<p>does anybody know or have any suggestions on what kind of social life it will be like wat wellesley? my parents are trying to convince to go to umich but i got an awesome package at wellesley so they cant make me not go. </p>
<p>im still debating myself where i should go... umich big school but lots of people from all levels... wellesley slightly more "elite" but im not 100% sure what kind of atmosphere goes on around there. i heard theres that mit xchange thing, but do mit people think wellesley girls are dumb? </p>
<p>When we were investigating Wellesley for my daughter I called a friend of mine who is an MIT graduate. He reported that they have great respect for Wellesley students. They are considered to be very smart, but people who prefer a liberal arts education to the technical orientation of MIT. He said he would be happy to send his own daughter there.</p>
<p>When we were touring colleges in Connecticut, we ran into a parent who was an alumnus and did alumni interviewing for MIT. He said if he had a daughter he would strongly suggest she consider Wellesley. (A little bit of sexism there, like why not MIT for his daughter, but it's his, not mine).</p>
<p>Wellesley is the best. The classes are small and challenging and the professors are awesome. You get to know them like family. Your friends will lead you in directions you never thought possible (like playing field hockey or singing in the choir for the first time or taking geology even though you are an English major). The social life is what you make of it. When you don't want the distraction, you have lots of company and the opportunity to have some of the best female friends for life in the world. Women at Wellesley have double the opportunities of women at co-ed schools. I would not have traded my years there for anything (and I'm from Michigan and love Uof M). I honestly believe it is the best college for a young woman in the world today. My parents were wary, too, but now they realize that it was the best decision I ever made. Good luck!</p>
<p>I got rejected from there (:() but I think so highly of it. It was my dream school and even though it hurt a bit to get the skinny letter late March I didn't and don't harbor unhappy feelings about it. I liked and thought that highly of it.</p>
<p>If I ever have a daughter, I would encourage her to at least check out what Wellesley has to offer (which is a heck of a lot, when you do the research and realize how great academically and opportunity-wise it is). </p>
<p>It's funny. I won't be going to Wellesley this fall, but I probably know as much about it as a girl who really is heading there does. That's how much I thought about and researched the school. </p>
<p>Oh well. Best wishes-- Wellesley is so worth it. :)</p>
<p>Congrats on getting into Wellesley! Best wishes this fall. :)</p>
<p>(By the way, you're on Live Journal under "rovee" too right? Because I think I've seen your username on the Wellesley_09 live journal. Cool. :))</p>