<p>In my opinion, we don’t need to fight over whether or not to defend women’s colleges. It is a personal choice, and admittedly not the right one for everyone. There is a lot of stigma against women’s colleges, but I think the only way to change that is through the actions of graduates, students, and the recently admitted.</p>
<p>I applied early decision to Wellesley, and coming from a school where most people go to a state school, or a short list of 5-10 other universities, I am getting a lot of push back now that people have discovered it is a women’s college. I do think that it is wrong that no one respected the school much until they found out it was the sister school to MIT, and also has ties to Harvard, but I do not think that spewing facts at people who feel more comfortable at a co-ed school will really influence them much. Wellesley, and the other Seven Sisters (not to put down other all women’s colleges), do not have these high profile connections simply for the sake of tradition. Tradition doesn’t put seniors from Wellesley in the graduate labs at Harvard; a stunning education, however, does. I think that all we can do now is embody the image that we wish to project of these institutions, and realize this choice is an incredibly personal one that requires much soul searching for each individual.</p>