<p>Right now I am debating between Wellesley, Colby, Johns Hopkins, and Tufts. </p>
<p>I really like Wellesley, but I am worried that the girls there might be too uptight. Do they know how to relax and party, or are they constantly worried about being perfect?</p>
<p>Also, I know there is cross registering at MIT, but how often do Wellesley girls really have the opportunity to interact with boys? It is just a weekend thing, or are there opportunities during the week as well?</p>
<p>Oh dear. Uptight? Granted there aren't a lot of parties on campus, and you definitely aren't going to see everyone cutting loose with the booze and loud music every weekend, but students relax and have fun however they choose. Some people really prefer to spend Friday nights watching a movie with their friends. Others get together for more traditional parties. Many go off campus to mingle with other schools.</p>
<p>There are options. The student body is far from homogeneous, and (much as people might be tired of hearing it) college is what you make of it. If you want to find other people to go out with on the weekends, you will. There'll be plenty of other students who might seem sedate and uptight (ouch), but they're simply doing what they find most satisfying, just like you.</p>
<p>I want to know if boys go there, to Wellesley. I know that there are a bunch of chances to go out and meet people at other schools, but does anyone go to Wellesley to have fun? Plus...my mum says I should pack some formal stuff cos apparently the eastern states is a lot more formal than here, (Vancouver BC)...so are they are parties where you get to dress up??</p>
<p>I can't answer your first question--I'm a pretty quiet person who prefers small gatherings with friends to going out. So ... sorry I can't offer insight on the number of students who travel to Wellesley, rather than Wellesley students going to other schools for fun. (The only info I do have relates to the Tower Court party and Dyke Ball, both (?) of which have undergone alterations since last year.)</p>
<p>As for formal wear ... eh. You'll have a first-year formal and a senior gala. Those are the only fancier-than-clubbing events. What's your baseline for "formal"? Little black dress or ballgown? (Then again, I'm probably not the best person to answer this question, either. I like getting dressed up, but [see above paragraph] my activities rarely involved going out.)</p>
<p>Especially since you'll be moving such a distance, keep all non-essential clothing to an absolute minimum. If it doesn't fit into two suitcases, it's too much :-P</p>
<p>I've only been to a few parties on campus this year, but I was surprised by the amount of boys who do actually come to Wellesley. Most of them are presumably from places like Babson and Olin, which are nearby colleges.</p>
<p>People do actually come to Wellesley, though, even though it's a bit isolated. Asian Student Union's party back in..... February? March? drew busloads of boys from who knows where. And for Japan Club's Yuki Matsuri, a bunch of students from BU, Harvard, BC, and Tufts came :) These are rather limited examples, I know, but I'm not much of a party person either... so all I remember.</p>
<p>When big(ish) parties are planned, I know it's definitely on the organizations' agendas to try to draw in as many people as they can... at the risk of sounding condescending/stereotypical, I think the better question would be whether or not the types of boys who generally come to campus to party are the types of boys you want to be meeting...? Just something to think about~</p>
<p>And not everyone is "constantly worried about being perfect" just as not everyone is that way at your high school. We might have a higher proportion of such people-- it's possible-- but, again, everyone is different! </p>
<p>Guys can actually crossregister and take Wellesley classes (just as Wellesley students can crossregister elsewhere)... so, in that way, it is very possible to end up interacting with them even during the week. I had boys in two of my classes last semester, and only one, I believe, this semester. It's an interesting dynamic, to say the least.</p>
<p>Ringer05</p>
<p>Oh jeeze I'm not sure I can handle that. Ha well...yes, formal meaning dress, not ballgown! I caught that little "eh" in there, was that on purpose? Yes yes yes we say "eh" constantly here, but we do NOT live in igloos (demanded she who lives in Cali during a trip I took). This should be an interesting experience, laid-back west meets toity (no offense meant) east!</p>
<p>Haha, no I wasn't mocking you with the "eh" :-) I didn't even think about it, actually.</p>
<p>Going by your definition of formal wear: yes, you will have plenty of opportunities, should you so desire.</p>
<p>And, yeah, it's hard to pare down the wardrobe, but moving will be so much easier if you do. I moved from rural, western Nebraska (no one asked us if we lived in igloos, but people often asked if we had to ride horses to school or if we had cars). The whole process would have been infinitely easier if I had A) brought fewer clothes, since I never wore half of them, anyway, and B) brought fewer shoes, for the same reason. If you feel that you didn't bring enough clothing, you can always ask your parent(s) to mail you a few things; alternatively, you can buy new clothes as you need them. The for-sale conference on campus is pretty great.</p>
<p>i don't know about you, but we californians go to school on our surfboards. </p>
<p>i also heard that too about the more "uptight" east. that i can't go around slumming it in my sweatshirts and jeans anymore and my dad was actually insisting i go to an etiquette class. um, i don't think so.</p>
<p>Good call, Toffee. I live in Connecticut...I don't think I've ever had to wear a dress anywhere but prom.</p>
<p>haha i slum it practically everyday and i'm in the east.. and slummig it is pretty normal .. i'm from ny tho so maybe massachusetts is different...</p>
<p>Wellesley girls are the most awesome, intellectual, and fun girls you will ever meet! I just came home from a campus visit and overnight stay...wahhh, they are so cool. I miss Boston already :-/</p>
<p>Coquettish! Are you going?</p>
<p>Aww, I want to visit Wellesley already! Darn...I wish Addis wasn't so far from Boston!! :(</p>
<p>are you going to SOC yukster? i hope you are, because i want to grill you about addis! maybe not grill. maybe ask politely. but frequently.</p>
<p>Jeans are sweatshirts are pretty normal on campus. People dress up a litle more when they haven't done laundry in a few weeks and have run out of everything else ;)</p>
<p>If you want to wear skirts and blouses with makeup and perfectly styled hair every day, that's fine, too. But you might hear some grumbles from students who barely managed to shower and find a not-too-wrinkled shirt before running to class.</p>
<p>Lol, that's funny, ringer. From what I've heard, everyone tends to dress up during freshman year. But once the workload starts to build up, a quick shower followed by a wrinkled shirt becomes the norm.</p>
<p>No, toffee, I won't be going to SOC. It's so sad...:(. You're most welcome to grill me about Addis come August, though!</p>
<p>In other news, I'm excited yet nervous to find out about my future roomie. Have you read that CC thread titled 'Worst roommate experiences'? Let's just say it scares me a little! :p</p>
<p>hey! i'm a transfer applicant who just got in! (like, half an hour ago online) About SOC, I wonder if I can go even though I'm not a freshman.... like if they would give me a place to stay and stuff...</p>
<p>Call them ForShaganov. </p>
<p>Yukster, I have read them. Um, so very disturbing. I wouldn't really want to share a college let alone a dorm room with some of those roommates.</p>