<p>Wellesley was a finalist in D1s college selection process.</p>
<p>In the end, she could not shake the same concerns you raised here. It did feel, to her, ultimately, more in the suburbs than not. </p>
<p>There were some related concerns, such as “***” truck", and general “we have to go to them” feeling, less campus vitality, just didn’t “feel” as right, that in the end were even more influential in leading her to select… Oberlin. So, different strokes, as they say.</p>
<p>Wellesley is clearly scads more accessible to its city via public transport (though with enough time involved to be somewhat of a disincentive), but if you’re going to have a car, you can drive to the city in either case. Whether you know what to do once you drive there is another matter.</p>
<p>Based on her observations, I would say good thing it has better city access; on-campus life motivates more trips to city. Yet such trips require more time and effort than if it was actually in the city. And more time and effort than if such trips were less necessary due to rich on-campus life.</p>
<p>Standard disclaimer: She did an overnight plus another visit,and talked to students, nevertheless all her impressions from such a brief exposure may be wrong.</p>