Author: laila

You’ve Been Waitlisted. Now What? A Tale from a Former Waitlistee.

Although I write this in response to a certain commenter (thanks Michelle!), it's something that happened to me and something that will happen to a percentage of you all. What did I do when I was waitlisted at Wellesley, my dream school? I got in, as evidenced by this blog, but there was a substantial prequel to that wonderful, wonderful…

Cold Cold Winter Snow.

Hi everybody! Hopefully the cool-off period after application submissions has set in, and you've gotten into the groove of the worrying senior, thinking and pondering over what in the world you're going to do and where you're going to be next fall! That's definitely a fun.. experience. I'm happy I'm done with that, though. On another note, my group's abstract…

An Expose into the Underworld of Wellesley Stress.

Today I'm going to be peering into a few dark corners with a flashlight, bringing (hopefully) into light the stress that makes Wellesley so frustrating yet enticing at the same time.  First off, I just wanted to congratulate all you Regular Decisions applicants. Congratulations!! You have successfully pulled all your transcripts, rec letters, essays, supplements, and whathaveyou together for the…

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