I think I’ve previously mentioned a little on why I chose to attend Wellesley, but today I want to dedicate an entire post to explaining what led me here. If you’re a prospective student reading, hopefully some of this can resonate with you. But first, here are some updates: I declared my major and minor! My major and minor plans…
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Restful Fall Break 🍁
Last week was fall break at Wellesley! If you don’t know what fall break is, it’s a long weekend every October at Wellesley where we have no classes on Monday and Tuesday in addition to the regular weekend. Students use it as an opportunity to rest, catch up on schoolwork, explore Boston, go to New York City or elsewhere along…
Sophomore Fall
This week, I’m updating on where I am academically as a Wellesley sophomore. Declaring your major is the major part (see what I did there) of sophomore year at Wellesley! At Wellesley, you can major, double major, or major and minor. If you plan to study abroad in your junior year, then as a sophomore you’d have to declare your…
My Favorite Wellesley Tradition
One of my favorite Wellesley traditions is…. Flower Sunday! If you don’t know, Flower Sunday is the oldest tradition here at Wellesley. Once a year on a Sunday in September, first-year students (littles) are paired with upperclassmen students (bigs); bigs give flower bouquets to littles, attend a multifaith ceremony at Houghton Chapel, and bond over brunch. Everyone dresses up nicely…
Time for a Reintroduction!
Hi! My name is Tenzin, a Wellesley College student, and I’ve been blogging here since the fall of my first year. But, I want to reintroduce myself to readers: I’m a sophomore from Illinois, and I’m going to major in economics and minor in statistics. When I first introduced myself on this blog last year, I said I wanted to…
Takeaways from my first year at Wellesley + advice for incoming first years
My first day of college began rainy and overcast and the last day of my first year of college ended that way as well. Today was my last day of classes, next week is final exams, and then I’m done with my first year at Wellesley. Tomorrow is the LDOC (last day of classes) concert and the band Muna is…
School Year Winding Down
This week one year ago, I visited Wellesley for the first time. I’d applied here early decision two without visiting and I probably didn’t know how to spell Massachusetts. I remember thinking campus was peaceful, beautiful, and I was excited to envision myself here. And now it’s been a year and so much has happened! I seriously cannot believe a…
Spring Weekend
Happy Friday! This past weekend was very fun and hectic. First of all, my cousin visited and stayed with me. On Friday night, my cousin and I went to Newbury Street for dinner. Newbury is an area in Boston with trendy restaurants, cafes, clothing stores, etc. The loco, our school bus shuttle, drops us off right next to Newbury. On…
Busy Saturday
This week’s weather has been SO nice. The sun’s been out, temperature has been in the 70-80s, and people are actually smiling! I want to write about last Saturday. My Saturday started off in Clapp Library. I went to one of the library’s private study rooms and attended a Zoom meeting for a mentorship program that I’m participating in. After…
Spring Break and Updates
Happy April! I’m back on campus after spring break and school’s been busy. This week, I’ve been studying for Chinese and Econ tests. I also have to revise a paper for my first year writing class. If you don’t know what that class is, every Wellesley first year has to take a writing class in their fall or spring semester.…