<p>My daughter got accepted by Wellesley among other schools. I feel great about it. But she is a bit concerned by its all-girl environment because she is afraid that she won't get a "typical" college experience. I am her father so I can't help her with this situation. Any comments are greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>hzhao-- I’m a Dad as well, with an admitted daughter x4 womans LAC’s. There is no shortage of boys trying to meet up with girls at these colleges. (Boys will be boys!) If by typical college experience one means boys living on the same dorm floor or sharing the same bathroom, then No, that will not happen on a regular basis. For a young woman with a serious study first, socialize second line of thinking Wellesley sounds like a great place. </p>
<p>My .02 David</p>
<p>David, Thanks a lot for your response. It is quite helpful.</p>
<p>No, of course she won’t get the “typical” college experience here if that means partying every night and binge drinking (although it is possible to do that here if you try really hard). That being said, she will get just as awesome of an experience, and perhaps better, since it’s a lot easier to develop closer friendships here (I’ve found) than when there are boys to get in the way at this age. It’s easy enough to meet boys from MIT and Harvard, but once you get here a lot of people realize that that’s not really the point.</p>