<p>How does Wellelsey compare to Barnard? In terms of boy-accessability and overall academics? What about for English/Writing in particular? Which one is better? </p>
<p>How is going to a women's college beneficial? I heard somewhere that there are a lot of homosexual people at women's colleges (I'm not a homophobe, I promise!)... Is that true?</p>
<p>er, no more gays than anywhere else, as far as I know O_o. Um, I have no idea how it compares to Barnard, as I don't go to Barnard. I'm sure that Barnard has greater accessability to boys, but I think Wellesley has the better English department. Which one is better? You went to the Wellesley forum to find out whether or not Barnard is better? I'm guessing you were talking about writing programs here...in general, to assess a department I go through lists of faculty members--look through their English deparment, see who's teaching, what they've published, what classes they offer--I know for a fact that Wellesley has an excellent department. Barnard, given its location, will be a more socially vibrant school, but from what I know Wellesley has better academics (there's a reason we're ranked #1).</p>
<p>I agree with jabberwocky--sure, there are gay people at women's colleges, but there are just as many at most any other type of school. Wellesley is very gay-friendly; it's supportive of all sexual orientations. </p>
<p>Access to guys? Well, you aren't far from Boston. It's 45 minutes on the bus to MIT or Harvard, and Babson, Brandeis, and Olin are within a few miles of campus. You will have to go looking for off-campus socializing, but it's there. I can't compare it to Barnard, but I would imagine that B~ has a more lively social atmosphere. Wellesley is fairly quiet.</p>
<p>I have no idea how Barnard and Wellesley compare with regards to the English and Writing programs. Do take a look through both course catalogues and see what the professors' interests are. If one program has a course of study that fits precisely what you're looking for, that might help you make a decision!</p>
<p>If you can, visit both campuses. If you can't, talk to the admissions offices and ask if you can contact current students and professors in the relevant departments to get a better picture of what the schools have to offer. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>My D goes to Barnard, but on tour we also visited Smith and Wellesley. All of the women's colleges seem to feature writing. Barnard constantly mentions the prominent writers who are alumnae or are teaching at the college. Smith has among others Anne Fadiman teaching there. I think you will find that any of these three has the capacity to teach you about ten times more than you are able to absorb.</p>
<p>As for a large gay community, Smith has about the largest, but it doesn't seem to be a big deal in terms of making anyone uncomfortable.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks. </p>
<p>I'm a junior, and I'm starting to think about where I want to go to college, and when I was little, I really wanted to go to Yale, but it seems like everyone's really stuck up there, which kind of puts me off. I really want to study english or writing or comp lit - something like that, and I just want to know what else is out there besides Ivy's. I'm sort of looking at upenn and columbia, and a few weeks ago, I heard about wellesley, and it sounds like an interesting atmosphere. It's not a really big school, and I'm not into drinking or heavy partying or anything like that (I heard that Williams and Amherst have a lot of that) so I just... wanted to know a little more about Wellesley, because it's a good school, my friend's sister goes there and loves it, and who knows? It could very well be my "dream school" (after I visit). :)</p>
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