<p>Haha, my parents are the exact opposite - they pretty much love talking about how great women's colleges are...so much so that sometimes I feel weird looking at coed schools. </p>
<p>That said, I've pretty much liked all the women's colleges I've seen, so I guess I'll have to admit that my parents were right!</p>
<p>Thanks, jacinth_ambrose. I think my parents are coming around (esp since I bring up my interest in Wellesley 24/7). They know that W has produced some amazing graduates, but I guess my mom's main concern is that it's an all-women institution. </p>
<p>That being said, I think if she understands that there are a lot of opportunities to mingle with guys (extra-currics, MIT classes, parties etc) then she won't be so worried that I won't get a chance to meet my "potential future husband"! :P But I think both my parents can appreciate the unique opportunities that W and other all-female schools offer.</p>
<p>Hey all, my parents aren't too excited about my choice of college either. My mom thinks that I'll become a lesbian and my dad is convinced that its a waste of money :/ Then again, I suppose they are more shocked that I want to go to a girls' school again! After spending 10 years in an all-girl's school and 2 years in a mixed school, I must say my experience in a girls' school is vastly superior to the mixed school i went to :) So no way am I backing out of apply ED for wellesley!</p>
<p>^^ Really? I never understood that. You don't just become a lesbian because of your surroundings. Tell them if you were going to "become" a lesbian, it probably would've happened already during your 10 years at a girls school. </p>
<p>I think you should have a family screening of Mona Lisa Smile. It's fiction, but you get to see the campus and there's some message of female empowerment I s'pose...</p>
<p>I'm now thinking it'll be either ED at Smith or Wellesley... I'll have to visit again once classes start and do overnights and things. They're head and head for me!</p>
<p>Nelle, from a list of top CEOs, a lot of them were from Wellesley (out of the few women who were CEOs). Not to mention the famous alumni and just the crazy powerful women you hear about that are pumped out of Wellesley....</p>
<p>And I agree with Swellesley. While the environment can provide the means for suppressing behavior or reinforcing it, I do not believe that it is the cause of behavior (or in this case, becoming a lesbian). Still, I really don't see anything wrong with becoming a lesbian, if it's really who you are. But that's a different topic. xP</p>
<p>And yes, definitely see Mona Lisa. :] Great movie, not realistic, but who cares!</p>
<p>Bustles, This is something I posted in a Smith v. Wellesley thread a little while ago:</p>
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I visited Smith and I thought it was adorable and considered going after I was accepted. However, I felt Wellesley had a reputation for graduating women who really grabbed the world by the horns and succeeded in the highest of stereotypically male positions (i.e. Hillary Clinton, Madeleine Albright, Diane Sawyer). Of course I also love Gloria Steinem and Sylvia Plath, who went to Smith. Smith has a reputation for people who are more free-spirited artistic types, and I really love politics and wanted a school with a really great political science program.</p>
<p>The saying I've heard is that Smithies are likely to become the head of UNICEF whereas Wellesley women are likely to become the CEO of Goldman Sachs. That's not to say that Wellesley doesn't have artistic, creative people, we do. </p>
<p>As far as the proximity to Boston, it's not as close as I thought it would be, but it's a lot closer to Boston than Northampton. By car, you can be in Boston in 15-20 minutes and by commuter rail in 30 minutes. We have a free bus that goes into Boston and Cambridge every single hour (until 3 am), seven days a week for people who wish to take classes at MIT or hang out on weekends. The proximity to Boston means that students at Wellesley can get jobs and internships in Boston and meet students from the dozens of universities (MIT, BU, Harvard, Northeastern, BC, Emerson) in the area. The closeness to Boston means that you can hop on the $15 bus to NYC or a train to Providence whenever you want. The town of Wellesley is definitely full of suburban rich people, but there are cute shops and restaurants. As a girl from New York City who doesn't have a drivers license and needs easy access to an urban environment, Wellesley was a no brainer.</p>
<p>P.S. The distribution requirements suck a little bit, but there really are no more than at most liberal arts schools.
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<p>Thanks a lot, Swellesley :)</p>
<p>The following are the main things that are attractive to me about Wellesley: Campus (including unique facilities such as meditation room), reputation.</p>
<p>The following are the main things that are attractive to me about Smith: Northampton, the house system, open curriculum, alumnae network, and five-colleges. </p>
<p>I tend to feel that I am, in general, more attracted to Smith--but I can't get Wellesley's campus out of my mind! I'm not sure what I'll do. My decision will come down to overnights this fall.</p>
<p>I believe Wellesley also has a very strong alumnae network.</p>
<p>^ RIDICULOUSLY strong. I've already gotten two internships through alums without even needing to get recs or have an interview.</p>
<p>Go on the website and read up on the W Network. It's an online alum database where alums describe their field of work and how to get in touch with them for advice. They'll even get together with you and do mock interviews.</p>
<p>^^To add on....my father stated that the alumni network is like "the women's mafia", which I thought described it quite well from all that I had witnessed and heard.</p>
<p>Haha, I'm imagining gangs of suave/smart Wellesley alums going to campus to kidnap unsuspecting students and put them in awesome internship positions, etc...</p>
<p>I have a question is that intl' student who needs fin-aid can't apply for ED. right? that's what I got from the brochure for intl' student</p>
<p>I want to enter Wellesley via ED, but I also want to apply to other schools if I don't get in (argh, reality sucks). Does Wellesley still accept my ED if I apply to other schools EA, rolling admission or regular admission? I know that I have to withdraw whatever acceptance I get assuming Wellesley accepts me for ED.</p>
<p>nelle, I'm pretty sure that as long as you respect the fact that you are applying to Wellesley and Wellesley only ED, and that you withdraw all your other applications (EA, rolling, RD, etc.) if Wellesley accepts you, then you should be golden. Better check with someone more in the know than me, though. </p>
<p>Once I heard a story from an admissions officer (not sure if it was Wellesley or not) who said that they'd accepted a student ED only to discover that the same student had applied to four or so other places ED, too (and had been accepted)! Apparently colleges pass around a list of their ED admits to double check, so they caught it.</p>
<p>So this thread was started I think almost two months ago, and out of curiosity... who is still applying to Wellesley ED? If you changed your mind, why?</p>
<p>Wellesley is one of my top choices (maybe not ED but its a possibility). One of my main questions is the sense of community at Wellesley. Is there a strong community there? My other top WC is Bryn Mawr ( and obviously besides WC's im applying to the ivies, georgetown ect) I have heard Bryn Mawr has a real community atmosphere and i wondering if it was the same for Wellesley?</p>
<p>Definitely! I was really surprised because I had only heard about the community at Wellesley, but when you get there you see that it's ridiculous. I've never met more people willing to help you and give you advice. It's certainly intimidating because everyone is so ambitious and driven, but the women at Wellesley are very willing to lend a helping hand (throughout and after) their time at Wellesley.</p>
<p>I'm still thinking about it. I'm still more likely to apply ED here than I am anywhere else. I won't be absolutely positive until after I visit with a friend who goes there.</p>
<p>I'd love to hear what your views are after your visit! I toured the campus, but it was over the summer and there weren't too many students around.</p>