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 my cap and gown, smiling with my friends. I would probably tell you what I was planning on doing next and welcoming the new red class to Wellesley.
But I am at home. I don’t think you’re really interested in seeing my house and pictures of me smiling with my relatives. But I will tell you what I’m planning on doing next. Since, I’ve finished classes I’ve had a lot of free time, I’ve picked up new hobbies (harp, guitar, cooking), got back to old ones (sewing, reading) and spent a lot of time with my family. It’ll probably be that way for a while. This is an uneasy time to be coming into adulthood, and I am still making sense of it.
What has been making it easier are the things that I learned in my last four years at Wellesley. I’ve learned so much about myself and the world around me. I’ve met close friends and mentors. These are things I have been leaning on since this period of isolation began. And things that I know will be with me for the rest of my life.
As this comes to an end, I really don’t have any words to say but wow. What an incredible experience and an incredible end! To commemorate this end, I’d like to go back to the beginning. This is my first picture at Wellesley. I took it while on a tour of the College the summer before my senior year of high school. I took it in the admission bathroom, which is fitting.
The second is a blurry picture of the College celebrating its new class. I got a small shout-out, and I was so proud of myself. It was extremely validating, and I still remember the joy it brought me.
To the new Red Class:
You got this! You are coming into college during this time of unease, but you’ll get through this and look back on your four years like I am doing now. I wish you lots of luck and joy as you embark on your Wellesley experience.
Thank you for reading and being part of this journey. It’s been fun keeping this blog and wonder what it will mean to me in a few years. I am now an alum! So please feel free to reach out to me if you can any questions.
Bye!
Laïssa Christelle Alexis