<p>I have a friend who's at another school right now, and she wants to transfer to Wellesley. Does anyone have any advice or tips, anything like that? Would it be safe to say that she'll be accepted as a transfer if she was accepted as a freshman last year (but chose not to attend)?</p>
<p>One of the main reasons why she wants to transfer is because this other school (while still a pretty decent LAC; I'm not trying to insult it) is a bit.. rowdy for her taste, to the point where it would be hard for someone to reeaally fit in because she isn't overly into that stuff. And academically, it lacks some of the rigor that's present at Wellesley. I mean, when students focus more on the drinking/partying part of college more than the actual learning/studying part of college.. I feel like something should change if that's not your cup of tea.</p>
<p>Personally, I really like Wellesley so I'm happy that she wants to transfer. But I think that while she wants to leave the school she's at right now, she's understandably worried about the social issues of transferring to a new school her sophomore year. Do you guys think it'd be easy to make a smooth transition, find new friends, all that jazz? Are friendships so established by sophomore year that it'd be hard to fit in if you were a newcomer?</p>
<p>I'd really appreciate any feedback at all on this topic. Thanks!</p>
<p>As a first year it was really easy to meet new people because nobody knew anybody -- so understandably, it will be harder for your to make friendships her soph year versus her freshman year.</p>
<p>That being said, I think she will settle in fine. Wellesley is so diverse that she will be sure to find people to hang with. There will be girls who like to chill on campus, and there will be girls who like to party every weekend off campus. </p>
<p>I have a friend who transferred from a school in Virginia, and she is now a junior at Wellesley. Most of Wellesley is pretty liberal, and she herself is conservative. She joined the Conservative organization on campus, and swims for the swim team. She seems to be pretty happy, she's a really cheerful and sweet gal. :)</p>
<p>one of my friends just transferred this past semester as a junior which i think is a pretty ballsy move but understandable - i think if you really don't like your school, you pretty much just want to get out of there. </p>
<p>i think they have fym groups specifically for transfer students though which is always nice because you can meet a lot of potential friends through that. also, i think it also depends upon her personality and simply how friendly she is. if she really wanted to make friends fast, join an e-board or take a seminar :) i think most of the time, wellesley students are pretty friendly.</p>
<p>^^To add on, just in case you don't know what fym is, each incoming Wellesley is offerred tons of mentors and people they can go to if they need help. FYM = First year mentor, and is an upper-class woman who helps you settle into Wellesley. I didn't use all my mentors, but it was really nice to know that there was always somebody I could turn to if I had a question or concern.</p>
<p>It was kind of a joke amongst my friends about how concerned Wellesley was about us getting settled in...the first week, orientation, was just filled with activities that were aimed at us getting to know everybody and feel more at home, to the point where we forgot that we were in college and not camp. :)</p>