<p>Wellesley was the bridesmaid in D1s college decision. She did a second visit there, with overnight, that helped her decide. IIRC she found the campus spirit somewhat lacking, in particular people just drifted off of campus particularly on weekends. She did not like the prospect of Babson boys (no offense), or having to go to boys’ campuses, esp MIT, in hopes of having a social life. By a truck with a foul, insulting name no less.</p>
<p>She was also interested in math, and sat in on a math class at Wellesley that did not impress.</p>
<p>Cross-registration with MIT may be viable, but you’d better be up for the challenge. also it seemed like there were some class timing/ scheduling incompatibilities between the colleges that were making this less appealing. Note that Wellesley is not in Boston, it is in a boring suburb and there is time involved in getting there.</p>
<p>Although these are some less positive aspects, actually I think Wellesley is a great school. It’s also beautiful. If you’re an econ, pre-MBA type I think you’ll have lots of company there. And at cornell, but cornell is so diverse.</p>
<p>Cornell will have much bigger classes, but on the other hand many more classes. </p>
<p>I believe Cornell would likely be better socially.</p>