Applicants for Class of 2012

<p>Cathyberry - I agree with PriscillaCC. Send 'em all. Those are solid scores and they confirm eachother. Best of luck!</p>

<p>I’ve applied early decision. I still haven’t had my interview… it’s next week. Should I call admissions and let them know?</p>

<p>Just a post about how much I love Wellesley!!!
Gah, still a month until ED decisions are out!!!</p>

<p>Does anyone know the exact date of early decision notifications?</p>

<p>Wellesley notified ED applicants on Friday, Dec. 9 of last year, and on Friday, Dec. 10 of 2010.</p>

<p>So perhaps you will hear on Friday, Dec. 7?</p>

<p>Oh god that’s so soon.
I am not ready for that!</p>

<p>Hello everyone. I also applied ED to Wellesley.</p>

<p>I am so anxious for decisions to come out…best of luck to everyone!</p>

<p>Hopefully this time next year we well all be classmates, worrying over exams instead.
:)</p>

<p>Right now posting on this thread feels sort of surreal to me. I’ve been lurking on this forum for so long… (since sophomore year) and right now it’s a bit scary/weird to be finally applying and writing my Why Wellesley essay. Have any of you had your interviews yet? I can’t schedule mine till I send in my EE app :/</p>

<p>Hello ladies,</p>

<p>I know this isn’t what you all want to see on this thread, but I felt compelled, after someone showed me this, to comment in an honest way. I applied to W three years ago, as my top-choice, and it was the biggest mistake I have ever made. This school is a VERY difficult place to attend college- academically, socially, and financially. Unless you are prepared for a radically liberal social environment (with, let me be honest, a 70 percent LGBTQ population), grade deflation, and very little financial aid unless you are in the low-income bracket, Wellesley is not a choice you will be proud of years from now. This school needs a lot of changes, and I personally wish someone had given me an honest insight before I began to waste 4 years of my life at W- transferring is now too late, and Wellesley’s grading policy makes it very difficult to transfer to an academically comparable school. My aim is not to discourage, but to give you what I wasn’t given- an honest look into what the school has become. Girls who aren’t lesbians, become lesbians out of convenience. It is impossible to be anything but politically liberal (Conservatism is a serious minority, and people will be very disrespectful of your opinions unless they match theirs) and it is overall a very trying place to be anything but a hardcore feminist/malcontent with men. Feel free to PM me, and please take this post as someone trying to help. If you get into another school, of comparable academic excellence, please, please consider it over Wellesley.</p>

<p>My daughter is a second year student at Wellesley, so I feel compelled to respond to wells1990.</p>

<p>Radically liberal social environment - Wellesley does have a liberal environment. So do most colleges in the Northeast.</p>

<p>70 percent LGBTQ - Wellesley does have a LGBTQ contingent, and they are visible. I have no idea where wells1990 has her 70 percent estimate, but it is exaggerated. If you want to date men, clearly you will need to get off campus to find them, and lots of students do.</p>

<p>Grade deflation – The grade deflation policy is that the maximum average grade in 100- and 200- level courses with an enrollment of 10 or more should be a B+. This increases the value of a Wellesley degree, and indeed acceptance rates into graduate schools have actually improved since Wellesley put this policy into place. </p>

<p>Pride in a Wellesley degree – Wellesley grads are wildly proud of their degrees. The Wellesley network is one of the biggest strengths of attending.</p>

<p>The academics at Wellesley are top notch and the opportunities to work with professors, as well as go off campus and do interesting things, are substantial. Attending a women’s college with competent, ambitious and intellectually engaged students has its special challenges, it is true, so I encourage you to visit or correspond with Wellesley prior to making your choice.</p>

<p>As a current Wellesley senior, I’d like to say that wells1990’s post is so inaccurate that I suspect they’re not really a student here.</p>

<p>First of all, our actual LGBTQ population is roughly 14% of the school. This is based on a survey conducted by groups within Wellesley–not speculation. I have never seen anyone become a lesbian “out of convenience”. That is a very bizarre claim to make at all.</p>

<p>As for the school’s liberalism, yes: Wellesley is a liberal place. 85% of the student body supported Obama in the recent election, for instance. Just like fendrock noted, this is the case with most colleges in the northeast. However, I have never personally witnessed people being rude to conservative students. For instance, at the election night party this year, there was a room set up specifically so that conservative students would have a place to watch the results without feeling like they were outnumbered. Other party-goers didn’t bother them about their political beliefs.</p>

<p>With regards to financial aid, I don’t know what wells1990’s experience is, but I received a much larger aid offer than I thought I would, and my family is far, far from poor. I wouldn’t be able to attend this school without a hefty financial aid package. More than half the school is here on aid.</p>

<p>Fendrock is 100% correct about grade deflation. Yes, our classes are challenging. Yes, our professors are hard graders. But that’s why so many Wellesley students go on to excellent graduate schools. Other institutions know that Wellesley is a good college and that its graduates tend to be hard workers. (Also, it’s not like people here are struggling to get C’s. The deflation policy means that you have to work harder to get an A here than you probably would elsewhere. That’s it.)</p>

