P.S.
For the record, I visited the Boston/Wellesley area this week, and it was very, very lovely. I really enjoyed the area, and was ready to commit to Wellesley over UC Berkeley. As everyone pointed out, the suburb-city transit was very short and would give me the benefit of being close to a major city while allowing me to live in a safer, more enclosed campus. Wellesley also had many more academic programs that excited me, and also would’ve given me access to more personal and tailored academic and career guidance as others had mentioned.
Yes, there have been so many ups and downs, but l am feeling very grateful that everything has worked out in the end 