Dear All, 8 months, 23 blog posts, and about 13,000 words later, my career as a Wellesley admissions blogger is finally coming to a close. It’s been quite a ride! From sharing my love of Lake Waban to chronicling the strange odyssey that was the weird mermaid psych class, we’ve gone some places. I hope you’ll forgive me if I…
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Class of 2023 Advice, Part 2
As promised, here’s part two of my list of tips for people coming to Wellesley for the first time! (Full disclosure, last week’s gosling picture was from my sophomore year, but the new photo is from this year’s geese family!) -Go to the student theater shows. They’re free! And they’re really good! There are often yummy snacks! -I’m not your…
Welcome Class of 2023! Have Some Advice!
Welcome to the siblinghood, Class of 2023! Everyone of you accomplished something impressive by getting here. “Oh, except for me, the admissions office probably just made a mistake when they admitted me–” No! I work for admissions and they’re awesome! They admitted you for a reason! You’re here to learn a little more about this college, right? Okay, welcome. Here’s…
Doing Independent Work at Wellesley
In honor of finally finishing my darn thesis, I want to talk about doing independent work at Wellesley. Wellesley’s got a lot of options for doing independent work. By independent work, I mean projects that students pursue outside of a normal class, usually under the supervision of a professor to some degree. I personally think it’s a great option at…
9 Things To Do When Visiting Wellesley (With Your Parents)
Go out to dinner. Our small town of Wellesley is sweet but a little pricey. Lots of students take the bus into Boston to explore in the evenings, but if you’re sticking around Wellesley, having a parent about to fund your dinner out is a good idea. Poke around the dorms. If your parents have been to college, they’ll know…
How Wellesley Funds Your Stuff
One thing I love at Wellesley is that they’re pretty great at making sure you can follow your own projects without worrying too much about the cost. I wanted to write about this because last weekend I got to attend a writing conference, I enjoyed the heck out it, and I definitely wouldn’t have been able to do it without…
How Wellesley Students Do Spring Break
Look, I love Wellesley. I love the classes, I love the campus, I love my friends here. I also love getting the heck off campus over breaks. I especially love it during Spring Break, when the midterms are mostly over and finals are still on the horizon and it’s just warm enough to sit on a beach somewhere without a…
What Writing College Papers is Actually Like
One pretty common worry among high school students is handling the college workload. I remember hearing about ten page papers and wondering how anyone managed to write that much about one topic. If that’s a worry for you as well, read on! It’s all going to be easier than you think–at Wellesley at least! First of all, it does just…
11 Things That are Better Than Thinking About College Applications
This time of year, thoughts of college applications can be all-consuming. While this sort of stress may have provided at least a little helpful motivation in the fall, application season is mostly over and there’s usually nothing left to do but wait for results. If you’re anything like me, you’re probably spending a lot of time thinking about it. (For…
Wellesley Traditions
Plenty of colleges have fun traditions, but I’m especially partial to Wellesley’s. In no particular order, here are some official Wellesley traditions (and a few unofficial ones as well!): -Hoop rolling. This is the classic! Seniors race to see who can roll large wooden hoops down a path the fastest. Underclass students gather, sometimes camping out, to save a spot…