Wellesley vs. Newhouse at Syracuse

x501
Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:28:32 +0000

Hi, akeegan7. I am about 98% sure that I’ll be at Wellesley this fall, but I know what you mean. I’ve also been accepted to both Newhouse and Wellesley. The reason I applied to Syracuse in the first place was because of Newhouse and because I believed that communications was definitely what I wanted to study. However, the more seriously I thought about it, the less certain I was that this was the case.

Personally, I’m not 100% sure what I want to focus on in college just yet, though I have many interests. Mostly because of this (and several other reasons, plus my rapid growth of love for Wellesley!), I’ve completely ruled out Newhouse. Though I have interests in journalism and media studies, I want to have the flexibility of exploring my interests and discovering what it is I truly want to study, and I believe Wellesley will allow me to do just this (… am I correct, welles10??).

So, all in all, I think if you’re having doubts, it’s a sign you’re leaning more towards Wellesley. Unless you are absolutely positive that you want to major in communications/journalism/media studies, I would not put myself in a situation where I must pursue something that I don’t really want. Plus, if it is journalism you are interested in, you don’t necessarily need to major in journalism. Diane Sawyer majored in English at Wellesley, and look at her today. :)

Anyway, good luck with your decision!