<p>current students:</p>
<p>What kind of person are you and how does Wellesley fit for you? What do you like about it and what do you not like?</p>
<p>oh and what's a typical day like? </p>
<p>I've visited before, but since there is no typical Wellesley student I was curious to know.</p>
<p>Typical day, how about yesterday? (I'll try to get around to the other questions later).</p>
<p>So I got up a little before nine. My old roommate met me at my room and we walked across campus to eat breakfast with some friends in our 9:50 class. After breakfast we proceeded to the Science Center to attend said class. After class we went our separate ways.<br>
I went to meet briefly with a Professor about some research I am doing. Then I went back to my room to grab my ice skates. I ice skated for about 30 minutes (I can almost skate backwards now) and went to grab my mail in the campus center. I went back to my room to exchange ice skates for warm clothing and eat lunch. I then hustled to lab, having to make a pit stop to pick up my bookbag, since I'd left it in the building where my professor works. Then I had lab. I was a little sleepy, but I got most of the material. After lab I was kind of out of it, so I kinda napped and talked to a first year friend about the internship she got, what to expect about living at Wellesley over the summer, and whether she should take it, I also told her about the dinner I'd had with a department and a guest lecturer the night before. After that I went to have dinner with a club I'm in, since we're currently in the process of Spring budgeting. Then I went to work for 2 hours and chatted with a Prof and some friends for a while after I was done. I then went to a problem set party hosted by the people I ate breakfast with. Nachos were involved. Having finished the homework, I went back to my dorm, went online for about 30 minutes and then went to bed shortly before 1 am.</p>
<p>I consider myself a pretty shy and reserved person. I don't do the things that people my age normally do for fun, like drinking, going to parties, or clubbing. To me, fun is watching an opera on a DVD after cooking Japanese curry or going to a great exhibit at a museum or going to a Boston Symphony concert. So if it hasn't been blatant enough, I'm a complete geek and a little strange to a lot of people.</p>
<p>What I love about Wellesley is that I can find people that I can relate to and do all these things with. When I started Wellesley three years ago, I was so pleased to find people who were into the arts as much as I was, and wouldn't hesitate to go to the MFA with me, or a classical music concert. Some people are really special, and I'm so happy to have the friends that I have.</p>
<p>But, not everybody at Wellesley is like me! There's definitely people here who like to have lots of fun, you know, normal kinds of fun. </p>
<p>Hmmmmm, a typical day? Well, currently I'm abroad in Rome for the semester, but I can describe what one of my typical days were like last semester. Let's start with.... a Monday. So I wake up at 7:30 am for my 8:30 Italian class. Total death, as I can't even speak English that early in the morning. Right after Italian, I have my computer science lecture class, where I hurriedly walk to the science center and prtend to pay attention, as I am only taking that course to fulfill my math requirement. I have a chunk of time between 11:10 and 1PM when I need to go to work in the library, so I stop by the piano practice room and practice a bit because I have my lesson tomorrow afternoon and neglected the instrument over the weekend (ALWAYS happens). I have lunch with my dear buddies, and then head over the library from 1-5. Having a steady income is a great thing! I'm usually starving after work, so I call up friends to meet for dinner. After dinner, it's usually either more practicing or homework-doing for my busy Tuesday schedule, especially my French Opera class where the professor assigns lots of reading and listening. End of my day! I try to be in bed by midnight :)</p>
<p>thanks for the responses! </p>
<p>btw I like classical music and opera shows too :)</p>
<p>and oh, do you have to audition for lessons? and is it really hard or is it pretty laid back?</p>
<p>Yes, you must audition for lessons, just so that the faulty can assess your level and place you with the right teacher. Lessons are whatever you make of them. If you practice hard and put a lot of effort, it is so rewarding. I take them pretty seriously just because I've been playing all my life and went to an arts high school for piano.</p>
<p>What kind of person are you and how does Wellesley fit for you?
I'm pretty social. I definitely am really focused on my studies, but at the same time I enjoy having a social life and being involved in lots of extracurriculars. Wellesley's set-up as a true liberal arts college that allows me to explore many different fields has really fit me well. Its location, has also really suited me. I love going into Boston and Cambridge, but when I get back to Wellesley, I always feel like I'm "coming home". I enjoy being independent, but I also like to know that I have support from the administration and other students. </p>
<p>What do you like about it and what do you not like?
I LOVE the small classes, the fact that professors teach all of my classes & always encourage students to drop in for office hours, and my peers' dedication to academics. The social life here can kind of drive me crazy, and I've learned that you definitely have to be proactive to meet boys (which, as someone who's always enjoyed spending time with male friends, I really missed my first semester). That being said, there are definitely lots of opportunities to have fun if you look for them whether it be going to a party in Cambridge, a show in Boston, or to concerts in the area (or, of course, watching really terrible movies from the 80's with my W sisters). </p>
<p>oh and what's a typical day like?
Wake up, go to MIT for my first class of the day (I'm at MIT about 3-4 days a week). Get back, work out, have a massive breakfast usually consisting of about a cup of maple syrup... 11ish I head to my first class at Wellesey, then I head to lunch, relax for a few minutes, and head to my next class. After my last class, I'll usually do some homework & have dinner go to meetings, practices, office hours etc., maybe watch a movie, and get ready for the next day. </p>
<p>there is no typical Wellesley student.
This is SO true! It took me a semester, but you'll definitely be able to find a niche here and learn a ton from a really diverse and impressive student body.</p>
<p>thanks for all the responses so far ladies :)</p>
<p>Wonderful and thoughtful responses! I hope my daughter is accepted.</p>