<p>absolutely, I see that you’re new on CC, so I’ll reiterate welles’ suggestion of reading through the past threads that you find here. All of your questions have been asked and answered multiple times. Don’t worry - your questions are very common and the types of questions that lots of students ask when they consider Wellesley, but it also means that all current students and alumnae have heard them a million times. It’s not that we don’t like answering questions from interested students - it’s that it’s less fun to keep repeating yourself over and over again.</p>
<p>I’m more interested in your claim of: “I’ve heard that Wellesley science isn’t that great unless you’re premed? How much truth is there in this??”</p>
<p>Where exactly did you hear this from? Where exactly is this message being conveyed? Because anyone who does a little digging around can easily see that Wellesley is one of the best places to do science, whether or not you’re pre-med. I’m always astounded at the number of people who say that they’ve heard that Wellesley isn’t a great place to do science. I can’t help but think maybe it’s from people who have an outdated view of either Wellesley, or top liberal arts schools in general. All the top liberal arts schools in the US would be a fantastic place to do science because you’ve got all the amenities of the large research universities, but no grad student population to compete with. In other words, all the resources are more available to you as an undergrad.</p>
<p>As a science major, just want to say that the large research universities are not necessarily the best places to do lots of hands on science as an undergrad. Not that you can’t do science research at those schools, but the opportunities are not like those found at smaller schools like Wellesley.</p>