<p>Finally, the idea that we’re all “hardcore feminist/malcontent with men” is only about 1/3 accurate. Would I say that most people here are probably feminists? Well, yeah–it’s hard not to support gender equality when you go to a school full of intelligent, hard-working women. However, no one’s burning bras or writing poems about their tampons. And no, we don’t hate men. Many Wellesley students have boyfriends at nearby schools. I have never heard anyone talking about disliking the entire male gender. Honestly, that is the kind of stereotype about Wellesley that I’d expect to hear from a sexist Harvard or MIT student who’s never actually met anyone from this school.</p>

<p>In conclusion: Prospective students, I have not for a minute regretted coming to Wellesley. Sometimes the workload can be stressful, but I know I’m getting a great education. I respect and like my peers. Most people like it here. If wells1990’s post has you worried about the school, I’d encourage you to come for an overnight visit and attend some classes/meet current students. (If money’s a problem, contact the admissions office. I think they sometimes pay airfare if there’s financial need.)</p>

<p>I’m sure Wellesley isn’t a great fit for everyone. I’m sorry that wells1990 doesn’t like it here, but writing an anonymous post full of exaggerations and flat-out lies is a sketchy and bizarre way to communicate her discontent.</p>

<p>I’d like to respond, briefly, to clarify-</p>

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<li><p>I know a good deal of girls who came to W as straight students, and began having relationships with women because they admitted to feeling like it was the easier/fun/why not it’s Wellesley! option- it’s so easy to be gay/bisexual in a place where it is extremely welcome.</p></li>
<li><p>I’m financially stable, but Wellesley is a financial burden for my family. I receive almost no aid from Wellesley. I personally know of about 8-10 people in my situation. I’m sorry neither of the other commentaries were aware of this gaping hole in Wellesley’s aid policy.</p></li>
<li><p>At this year’s election party, I witnessed multiple girls name-call the Republican candidate, and watched the WC Republicans voice their discomfort with the scene; the room reserved for “conservative” watching was frequently visited by rude, inconsiderate girls sticking their heads in and laughing. </p></li>
<li><p>I think it’s safe to say that while my post might be controversial, people who attend the school and are able to look at it without Wellesley goggles will see reason in a good deal of it. All I am asking is that prospective students take into account that while this is a great school, academically, it has a lot to improve upon socially.</p></li>
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<p>If you have problems with the school itself, fine. However, your original post was full of exaggerations and false statements. It’s just not accurate to say that people at this school don’t like men or are overwhelmingly lesbians/politically radical/etc. In fact, I discussed your post with a number of girls who were studying in my hall’s common room, and they were likewise baffled by your characterization of Wellesley. Additionally, the girls I talked to who were in the conservative room at the election night party didn’t mention anyone coming in to mock them. If that happened, it was obviously inappropriate and unacceptable. However, I think it’s safe to say that that kind of behavior is atypical at this school.</p>

<p>Again, I’m sorry that you don’t like it here. However, making a bunch of misleading statements about Wellesley to prospective students isn’t productive. As someone who transferred to Wellesley after a year at a well-known, public university, I can say without hesitation that the academics and social atmosphere at this school were a huge improvement. And given the impressive number of alumnae and current students who love this school, it’s safe to say that you don’t need “Wellesley goggles” to appreciate your time here.</p>

<p>I am a Wellesley alumna and my D is currently a student. She is a member of the Wellesley College Republicans. She has many friends whose politics differ greatly from hers. Students are largely liberal, but they are not doctrinaire about it to the point where they cannot have a civil conversation. The only thing that is not tolerated is homophobia. </p>

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<p>Yes, that’s true. What’s the problem? One might make a similar statement about being heterosexual. Someone who is uncomfortable with the idea or presence of alternative sexualities is probably not going to be happy at Wellesley, or indeed at any northeastern LAC. </p>

<p>All I can say is that I had a pretty active co-ed social life at Wellesley. If you want it, it’s out there. Wellesley is not a lockdown unit.</p>

<p>I will chime in to tell any girls looking at Wellesley that OP’s original post is out of line and inaccurate. My D is a freshman from the conservative state of Texas, heterosexual and from a public high school.</p>

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<li><p>She is open minded so politically she loves the atmosphere. Has not witnessed attacks from liberals on conservatives. Also, how many college campuses (NE or otherwise) aren’t liberal leaning?</p></li>
<li><p>She has had zero experinces with this “70 %” GLBT number and wouldn’t care if that were true - again, open-minded. Also, she and her friends go into Cambridge to socialize with guys all the time on weekends as well as Olin and Babson - not terribly novel at Wellesley.</p></li>
<li><p>The academics are very challenging and she had a rough spell midway through this semester, but she also took two sciences with labs - she is managing now and getting in the swing of the increased workload. If you are not intellectually curious and willing to work hard to earn the VERY respected Wellesley degree, maybe it wouldn’t be a good choice. D loves being around smart, engaged and diverse kids - something all the girls there cherish.</p></li>
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<p>Obviously, if you can, visit before deciding - that’s true for any school.</p>