<p>For those of you who, like myself, have decided on Wellesley, and have had the oportunity to share such grand news with family, friends, teachers, and, of course, the random people you meet at the supermarket, I ask of you this: How frustrating is to have to answer the "why an all girls school?" question every time? What do you say to that? I mean, there are so many reasons that make wellesley amazing, and different from any other all female institution, and AMAZING. And if you try to justify your social life, explaining the MIT exchange, and the bus, and the shared clubs, you come off sounding all too idealistic and desperate. For people who don't know wellesley, you can't educate them in 5 min. so what do you do? Shrug it off, saying you love the school and know its right for you? I tried that, but my best friend's mother still doesn't get it. It bothers me, even though I know I shouldn't care what she thinks, I do. I respect her enough to. Anyway, I know I'm going to it hear ALOT for the next several years, and i'm just going to have to come up with a short clever answer, otherwise I might just get a hernia. If you guys have any suggestions, that would be awsome.<br>
THANX!</p>
<p>Refer your friends to "Why Gender Matters" by Leonard Sachs and "Killing the Spirit" by Page Smith. Sachs points out that men and women are capable of doing the same things but that we do them differently. This extends to learning styles. A college where the faculty is devoted to teaching women will be much better at it. Smith on the other hand is a historian who traces the development of modern American education. He feels that the best educated grad students come from the denominational schools and women's colleges because teaching is higher priority than at other modern colleges and universities.</p>