Notwithstanding

I'm curious, for those that decide to study graduate school after Wellesley, what graduate school did you choose/get into? Did your enrollment at Wellesley affect your decision?

I'm a student from North Europe that's currently studying in America and I'm thinking of maybe going back to my country to find work after college. I'm aware that Wellesley College is not very internationally known and I'm afraid that may hurt my chances of getting a job. However, I wish to attend a graduate school (hopefully a well-known one e.g. University of Chicago, the Ivies etc to make up for the lack of international prestige Wellelsey has) after college and wonder if any Wellesley alumnae succeeded in getting into a relatively well-known graduate school?

I'm sorry if I sound shallow, but my parents won't even consider Wellesley unless I assure them that attending Wellesley won't hurt my chances in getting into a great graduate school.

Mariecc1

I'm still a student at Wellesley, so I can only give you general statistics. However, Wellesley does very well when it comes to grad school admissions. ~66% of students are accepted into their first choice program. Of the students who apply to medical school, ~70% are accepted (compared to a 45% national average). For law school, the number is ~80%. Many graduates are accepted to programs at Ivy League schools and other prestigious universities. Generally speaking, schools within the U.S. recognize Wellesley's rigorous academics and know that its graduates are prepared for challenging work.

Let me know if you have any more questions!

glido

Suggest that your parents do some research on Wellesley. The Internet makes it pretty easy.

Notwithstanding

@Mariecc1. Thank you for your reply. The reason why I'm asking is because I think I have a good shot at getting into either Northwestern or UofC, which are much more widely recognized than Wellesley. I'm drawn to Wellesley, however. I am thus unsure of whether I should attend Northwestern/UofC or Wellesley for undergraduate. The ideal solution would be to take Wellesley as undergraduate and then Northwestern/UofC (or something equivalent) as graduate.

The thing is, I don't know how hard it is to get into good graduate school ... and I'd rather go to Northwestern/UofC for undergraduate rather than graduate from Wellesley and get into a graduate school that lacks prestige as this will affect my future work opportunities.

Notwithstanding

@glido. My parents cannot read English. Also, there are not statistics showing what graduate schools Wellesley alumnae attended. I'm doing research right now.

fendrock

In my experience, Wellesley is just as widely recognized (if not more so) than Northwestern or the University of Chicago, at least here in the United States.

Wellesley is one of the group of Seven Sisters (Wellesley, Barnard, Smith, Vassar, Radcliffe, Mt. Holyoke, Bryn Mawr), which were considered the female equivalent of the Ivy League (Harvard, Yale, Princeton etc.) before the Ivy League went co-ed.

StarbucksBarista

I'd agree with ^^. Wellesley is just as if not more wellknown that UofChicago and Northwestern.

Carla2012

I graduated from Wellesley 20+ years ago, so take that into account as you will. Everyone I knew did exceedingly well getting into graduate programs, and getting jobs after college. The Wellesley alumna network is so strong. You get connections for life. As good as it is to go to Wellesley, its even better to have graduated from there.