I wrote my essay on working at a farm down the road from my house, and how I was a really shy bookworm. Working there really broke me out of my shell, and made me realize that I can gain new perspectives not only by reading, but by having conversations with the members of a diverse community. Kinda homespun, but I feel like my personality and desire for intellectual vitality came through 
My common app essay was about my journey of finding my own voice by challenging parental and cultural pressures. As for my major, I would like to pursue English with a concentration in creative writing. With that being said, though, I think that the Cognitive Linguistics major Wellesley offers is super cool, too! So I might double?
@xyx5182 Oh awesome! And thanks I never got to visit Hunan (my Chinese fam was born there, but they moved to Beijing for college), but I did travel in Yunnan, Gansu, and Shanxi! I’m trying to go back so I can visit a bunch of other places… I really want to go to Chongqing and Xi an!
Hey everybody!! Sorry I’m late to the game. I also applied Wellesley ED and I’m just as nervous to find out as you ladies are!! (T minus 3 days)
To catch up, I said my major is Chemistry/Economics (though I have no idea to be honest…), my main essay was about an older woman who bullied my severely autistic sister and how that inspired me to make an autism awareness project, and my Wellesley essay was about study abroad and Katherine Davis.
My EC’s are mostly music related. I’ve been in a city-wide choir since I was eight and I’m in two choirs related to school. But I also venture outside of that field as well, like in politics, international stuff, business, etc.
@rivers86 That’s so cool!! You must have tasted some real Hunan cuisine then 
Did you go to 陕西 or 山西？I suppose you went to the latter since you’d have gone to Xi’an if you went to the former, right? Anyways, Xi’an is among my favorite cities in China, and you should visit Chengdu (another favorite) as well if you go to Chongqing!
@PaigeyPoo189 did you submit a supplement?
@xyx5182 Yeah! I went to a few places in 山西 and I definitely did (gimme that 拍黄瓜 any day 
) , though they had an odd taste for pizza hut haha! I can’t believe I didn’t go to Xi’an though, cause a lot of my friends did and I was there for a year smh, but next time! Chengdu is know for its pandas right??? 好可爱！
Hi all! I’m super super nervous about decisions coming out! Just 2 days away! I’m very scared about the decision but hopefully everything will work out for the best. Is anyone on here from FL? It seems as if no one in my area even knows what Wellesley is.
@rivers86 haha! Pizza Hut does different things in China (of course lol) and it’s quite popular over there (somehow I’ve never had it in China tho haha). And yes, pandas indeed!! Did you go to an international school, or did you go to more of a public, traditional kind of Chinese high school?
@poorgirlfromFL Im really nervous too 
I dont even know how Im going to be able to do schoolwork on Thurs… And no, Im from NJ
@rivers86 @xyx5182 I dont mean to just join your conversation but I really want to visit China haha. Im studying Chinese at school and I honestly love the language and the food too!
@misschoding haha you’re so welcome to join I’m so glad to find people who study Chinese here! No high school in my area even offers Chinese… How long have you studied it?
@xyx5182 Where are you from? This is my 6th year studying Chinese.
@misschoding wow you must be very proficient then! I am from Hunan Province.
@xyx5182 Haha, Id love to be fluent but im not oh Thats cool!
Any Spanish speakers? My mom’s from Peru :).
Lol, less than 2 days from now we would all know our decisions…
@misschoding Yea, no prob, join away! This is my 6th year too! and @xyx5182 I was with an American program called School Year Abroad but we were on the sixth floor of a public Chinese high school… when we traveled to different provinces we spent a few days taking classes with the public high school students too :).
@poorgirlfromFL not from FL, but your neighbor! I’m in Atlanta Where in FL are you?
anyone here from Texas??
@pchs17 No…