This is the official thread for those applying ED to Wellesley College.
List your unweighted GPA, any SAT /ACT scores, and ECs. What majors are you going into?
Ask your questions, the CC community is here to help!
My daughter is now looking at EDing at Wellesley vs Northeastern -because 1. a lab mate of hers is at Wellesley and raves about it 
and she’s worried about the overcrowding at NEU. I realize they are very different -but they each meet different aspects of her ‘wish list’. Is anyone at Wellesley willing to answer some questions?
- What is the Biology department like?
- What are the dorms like? I haven’t read any overcrowding issues; and is the food ok? (Just trying to avoid really terrible food)
- I’ve read it’s quite ‘intense’ academically. Can you shed any light on that? Is it overwhelming or doable?
- General pros and cons?
- Her friend said that straight women date guys from Olin/Babson or the Boston colleges – if you have random comments on this please feel free to share
- My daughter thrives in hands-on learning environments – it seems like many Bio classes are lab based -but if you could shed light on this -that would be helpful
- Study abroad? Seems like there is a great study abroad at Bologna and also options to do a semester at Woods Hole. If you have any info on those -that would be appreciated.
- Opportunities for research? My daughter is really interested in research so this is important
Thanks.
For the sake of the post requirements:
Unweighted GPA: 3.85
Test optional
Major: Biology
EC: Strong – Supervisory duties in research lab over summer (paid position-managed student interns/taught lab procedures), 2 years of research (by end of senior year) multiple poster presentation awards (state, regional, local, one research-area specific national event) ; volunteer work (300 hours, 200 hours in one location with increasing responsibility- STEM related)
Should have excellent letters of rec
Yes - I realize it’s a long shot even with ED