Hello hello! Congrats to all those who received likely letters (@Wellesley2023)! For those of you still anxiously waiting for results, don’t fret! You’re almost at the end of your college process! Exciting news awaits you. Today, I wanted to share what one Wednesday at Wellesley looks like for me. Wednesdays are pretty relaxed, and since I don’t have class until…
Category: Classes
I am a graduate student
Well no, not really. However, I am studying at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, a university specifically dedicated to handing out advanced degrees in subjects related to International Affairs. That means I am taking classes at the Institute with other Masters and even Ph.D. students. This can be and has been a little intimidating but…
Looking harder and deeper
Hello hello! I hope everyone had a nice long weekend. Today, I wanted to talk about this great article I had to read for my modern art history class called The Power of Patience. In the article, the author, Jennifer Roberts, highlights the importance of deceleration and immersive attention. She requires her art history students to spend three hours simply…
A Peek at Senior Spring
The first two weeks of classes have absolutely flown by! We’ve weathered both arctic chills and spring-like temperatures, which has left our poor, beautiful campus a mudhole dotted with stretches of ice (check out that picture!). Being a senior feels incredibly weird. I’ve already heard back from one job and I’m applying to more tonight. Everyone has started talking about…
On Spring Semester Classes
Hello hello! Welcome to the second week of classes. As promised, I want to talk about my classes this semester, and share what I’m looking forward to the most! A bit of background: I am a Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences major here at Wellesley – a combination of psychology, linguistics, computer science, and philosophy. Last semester, I took two classes…
Graduation: Some Pros and Cons
Returning to college at the end of break is always bittersweet. Quick list of personal pros and cons: Con: Saying goodbye to high school friends. Pro: Saying hi to college friends. Con: No more home cooking. Pro: Home cooking does not include an entire cabinet of dessert options. (And Tower dining hall does.) Con: Adulthood is coming! It’s officially coming!…
Finals Season
It feels like it was just a few weeks ago that I was finishing up midterms because, well, it was. But now the semester has just a month left (ack!) and I have to turn my attention to final projects. Plus side of this semester? No finals, meaning a far less stressful final week. Downside? Five final projects instead, which…
I am learning in Dakar!
In this post, I will be giving you a rundown of the classes I am have been taking here in Dakar. I am part of the Development Studies program where we study ideas about development specifically related to Africa. With this program, we discuss and dissect development (economic, social, political) in order to understand the challenges facing so-called developing countries.…
Application Season, the Holiday that Connects Us All
So, yes, we are still talking about mermaids in psych. We’ve reached that point in the semester when the beginning-of-the-year chaos starts settling down and my weeks slip into a routine. I’ve gotten really involved in a few clubs and dropped a few others. I know the names of the other students in my classes (at least most of them?).…
Top 6 Things I’ve Missed at Wellesley
Hello! I’m Sarah, your friendly neighborhood admissions blogger. Some quick facts: I’m a senior, an English and Creative major and Psychology minor, and a resident of Severance Hall. I’m a member of the Wellesley News, Wellesley College TV, and Knit Happens, among a few other things. I’m in the weeds of my senior thesis, interning at the Admissions Office, and…