Help!! I was admitted to both and can’t decide! Unfortunately, I won’t be able to visit either of them so please give me a sense of where you think is a better fit for me.
Facts about me
-Biology major although I might change to Political Science or History or International relations idk honestly
-I like to do stuff. Go on adventures, trying new food, etc.
-I’m not a huge partier, but I do want to go to parties while also having small group gatherings
-I’m introverted
Wesleyan’s FA is worse than Wellesley. I’d have to take on 10k more in loans by the time I graduate. I really don’t know where to go… Please help!
Totally different campuses. Wellesley, the Seven Sister college, is woodsy and somewhat secluded. It’s a great place for leisurely walks at night, but, people (cough, boys) don’t generally go out their way to visit Wellesley unless they already have a relationship with someone there; it has a reputation for being a bit of suitcase school on the weekends.
Wesleyan, the co-ed LAC, is more open, closer to commerce and everyday life. Freshman year can be raucous, depending upon the dorm you’re in and, unfortunately, it’s hard to predict which dorm will become “the party dorm” from one year to the next. Things sort themselves out pretty quickly by sophomore year, as you find your own group of friends.
While Wesleyan is known for its parties, it is also a place for foodies. Your chances of living in a small house with a kitchen increases each year with seniority and nothing quite compares to free food when it comes to meeting people and making friends.
Sorry, your FA package had to include loans. IMO, anything <15k after four years of college is WAY below average.
Kind of odd to say, as Middletown CT is a small city that’s not close to any large metro area and Wellesley is in a suburb of Boston. The town of Wellesley has commercial establishments etc. and anything you can’t get there, you can get in Boston. Wellesley is not a suitcase school either; a suitcase school is where large numbers of students go home on the weekends. Not true of Wellesley. I suspect “circuit rider” (Methodist pastor?) is a Wesleyan student or alum but there is no reason to misrepresent another school to talk up one’s favorite.
Wellesley does not offer a conventional college social life; you have to work at meeting men and get off campus. But it can be done. It’s not a nunnery.
Both schools are fine institutions. Good luck with your choice.
You’re correct in the sense that home is the least likely destination for Wellesley women on the weekends. Substitute “time with boyfriends” for home, and it amounts to the same thing. But, I think that was clear in the context that I was using the term.
@circuitrider, I went to Wellesley and my D is a student there. I can assure you that the majority of students are staying on campus on the weekends, FWIW. I hope the OP chooses the college that is right for her, prepared with accurate information.
@Purpledino, there is a “Slow Food” group at Wellesley that gets together and cooks in the Lake House kitchen. You can look them up on Facebook.
The real choice boils down to single sex or not. You can pursue your interests at either school.
“don’t generally go out their way to visit Wellesley unless they already have a relationship with someone there; it has a reputation for being a bit of suitcase school on the weekends.”
The first part is true. The second part is nonsense - it is not a “suitcase school.” Circuit rider, in your zeal to promote Wesleyan uber alles, don’t make up stuff about other schools.
I was willing to let @NJSue have the last word here. But, since @Pizzagirl has chosen to bump the thread, don’t take my word for it - google the words, “Wellesley” and “social life” and draw your own conclusions.
We both have daughters at Wellesley. Is it a school where it’s harder to find a typical college social life? Yes. But it’s not a suitcase school, which means lots of locals who go home on weekends.