One of the things you inevitably learn in college, outside of the classroom that is, is how to take care of yourself when you’re sick. It’s one of those things that comes with independence. You have to make the calls for yourself: do I go to class today or not? You’re staring down the rows of cold medicine at CVS and…
Category: Science
A new semester of sciencing
It’s Friday afternoon, and you know what that means… this girl right here has officially wrapped up her first week of classes! This semester, I’m taking some pretty intimidating science courses (Organic Chemistry and Cell Bio, I’m looking at you). But my lab advisor gave me some good advice that I’m trying to stick to: “Don’t worry about what everybody…
Collective frazzled spirit
There’s a collective frazzled spirit on campus this week. The days leading up to a break are always a stressful time, and no matter how much anyone tries to avoid it, midterms and papers always seem to line up simultaneously. Personally, my weekend will be divided between a full lab report on the random vs. directed mutation hypothesis in the…
Since we last spoke
Happy November, everyone! Last week I wrote an open letter to all of you applying early decision, which I hope proved helpful and/or reassuring to a few of you. But that means you’re not just two weeks behind on weevil updates, and all the cool stuff I’m doing in lab and the fact that I have a major advisor now…
Standout moments from a (not so) typical week
I don’t have any grand international adventures for you this week. Well into the semester, everything feels familiar, like it couldn’t be any other way. I figured I would just describe a typical week in the life of a Wellesley student for you, but then I realized that my “typical” week actually involved synthesizing my own nylon, watching a silent…
Hi! I’m Eleanor
What are your thoughts on Gustav Mahler? No, but seriously, icebreakers aside, hi! I’m Eleanor. I’m currently a sophomore here at Wellesley. A little bit about me. I usually just tell people I live about forty minutes from New York City, because it sounds slightly more interesting than saying I come from a suburban town in northern New Jersey. But really,…
Orientation begins!
I’m so excited!!! Orientation has gotten off to a great start. All the fall athletes are back on campus and Wellesley feels less like summer camp and more like school everyday.
A beautiful picture of the lake I snapped the other day while on a stroll around campus.
I’m getting excited for classes to start. This semester, I’m taking a class at Babson called Personal Nutrition. I’m pretty excited to learn about the science of digestion and health without having to spend three hours in a lab once a week:) Also, I’ve never taken a course off campus so it will be a great adventure!
My other courses aren’t 100% finalized yet… by the time you get to be a senior you kind of stop worrying about it. I know it will work out. I do know I’m taking the last Chinese language course available to me. I’m not sure how I’ll continue my language studies next semester. That will be an interesting dilemma… I am contemplating creating an independent language study course.
In other news, I have begun job searching. This basically consists of me googling cool companies that I like and know and seeing if they’re hiring or offering summer internships. It’s actually pretty fun:) I’m hoping to get some of the leg work done now so that when I start to get stressed I already have some ideas. A lot of my friends are planning to go right to grad school so their paths are a little more straightforward (but just as demanding).
To all the first years who have just arrived on campus, welcome:) I’m sure we’ll be seeing each other around. Please come eat with me if you see a short brunette decked out in Wellesley Blue in the dining halls;)
This was too good not to share: Athlete Mentors chowing down on a Ben & Jerry’s Vermontster. #ColdTimes
Registration is Coming!
Registration is coming and I can’t decide what to take! I’m realizing that as an upperclasswoman, there are so many fun class options available to me. And I feel much more confident choosing difficult classes because now I have the experience I need to succeed! So far my desired class schedule for next semester consists of two classes at Wellesley…