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Colleges and Universities A-Z Wellesley College
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<p>After being admitted, I’ve narrowed my choices down to about two or three schools, one of which is Wellesley, and I realize now that I can’t actually choose between them based on any sort of…reasonable criterea. So, if any of you know what Wellesley is like, could you please answer/tell me how to find answers to a few of these questions?</p>

<li><p>I know you’ll want to hurt me for this, but is there any way to get good sushi near Wellesley? I know it doesn’t seem important, but it’s my favorite food and I eat a lot of it (right next to the ocean in California).</p></li>
<li><p>Is there any way to do any of the following: play badminton, learn how to kayak, or ski? </p></li>
<li><p>Are there a lot of snobbish girls at Wellesley? Yeah, I know there have to inevitably be some, I’m just wary of the rumors I’ve heard that it’s populated largely by bored rich girls who think they know everything. </p></li>
<li><p>How do you get to Boston? i.e. , are there regular buses, do you have to get a ride, what’s the deal? </p></li>
<li><p>How long does winter last? (gotta ask, I’m used to warm weather.)</p></li>
<li><p>How do you meet boys? I realize the obvious answer is that you mix with people from other schools, but is this really commonplace–do many girls at Wellesley have boyfriends/close guyfriends?</p></li>
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<p>In any case, currently Wellesley is winning becuase it is so, so insanely pretty. Can you tell I’m having a hard time distinguishing between schools? Am thinking of comparing school mascots if things get dire.</p>

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<p>haha, since i'm only an applicant this year, i can only answer your question about mascots!! fyi, Wellesley's mascot is Blue. Yes, the color. They pretty much yell "Go Blue!" at sports events. It's like Dartmouth's "Big Green."</p>

<p>although i hope you don't have to resort to making your decision based on school mascots! :D</p>

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<p>They offer skiing as a way to fill A PE req. or for recreation.
Here is the link:
<a href="http://www.wellesley.edu/Athletics/Recreation/activities/downhill_skiing_&_snowboar.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.wellesley.edu/Athletics/Recreation/activities/downhill_skiing_&_snowboar.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>There are regular buses and commuter rail into Boston.</p>

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<p>And winter lasts about December-early March, to answer another question.</p>

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<p>Sushi I don't know where the nearest good sushi is, but you can get various kinds of rolls at Roche Bros., the grocery store nearest campus (about a 20 minute walk). There's also Shanghai-Tokyo, which has some Japanese cuisine and delivers to campus. I don't know if they have sushi, but it's possible. Despite the lack of Japanese food, there are two great Thai restaurants within a five-minute walk of the edge of campus. Amarin and Lemon Thai were my two favorite places to eat in the Ville. Lemon Thai delivers--they even delivered in a blizzard! Amarin is a little nicer inside, but the prices are about the same as Lemon Thai. Both have excellent food. If you're interested in an expensive meal, Blue Ginger is fantastic. It's Asian/American fusion and fairly famous. The food is wonderful. They're also very good about accommodating food allergies.</p>

<p>Snobs I never met anyone who was a bored little rich girl. Doesn't mean there aren't any such people at Wellesley, but the students tend to be hard-working and very interested in what they study. Keep in mind that more than half of the students are on some degree of financial aid, and even the non-finaid students aren't necessarily wealthy. </p>

<p>You'll find all sorts of people at Wellesley, and you'll definitely find people you can relate to and understand.</p>

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<p>There is sushi every single day at the new campus center. Granted, it is OK quality but it's edible.</p>

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<li>I know you'll want to hurt me for this, but is there any way to get good sushi near Wellesley? I know it doesn't seem important, but it's my favorite food and I eat a lot of it (right next to the ocean in California).</li>
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<p>There's sushi daily in the campus center: I'd never had it before the Lulu opened this year, so while I love it, I can't give you a comparison basis with good sushi because I've never had anything else. Although someone found a slug in her sushi this morning- not sure how it happened.</p>

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<li>Is there any way to do any of the following: play badminton, learn how to kayak, or ski?</li>
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<p>There's a badminton PE class and a ski PE class (with a fee under $200 for five weeks of lessons, transport and rentals). Don't know about kayaking, but there is sailing PE class and you can take out canoes from the boathouse.</p>

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<li><p>Are there a lot of snobbish girls at Wellesley? Yeah, I know there have to inevitably be some, I'm just wary of the rumors I've heard that it's populated largely by bored rich girls who think they know everything.
They exist here as they much as they do everywhere. I have plenty of friends who fit none of these qualifications- in fact, the girl who I know enough about to know how well off she is, happens to be one of the least bored, least know it all, least snobbish people I know.</p></li>
<li><p>How do you get to Boston? i.e. , are there regular buses, do you have to get a ride, what's the deal?</p></li>
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<p>Regular buses- every hour (40 minutes on weekends).</p>

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<li>How long does winter last? (gotta ask, I'm used to warm weather.)</li>
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<p>Well, last week it reached 70 degrees. Currently it's snowing out. Locals (e.g. me) are not surprised, but nonetheless pretty angry at this fact.</p>

