<p>I know that not all who go to Wellesley are lesbians, however, are many forced and harrassed into being lesbians? An honest answer please, because i know for a fact that other 7 sisters school have that problem.</p>
<p>I'm a high school senior, so I don't know for sure. I've heard it's not as bad as Smith. That's what they said at a Wellesley open house I attended--could be biased though. hahaha</p>
<p>Why? Are you concerned that if you go to Wellesley you might be "forced" or "harassed" into being a lesbian?</p>
<p>I'm with millionlittlepieces, here. Are you concerned that Wellesley students will pressure you into personal sexual choices that you're uncomfortable with? From my experience, students are polite enough to respect their fellow classmates' choices of sexual orientation, whether they're gay, straight, bi, questioning, trans, or something else entirely.</p>
<p>I'm not crazy about Wellesley for a number of reasons, but I can truthfully say that I have never felt pressured at all by any of the lesbians I live with and attend classes with. Wellesley's lesbian population is, I think, exaggerated by the media because it's a single sex school, making it out to be some sort of homosexual cult--to my knowledge lesbianism is no more prevalent here than any other school I've been to, and they certainly aren't aggressive about it. People here are more occupied with their studies and college life than forwarding whatever sexual agenda you seem to be hearing about. I'm a straight student and have never felt at all uncomfortable.</p>
<p>I'm applying, the whole thing wouldn't bother me anyway. I think that people would respect you--the people I met from Wellesley said everyone there was pretty nice.</p>
<p>First of all, there are no longer seven sister schools. These assumptions are bizarre. My D attends Barnard and she has never been approached. She wouldn't mind if she were because although straight, she is not homophobic.</p>
<p>Harvardbound, I'm sure you'd be pressured to be gay no more than I'd be pressured to be straight.</p>
<p>"are many forced and harrassed into being lesbians?"</p>
<p>Honest answer:</p>
<p>Not any.</p>
<p>i in no way meant to imply that i feel that i will be pressured into being gay because i am strong in my religious beliefs and cannot be moved, i know that there are not 7 sisters colleges left, i have not specifically heard about wellesley but have about mt holyoke to which my sister applied and got in a few years ago but when she decided not to go my father told her that he knows a few local girls who applied there and started to attend and then became forced and harassed by lesbians.it came to a point that they had to transfer in a semester</p>
<p>thank you for your answers and further answers would also be appreciated</p>
<p>Wow. If that's your concept of what a women's college is like, you probably belong somewhere else.</p>
<p>first of all there is no need to attack me
secondly these are mere facts that i am aware of regarding mount holyoke and wanted to know if it occurs at wellesley, i didn't say it did, i only asked if it did from students who currently attend there</p>
<p>Harvardbound--Don't worry about it. Wellesley is an amazing school. My niece spent four of the best years of her life there a few years back, and she's as straight as an arrow. A couple of her friends weren't, but it just wasn't an issue. She said that those Welleslians with particularly strong heterosexual libidos could find plenty of male company in and around the Boston area. It's a terrific college town.</p>
<p>I wasn't aware that one can be forced or harassed into altering their sexual orientation . I agree with the other poster that suggested that you would be better off elsewhere, if this is a concern and you are uncomfortable around homosexuals.</p>
<p>Yup. The only thing that you might be forced or harassed to do at Wellesley (and most colleges for that matter) is to allow yourself to broaden your horizons a bit and challenge any homophobic assumptions you might carry.</p>
<p>Harvardbound, I think you are confusing apples and oranges here. A person does not "become" gay, he/she is born one, and it has nothing to do with your religious beliefs. Gay people can be religious, too. I'm straight and not particularly religious, but I have gay friends who are devoted Christians. And from what you've said, you father sounds a bit homophobic. At least that's what I felt. Was he trying to discourage your sister from goung to Mt H by making up these stories?</p>
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<p>"secondly these are mere facts that i am aware of regarding mount holyoke"</p>
<p>I thought that your dad just told you this? And some local girls told your dad, yes? Have you ever played the game "telephone"? No facts allowed in that game. :)</p>
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A person does not "become" gay, he/she is born one, and it has nothing to do with your religious beliefs.
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<p>Doubtful... most people would disagree with you. But that is a whole 'nother bucket of apples.</p>
<p>oh wowww let's not do this <em>please</em>.</p>
<p>What I meant to say was "A person does not "become" gay, he/she is born one, and it has nothing to do with HIS/HER religious beliefs."</p>