<p>I'm a shy asian american..do you think i'll be able to make friends and be happy here? I read threads about how shy/lonely people find it difficult to make friends in college because there are too many people or that you get lost in the crowd and things like that.</p>
<p>Are students generally happy in an all girls'' school?</p>
<p>It’s a universal phenomenon that during the first two weeks of college that new students magically have the ability to sit anywhere and introduce themselves to strangers.</p>
<p>After students start getting comfortable, that goes away for most people, but by that point, people are settling in. I wouldn’t worry.</p>
<p>Students are generally happy here if Wellesley is a good fit for them. Students who want city life at their door step, want to party 24x7, want to live with guys down the hallway, and don’t want to study a lot should look elsewhere. </p>
<p>There are plenty of opportunities at any school to meet people. Students meet each other through orientation groups, extracurriculars, classes, and friends of friends.</p>
<p>People are so friendly here! Wellesley is a fairly small college, so I am always running into people I know. I love that I can go alone to one of the cafeterias on campus during lunch time, and be 98% certain that I will end up eating with people I know.</p>
<p>WendyMouse, I’m too shy to just sit anywhere and introduce myself to strangers… and i take a really long time to get used to being around people before i get comfortable around them. :(</p>
<p>college_ruled, what is your definition of studying a lot?
I don’t want to live with guys down the hallway, but I still want to meet guys… how do you meet guys!!!</p>
<p>The amount of time spent studying depends on the individual person, classes, etc, but students are smart, professors have high expectations, and Wellesley has a mandatory curve which makes academics a challenge. (I have never seen the grades “B+/A-” or “A-/A” before I came to Wellesley.)</p>
<p>Regarding guys: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/wellesley-college/832469-boys.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/wellesley-college/832469-boys.html</a></p>
<p>wait, what do you mean by “I have never seen the grades “B+/A-” or “A-/A” before I came to Wellesley”? are you saying most students get those grades or are you saying that your old school doesn’t grade that way or someting?</p>
<p>some people feel it’s an odd grading system, like you essentially were given two grades, not one.</p>
<p>on your other topic, there are lots of shy asian girls here. i consider myself to be quite shy, but in the beginning of a new semester/ new school, there are always other people who are in the same situation as you are…and you’ll at least be able to talk about that.</p>
<p>I don’t really think being shy is too much of an issue. I know lots of people who consider themselves shy, including me! </p>
<p>I think I’ve become more outgoing since I’ve come to college. The first few weeks can be frightening because you don’t know anyone, but you have to realize that all the other first-years are in the same boat! Everyone is nervous whether they act so or not. People find their niches I think.</p>
<p>However, this doesn’t mean that you’ll have someone to eat with/hang out with all the time. I’ve eaten by myself plenty of times and it doesn’t really bother me. Lots of other people do it too!</p>
<p>I get the feeling college is just a situation that pushes you. You will meet new people, but will they all like you? Probably not, but you’ll find the ones who do and be friends with others. I don’t really feel like you will get lost at Wellesley. We are a close community! :)</p>
<p>Wellesley seriously has every type of student - the smart, the shy, the bratty, the social star… I feel that no matter what kind of person you are, you’ll fins similar people and will be able to connect. Also, there are things like FYM groups (first-year mentor) that help you meet people and find friends.</p>
<p>I’m a Wellesley first-year…I love the college but I’m very shy (at least initially), and honestly, I don’t feel like I really fit in here. It seems like the peppy/bubbly/super-duper extroverted girl is the norm here, and if you don’t fit that mold, people automatically write you off as a studious, type-A, personality-deficient, goody-two-shoes drone. Maybe to some extent that’s true everywhere, but students I’ve met from other colleges in the area are usually more accepting. That said, I’ve made some good friends…usually with people who, for circumstantial reasons (e.g. roommate), got to know me instead of just passing automatic judgment. I also like the academics/other aspects of Wellesley, so I don’t regret coming here. At least, not much.</p>
<p>I felt that way too first year. Once you’re here longer, you view changes…especially after spending a summer away from Wellesley.</p>