Northwestern v Wellesley College?

Bala
Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:05:50 +0000

I’m a big LAC booster - when the fit is there. Think carefully “As someone who has no idea what she wants to do in college and what she wants out of it” if going to a small all-women’s school is a best choice.

Wellesley’s greatest strength is its ability to provide a wonderful niche experience for a select group seeking select opportunities. Northwestern’s greatest strength is its ability to provide a broad swath of high quality nearly unrestricted opportunities. This applies not only to academics (think Engineering, SESP, Medill, Music, Comm-Theater) but also to social opportunities (co-ed life, dorms, residential colleges, greek life, off campus living, campus-city-suburb exposure).

If you really are that undecided, I’d personally suggest pursuing a path that offers the greatest breadth of options.