<p>Personally I don’t quite understand why people stressed so much about competition/academic stress when I was considering Wellesley. I went to a private school, worked my ass off (5-6 hours of sleep every night), playing varsity sports, and getting A-/As. So far at W I have been getting 7 hours of sleep every night, going to Boston with friends, participating in ECs, working 9 hrs/wk, getting similar grades as I did in high school…
You just have to be academically prepared and have good time management skills. It also really depends on what school you come from, and what’s your expectation of working HARD.</p>
<p>On the other hand, I am also a first year. So, please take that into consideration, hehe.</p>