<p>I'm turning down wellesley for:
university of missouri kansas city six year medical program.</p>
<p>by the way, it as an EXTREMELY hard decision. i felt a lot more at home at wellesley, but i know that if i want to be a doctor, umkc is the way to go!</p>
<p>wow..i didn't spell wellesley right?? ahhhh!!!!</p>
<p>See, babanana. That's why you can't come to Wellesley! :). </p>
<p>Seriously, though, I get how good of an opportunity those med programs are. But KC ain't no beautiful Wellesley campus, I'm guessing.</p>
<p>whoa..that was rude.</p>
<p>yeah but it's the education that matters. that's the only reason i'm going to UMKC. if i wanted an affordable nice university with a pretty campus..i'd probably go to a state school. </p>
<p>look, wellesley is an amazing college. i love it there. truthfully it's where i want to go. but sometimes u have to give up appearance for reality. in reality, umkc is the right place to be. it's where i i know i will reach my goal.</p>
<p>I met someone who turned down Harvard for a six-year med program at a less well known University. </p>
<p>If you already know you want to go to medical school and are not in a med program, undergraduate years can be tough. There is a lot of uncertainty about whether that B+ will bar you from ever doing what you wanted. Grades are a smaller deal for your post college future, except for medical/vet school, and that puts a lot of pressure on people. Even if you are at a great school, it makes it harder to want to take risks or stop worrying about your grades. People who go to Wellesley have success getting in to med school, but it doesn't stop them from spending four years trying to avoid making one mistake.</p>
<p>Some people are premed because their doctor parents want them to be doctors. I knew someone who liked the idea of being a doctor and helping people, but hated biology and the competitive people who were obsessed with grades in her class. It was also her parents' expectation that she would be a doctor. It was pretty hard on her because it wasn't what she wanted for herself, but she didn't know that immediately.</p>
<p>If you are guaranteed to get into medical school, it will make for a much happier undergraduate education if you know what you want to do.</p>
<p>It sounds like a good decision. Good luck.</p>
<p>I'm going to Dartmouth. I might have considered Wellesley more seriously had they not offered me such laughable financial aid (<$3,000 compared to Dartmouth's >$25,000). Attending Dimensions erased any doubts I had about the social life at Dartmouth; I'm blissfully happy and can't wait for September. :)</p>
<p>I'll be attending Yale this upcoming fall. Wellesley had always been a top choice for me and I was thus, really close to attending Wellesley after receiving my likely letter. but like cameliasinensis, the financial aid from Wellesley was disappointing. Even after negotiating my award, there really wasn't much of a difference. It couldn't compete with the full ride I got from Yale anyway. But Wellesley really is an awesome school so don't get too discouraged by the amount of aid one might receive-it differs w/each person!!!</p>
<p>Babanana, I was joking, I wasn't trying to be rude at all....I guess that didn't come across in my post :(. I'm sorry.</p>
<p>..for Rice, but it is a VERY hard decision. Wellesley will always have a special place in my heart :-) (really) I am so sad I that I will not be going to Wellesley</p>
<p>for Boston College. I was also considering Oberlin, but Wellesley was pretty high on my list. I went with BC because I need a rounded experience. Good luck to everyone.</p>
<p>my D, a Physics major, accepted Schreyer Honors College at Penn State over Wellesley. It was, of course a very difficult decision, as she also fell in love with Wellesley's campus and atmosphere. Even though the size of PSU's main campus is a detrimental factor in her mind, she also sees that it allows more variety and choices for her second love: music. She has found her home in marching band, and would miss it terribly, and also cannot wait to try out for the ensemble that boasts 24 French horns and nothing else. She hopes that the more personalized attention, enhanced services, specialized research opportunities, and "insulated" atmosphere of the Honors Dorm will help focus her experience, while limiting her exposure to the unwelcome elements of hard partiers. Also, Although it was not a deciding factor, Wellesley's financial aid package could not come close to SHC's offer of a full ride.</p>
<p>I'm going to UPenn next year even though I really loved Wellesley too. Penn's just a lot closer to home, and I'm in a really cool science program there, and their financial aid was kinda better too.</p>
<p>it seems like overall financial aid was a big indicator for decisions...interesting...</p>
<p>yeah, it sorta needs to be, financial suicide for undergrad... :-\ </p>
<p>I was about to go to Colgate...
I'm happy and still surprised that now I can actually go!</p>
<p>D is going to Yale over Wellesley where she has legacy, not a hard decision for her...she just likes Yale better and yes the financial aid was better at Yale, but that was not the deciding factor.</p>
<p>I'm turning down Wellesley for Tufts.
The transfer admissions dean was really rude and inflexible, and after being at a small LAC for a year, I learned that rankings aren't everything. Tufts will have way more opportunities for me, even though some people still consider it an "ivy backup".</p>
<p>I agree. There are some staff at Wellesley who are rude or quite inefficient (not saying all, because there were some who were very generous when I called).</p>
<p>Our experience with Wellesley staff was entirely pleasant and positive. Everyone we met, from faculty, to admission staff, to students representing organizations or departments at the Open Campus event, was helpful and friendly. In the end my D chose a school where she just felt more comfortable. Wellesley's financial aid offer was excellent; more of it and half the loan amount. It will cost my D $10k more in loans alone (disregarding what it'll cost me!) over four years to go to Bard College over Wellesley, but she felt it was that important. Sometimes you just have to go with your gut when you find something that "fits". So, no complaints here with the Wellesley staff, or the financial aid. It was just a personal decision, and many thanks to those at Wellesley who made it a very difficult one. :)</p>