<p>I just got off the waitlist of Wellesley yesterday and I only have a couple of days to decide which school I will be heading to. I love both schools in different ways so this becomes a really hard decision for me. I want to do economics/international relations. Any suggestions out there? :S</p>
<p>Different environments. Wellesley offers probably closer attention by virtue of it being a LAC. Semi proximity to boston helps too (you have to take a bus to the harvard/MIT area). Hopkins might offer you more of a complete college experience with both sexes and the urban feel. Academically speaking, Hopkins will likely offer you more opportunities after graduation by virtue of it being a research institution with more renowned professors and connections. Economics and international relations are also better at Hopkins by most metrics. Hopkins also has a more prestigious reputation.</p>
<p>Do you want to go to a Women’s College is the main question. I think you have to definitively answer (emphatically!) YES to go to a place like Wellesley.</p>
<p>In all fairness, Wellesley is a wonderful institution but if you want IR and Econ, Hopkins has a reputation matched by very, very few. And, it should say something that they wanted you right away.</p>
<p>All female LAC vs. coed research university. Schools aren’t terribly similar. Which type of education do you like more?</p>
<p>I was from a girl’s school so women college doesnt sound new for me.
I’m just thinking about the prospect of Wellesley/JHU students in terms of getting into grad school?</p>
<p>I’d stick with Hopkins. Wellesley is trying to fill the class after students have turned them down for other places. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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<p>They’re both fine. JHU probably has more research opps though.</p>
<p>Holy crap I was in the same predicament when I was trying to choose an ED school.
Go with Hopkins!!
I did extensive research on Wellesey (visited the campus and spoke to a few students) and it really doesnt have as many opportunities for me as Hopkins…especially be/c I am going to be a international relations major.
Dont worry about Hopkins’ size…it is the perfect balance between a large school and a small LAC.
To each his own, but I did not like Wellesley’s location, the general attitude of the students (and the no boys factor lol), or the limited course selection within my major (compared to a larger place like Hopkins).
All in all, I am happy with my decision. </p>
<p>Plus!!! so many current Wellesley students are talking about transferring out. I don;t know why but they just didnt seem to happy.</p>
<p>thanks for all your suggestions 
seems like most people prefer JHU…well but in the end I decided to follow my heart and go with Wellesley 
guess that’s what matters right?
I guess I can’t go wrong with either one…:D</p>
<p>I attended and taught at Hopkins; my husband taught at Wellesley. They are both excellent schools but they feel very different in ways that are connected to the gender difference but not entirely derivable from it. Each school is intense in its way, but those ways vary. Hopkins, IME, is openly committed to intellectual rigor and cutting-edge research; it is unabashedly competitive and individualist. Wellesley emphasizes collaboration, learning in groups, close and friendly relationships between faculty and students: process in addition to, or even more than, results. Which one you prefer will depend on the kind of person and student you are. Although I am female, I found Hopkins a bracing, exciting place; my husband loved Wellesley’s intimacy and concern for the “whole person.”</p>
<p>In which school is your future adumbrate?</p>
<p>Busieness school of Northwestern? Is it very unachievable?</p>
<p>Huh? You want to go to Kellogg now or after undergrad? If now, wrong forum. If after undergrad, sure so long as you get a good job and get good letters from your employers and get a good GMAT score.</p>
<p>Pick Hopkins, any day! I can tell you right now that single-sex at the collegiate level does not work a third as well at it does at the high school level. If you go single-sex, you’re going to be disappointed.</p>