet, but they are and they’re willing to help you out if you ask them.</p>
<p>I ruled out Barnard today after the open house. </p>
<p>The only problem now with me about Wellesley is money . Everything is so expensive, and my FA is a lot of less than what I expected. Can we apply for FA again or the letter the school sent out is the final decision?</p>
<p>You can ask the finaid office to reconsider their decision. What works better is if you have other (better) offers from other schools and then use that to try to re-negotiate the Wellesley offer. Good luck!</p>
<p>Also if you are coming to Spring Open Campus this week, you will have a chance to speak with the people who work at the finaid office. I’m sure they will be happy to answer any questions you have then!</p>
<p>Yeah I heard Wellesley’s alum network is really strong, one of the best, if not the best among top LACs.</p>
<p>susiebra:</p>
<p>Want to know <em>exactly</em> how many “lecture” classes there are at Wellesley? Here ya go:
[Registrar’s</a> Office Home Page](<a href=“http://www.wellesley.edu/Registrar/Menupage8.html]Registrar’s”>http://www.wellesley.edu/Registrar/Menupage8.html) </p>
<p>Click on Spring 2009 enrollment figures. It will tell you what classes actually ran, how many students were in them, and what’s the course cap. Ignore anything that says 250/350/360 or 370- those are independent studies. The accounting for x-reg classes at Olin and Babson are also not specific, There’s only one “large” class- art history 101, with 106 enrolled. The next largest class has 51 students: eng/clpt 113- it’s a class on sci-fi and ghost stories. Checking your post history, your other choices seem to be universities- I doubt they’ll come close in terms of the number of small classes offered</p>
<p>As for “career prep”, it depends on what you mean. Wellesley is a liberal arts college- there’s no pre-anything major. You will be academically prepared for post-college careers or paths, but the mission of any LAC is to educate you to think and tackle challenges, not prepare you for something obsolete. During one of her marathon speeches, Kbot rattled off the current activities of a selection of classics majors from decades ago. They were doing all sorts of things, none of which required Greek or Latin.</p>
<p>If you are talking about career counseling, networking and job search help, Wellesley’s CWS is there in full force. And, as they reassure the seniors about to take flight, they serve alumnae as well as current students.</p>
<p>pekingnese–Exactly. :)</p>