<p>Does anyone know whether Wellelsey will provide travel assistance for Spring Open Campus 04/28-29? </p>
<p>Who are planning to go? </p>
<p>@ccdfor2
We are going. My D wants to meet her future class mates.</p>
<p>For those who are going, can you please share your experience, comments if possible? It will be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>^I second this. </p>
<p>@txhandan and @absentions </p>
<p>Well my D is back from SOC. She is very happy that she has made the right decision to attend Swellesley. Apparently the seniors she stayed with were very nice. The visit consolidated her decision to attend Wellesley. She has even selected [hoping she will get it] her dorm… :)</p>
<p>She did not attend most of the Monday school events. Instead she took the Senate Bus to Boston with another incoming Fresh woman and a senior [host], they spent all day in Boston. They had great time. She said it took them 40 minutes each way. So, I can not truly tell you how SOC was, but she had a great time.</p>
<p>She met a lot of students who had already committed to Wellesley like her and a few undecided students, of which at least one student apparently posted in her FB this evening saying that the visit was amazing and that she is committing to Wellesley over Vandy.</p>
<p>I would like to hear from other parents and students who were undecided before the visit as to what they thought about the SOC, like chocochipmom.</p>
<p>Oh… I forgot… I got a “Wellesley Dad” T shirt after my D’s SOC visit. </p>
<p>So I guess, I am now officially a Wellesley dad… :)</p>
<p>^^ Thank you for sharing. And I want a “Wellelsey Dad” T Shirt too :-)</p>
<p>I’m about to hit the enroll button but I’m suddenly so scared! I don’t know why. I feel like this is the biggest risk that I’ve taken my whole life (I’m not a risk-taker AT ALL. I like being in control of what happens in my life) because there are sooo many unknown factors. What if I don’t get a good GPA? What if I make ZERO friends? What if something goes wrong and it becomes a waste of time and money?</p>
<p>Part of me just wants to make the safe choice and go to UTD (where I’ll have two of my best friends with me, and a MUCH higher chance of getting a good GPA, and being able to graduate a year early, and having my parents 10 minutes away - I’m going to be SO homesick). But I also think that I have to take this risk, because risks can certainly be rewarding! Plus, I’ve wanted for years to experience “the Great Perhaps” (John Green). It would be a bit cowardly to turn away from this opportunity now, when the door is wide open.</p>
<p>Sigh. I just need to be braver.</p>
<p>@absentions you are going to do very well! There is a reason you were accepted…probably quite a few reasons!</p>
<p>This is a great, huge step, and it is completely normal to be nervous! But my guess is that if you don’t go, you will always have that nagging feeling…“what if…”</p>
<p>So, take the leap! You won’t be the only student there with feelings like this, I promise, and if you are truly miserable, you can make a change.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>@absentions You will be fine. Trust yourself!</p>
<p>@absentions </p>
<p>What you are feeling is what every one will feel at this juncture. It is normal. No one can tell you what is the right decision. You can always “Monday Morning Quarterback” your decisions 10 years from now. Go with your gut feeling. </p>
<p>Talk to your parents. This is the time to seek their advise. If any one can put your mind at ease, it will be your parents. It is their support that is going to console you if things do not go the way you want it to go, in any decision you make. When you make this decision as a family then it is easier to face situations that may arise and it may not be that harsh. </p>
<p>You are a smart girl. You will do just fine in any college, no matter where you go. [ PS: But do not come to Wellesley because you will be a competition for my D for Pre Med… :)) >:) 
]</p>
<p>Just kidding. Good luck with your decision. It is not easy, but once it is done you will feel the weight lift off your shoulders. </p>
<p>Let us know where you are headed this fall.</p>
<p>I actually committed to Wellesley late last night! I just hope I made the right decision…</p>
<p>@absentions
Congratulations! Wellesley is where you belong after visiting with my D at the just concluded SOC, who also committed, by the way. Well done!</p>
<p>Best of luck to you absentions! You’ll do great!!</p>
<p>@absentions </p>
<p>Congratulations. Don’t look back. I think you made a great choice. Your personality will suit Wellesley very well. Enjoy your four years at Swellesley.</p>
<p>Good Luck.</p>