Urgent: Wellesley v. Scripps

Wellesley2010
Fri, 01 May 2009 14:43:46 +0000

I’m a junior at Wellesley and I have to say, your question is “wellesley so unbearable” does not even begin to fit into my experience. I absolutely love Wellesley- not just the academics and connections but the students, the professors, the traditions, the campus. Sure, there is a high stress level, but that’s what you get when you put 2400 type A students on a campus together. But it also makes for (in my opinion) one of the most empowering undergrad experiences you could have. These women are brilliant and passionate and dedicated and the discussions in and out of class are fascinating. The professors genuinely love thier students and their subjects. Reading this forum, it makes me sad that Wellesley comes off as lonely isolated place. The friends I met at Wellesley are like my sisters and I know that we will be friends for the rest of our lives, and I can’t tell you how many people I talk to at Wellesley who say the same thing. And for what it’s worth, I talk to my high school friends who went to other schools and they do not have the same things to say. The sisterhood at Wellesley is just overwhelming- all you have to do is go to one Alumane reunion weekend to see that you are joining a community of women who band together for the rest of their lives. I went to reunion last summer and watching the classes of the 1940s march in the parade cheering for Wellesley and their class brough tears to my eyes. So many of the alums came up to me and gave me big hugs and were just dying to know everything about current student life. So, lonely? Not at all in my expericne.
And isolated? Please! We are just one bus ride away from one of the most student friendly cities in the country! The student life in Boston is beyond vibrant- the concerts, the parties, the food, and the culture are outstanding.
Your decision ultimately has to be your gut feeling about the school. Scripps sounds like a lovely place but I can tell you that the idea that everyone at Wellesley is miserable and stressed is so incredibly wrong. And just a word of advice- if you do decide to come to Wellesley, whenever you get stressed, all you have to do is take a walk around the lake and you’ll feel incredibly serene and peaceful!
Please message me if you have any more questions! I love to talk about Wellesley!