<p>I recently received a Wellesley Book Award, and it really has gotten me thinking about Wellesley. However, I could never see myself at an all-female school. My biggest concern is social life. What do you do on weekends? Are there enough guys around the right age to interact with? How is the typical Wellesley social experience?</p>
<p>This is such a good question! Lots of people love everything about Wellesley but are worried about the all-girls thing. I just finished my first year and I was definitely really anxious about it when I decided to go, but I have not regretted it at ALL. I am a very social person and I absolutely love boys (as friends and as boyfriends!) so I was a bit concerned that I would be entering a nunnery. It did feel like that the first few weeks, but it got much much much better as time went on! I think I have a very good social life–I go out three to five nights a week to a variety of schools (perhaps I’m more social than some, though I’m sure others are even more social than I am!). I came to Wellesley without a lot of connections to other Boston schools (many girls have siblings/friends at Harvard or MIT which gives them a leg up finding parites), but I have made groups of friends to party with at Harvard, MIT, and Babson simply by joining extracurriculars (there are many clubs that interact with sibling clubs at other schools), being friendly at parties/when I’m introduced to people, and generally trying to get myself out there as much as possible. Most of the interactions are in alcohol-laden party settings, which I enjoy but are obviously not everyone’s cup of tea. Overall, I think the Wellesley social experience is amazing if you are super friendly and willing to keep an open mind. I loved being able to have the week to myself to study, take care of myself, and get things done, and then having the weekend to go out and have a good time. After I made friends at other schools, I found there was ALWAYS something to do and no shortage of boys around! Like I said, the big things would be to
- Join extracurriculars, especially ones that interact with other schools
- Be very friendly whenever you meet boys from other schools–whether it is at a huge open frat party, in a class at MIT, on the exchange bus, etc.</p>
<p>I definitely encourage you to consider Wellesley! I think I actually have more fun and have dated more boys than most of my friends at co-ed schools :)</p>
<p>I think the quality of your social life can improve because you’re actively engaging in that, rather than it happening by itself! I think that’s why puddlewonderful has more fun :D:D And there’s also the separation of the academics and the partying which I think is an advantage because you can focus and clearly deliniate the two sides of your life… It’s what I’m saying to myself as an enthusiastic firstyear, Wellesley 2015!</p>