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<li>How do you meet boys? I realize the obvious answer is that you mix with people from other schools, but is this really commonplace--do many girls at Wellesley have boyfriends/close guyfriends?</li>
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<p>I don't get off campus much, but my roommate met her boyfriend (who cross registers here from Olin) while at Wellesley, and spends more than enough time with him. Another friend knows scads of MIT guys by going to Coffeehouse, fire spinning, mystery hunt and loads of other things.</p>

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<p>Are there a lot of snobbish girls at Wellesley? Yeah, I know there have to inevitably be some, I'm just wary of the rumors I've heard that it's populated largely by bored rich girls who think they know everything}}</p>

<p>Not at all. Some are very bright but shy, which makes them appear to be snobbish, when in reality they're simply the quite type. And with the workload at Wellesley, I find it next to impossible how anyone could become bored. Well, bored in their social life is a possibly, but that’s their own fault.</p>

<p>Many women of the caliber who are accepted to Wellesley spend a great deal of their formative years studying and didn’t always acquire the social graces of those who were out at parties, the CC (country club) etc., on a regular basis. In years past, many physicians had the same issue. They spent most of their life studying to be admitted to best colleges, then med school, and invariably studied 24/7 for another 6 years to make it through their residency. It didn’t give them much time to learn the social niceties and skills to communicate an interact with others. I.e. there bedside manner was often horrendous. Med schools long ago realized to be a good physician they needed to become more well rounded, which is why so many pre meds are graduating with Liberal Arts degrees in English, History, Philosophy etc instead of the typical bio, chem. degrees.</p>

<p>Are there some stuck-up kids who believe the world revolves around them and can be total snots? (medical term, learn it) You bet!!. But they’re usually not the actual wealthy students but the wanabes. Blame their parents for their attitude, not them. And if you’re kind and give them a chance, you’d be surprised how much they can change in as short a time as a semester. If all else fails, send them to the MIT frat houses for a night. Those with their noses in the air somehow miraculously are gazing at the floor wondering what hell happened before the night is half over.</p>

<p>Fwiw-- there are far more well rounded and genuinely
charming students at Wellesley than there are at myriad colleges I could mention.</p>

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<p>I have a friend who got into MIT this year.
He got a call from one of the current MIT students...
The student at MIT said, "The girls are MIT are ugly, so we find pretty girls at Wellesley and satisfy our needs."</p>

<p>LOL,</p>

<p>umm yeah... <em>shrugs</em></p>

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<p>...which means, if we go there, there will be some <em>slapping</em> of MIT boys. In order to, um, satisfy our need to...slap.</p>

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<p>hahhahahaahahha!
i think it will be fun befriending some nerdy (maybe the term doesn't apply to some) boys from MIT : )
we will slap them if they go geeky on us...</p>

<p>yeah! lets go get some sushi with some MIT boys before umm skiing!</p>

<p>i just got a text from my friend at wellesley that it's snowing there!!
ahhhh!!!
i hope to see some snow when i visit during the open campus week.
by the way, i am from southern california - sunny sunny sunny!
it's been raining though.. for some reason..
but still sunny sunny sunny!!</p>

<p>:D</p>

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<p>yeaaa it was snowing today in ny too but nothing stuck and i'm pretty sure in my 18 years this is the first time i saw it snow in april so noot to worry.</p>

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<p>Oh, I've lived in MA/CT all my life and snow in early april certainly happens, though it's not common.</p>

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<p>ah i want snow..... badly.</p>

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<p>It snowed today in NJ =/ It's April, gosh. Let's have some good weather. </p>

<p>Btw, the buses stop at Harvard and MIT, and are free during the weekdays, but $2 on weekends. You can get guest passes for buses too, so your friends can visit, etc. </p>

<p>I got the info from last night's admitted students chat. Is anyone here planning to go to the ALANA chat tomorrow night? I have a lacrosse game an hour away from school, so I might not make it =[</p>

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<p>The free, weekday Exchange bus only runs between Wellesley and MIT. The Harvard Square stop is only on the weekend, $2 Senate bus. </p>

<p>The Exchange bus does stop at the Kendall T-station, so you can get to Harvard quite easily, should you so desire--it's only a few stops away on the Red line.</p>

<p>Just wanted to clarify :)</p>

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<p>do you know how the crossregistration thing with MIT/Brandeis/Babson/other works? For instance, is it only for certain classes, or all are all of the classes open? Is it done often?</p>

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<p>As far as cross-registering with Olin goes pretty much everything besides our integrated course blocks (8 credits each semester of freshman year of math, physics and engineering) are open. </p>

<p>Currently there are a couple Wellesley students in our user oriented collaborative design class that all Olin sophomores take.</p>

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<p>Cross-registering tends to be fairly open, but make sure that you can get Wellesley credit for the course. As of last spring (a year ago), certain courses at Olin were available for non-credit cross-registration. I'm fairly sure that a lot has changed in the past year, but do double-check. It's a pain to think you're getting credit and then discover that you aren't.</p>

<p>The Wellesley website should have information about cross-registering.</p>