To quote Ferris Bueller, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” I find this to be especially true of life at Wellesley. I had always heard that at Wellesley College time moves at a different rate than normal time, but I don’t think I really understood what that…
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My Term 1 Courses: A Full Plate
Hello hello! Not going to lie, I had to look at my Google Calendar to remember what happened this past week. It was a busy one (when is it not?), complete with the first exam of my senior year, an interview, and plenty of meetings. It’s the beginning of week 4 now, so I wanted to share a little about…
The One with Trying to Foster Community Virtually and Socially Distanced
We are about halfway through Term One and I’m starting to feel very settled and comfortable on campus! I think a big concern for everyone (both on campus and remote) as we began the new school year was how we would all stay connected and foster community. Fostering community has looked very different this year, but nonetheless I think we’ve…
First Month Blues
If there’s one thing no one has ever called living through a pandemic, it’s easy. Coping with the pandemic during a major life change- say, moving a thousand miles away to go to college- sometimes seems almost impossible. If you ask any Wellesley first year what their college experience has been like so far, they’ll probably all come up with…
Honey, I’m home!
Welcome back everyone! I wanted to quickly (re)introduce myself, in case you’re new here: My name is Shreya, and I’m a senior at Wellesley this year. Where has the time gone?! I’ve been blogging for the Wellesley College Admissions Office since my sophomore year: I’ve written weekly posts about my summer internship in Boston, experience studying abroad in Cambridge, England,…
A Very “Unprecedented” Beginning
Hello, future students of Wellesley College! My name is Andy, and I’m a first year here at Wellesley, hailing from the great state of Iowa (fellow Midwesterners, please make some noise in the comments). I currently have absolutely no idea what I want to major in, but I’m very excited to start exploring, and I’ll be sure to bring all…
Freedom (feat. Kendrick Lamar) by Beyoncé
“Yeah, open our mind as we cast away oppression Yeah, open the streets and watch our beliefs And when they carve my name inside the concrete I pray it forever reads Freedom” When we talk about the Black experience in this country, we often talk about racism, violence, slavery, oppression, and discrimination. Unfortunately, what…
The End of Almost the End
To be honest, I have been procrastinating on this post for a long while now. I couldn’t really get myself to write a farewell junior year post, given how the semester ended so abruptly and whatnot. Special thanks to Sophia for nudging me to post this! Anyway, I thought it would be best to reflect on what a whirlwind year…
wow!
This will be my last post on the admissions blog. I’ve been doing this since my very first year and it is incredible that it is coming to an end! I didn’t know how to wrap this up. In another timeline, I probably would have posted pictures of my final days on campus. You would have lots of pictures in…
These Eight Moments Represent Some of Macy’s Favorite Parts of the Year
You’ll never guess the moments that made this college student’s year! Number 6 is shocking. What are your thoughts? Comment below! 👇 There were also, of course, incredible moments that didn’t yield photos. Thanks for a great first year, Wellesley. I’ve loved sharing my life with you all, and I hope…