Hi Blog! One of the things I love about Wellesley is PERA, which stands for physical education, recreation, and athletics. I’m part of our cross country and track team, and I run distance events. Athletics has been a way I’ve found a supportive community and gone on adventures. To begin the process of playing a sport in college, I filled…
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Why I Chose Wellesley
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…
An open letter to early decision applicants
To those of you applying early decision: I would like to start off by reassuring you, even if you don’t believe it yourself, that you are more than just your transcript, more than just your grades. I felt this so strongly in high school: that so much of my identity was based off of the quality of the work that…
Happy Halloween! AKA, HAPPY ALMOST-DONE-WITH-YOUR-APPS, EARLY DECISION APPLICANTS!!!!
Growing up, I was always very excited about Halloween on its own. Dressing up, going trick-or-treating, what’s not to love!? But now, Halloween carries another, more special meaning…the anniversary of sending in my Early Decision application to Wellesley! “SUBMIT” At 5:54 p.m. CST on October 31st, 2011, I clicked the SUBMIT button on the Common Application, marking one of the greatest, scariest,…
It’s a Blizzard, The Fall Semester’s Over, and I’m Back!
Hello everyone! First off, I want to congratulate all you early-decision'ers that applied here and got in. Yay! Congratulations!! I know it was really tough to get all your material together and sent in on time, so I applaud you for that. And I hope I will meet a few of you next year! Finally, finally, finally, I finished my…