<p>“While Barnard girls can go to Columbia, Wellesley girls can travel a short distance to the HUGE number of great colleges in Boston.”</p>
<p>The difference:
-located right across the street + 30% shared classes and 100% shared clubs, teams & extracurriculars,
vs.
-40 minute bus ride and far smaller %, or in most cases no, shared classes, far fewer common extracurriculars;</p>
<p>seems to be quite significant in practice.</p>
<p>It seemed like the most guys that show up there were from Babson; otherwise the girls have to go to these MIT frat parties. Seemed a little demeaning to us.</p>
<p>My D1 came away quite concerned about social life there, following her overnight & second visit.</p>