<p>Aw, we definitely go to breakfast in our pajamas! Well, maybe just brunch, on the weekends. Not very many people go to breakfast during the week with enough time to go back to the room and change into marginally cleaner clothes. Also, if you live in a dorm without a dining hall, it’s a little less convenient to trek in PJs through leaves, snow, or puddles, depending on the season.</p>
<p>There aren’t any required courses at Wellesley. There are required subjects, but not courses. If you take a look at the distribution requirements, you’ll see the breakdown, and none of them are really painful. There are all sorts of ways to fulfill them, and you never know what you might end up loving beyond all belief. (I found my major through the distribution requirements!)</p>
<p>Wellesley also has a program in Washington, but not during the academic year–it’s during the summer. A few of my friends were admitted and thoroughly enjoyed it.</p>
<p>If you can, visit the three schools (overnight stays, if you can manage it), and see how you feel on each campus. All three provide excellent educations and will give you a lifelong network, but you need to find the environment that best fits you. I loved every moment at Wellesley, but I never would have applied if I hadn’t visited.</p>
<p>Oh, and as for the SATs … yeah, there’s really no use in trying to evaluate the quality of the school based on incoming scores. Once you’re admitted (and possibly even before that), they don’t mean anything. None of your classmates will care what you got, none of your professors will care, and chances are good that no one will ever ask for them again in your life.</p>