Dorm life. People are either extremely excited or dreading it. There quite literally is no in between. I was someone who was extremely excited to live with my roommate. I remember before my first year I printed out the layout of my dorm room that I found on the internet and planned out where my bed, dresser, desk and chair…
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Being Myself Felt Risky—Until It Didn’t: How I Navigated Self-Acceptance and Authenticity
When I received my Wellesley acceptance letter I was filled with joy that quickly settled into fear. Joy came first from the fact that I was accepted to my dream school but fear because I would be leaving the “home” that I built for myself. Home, in this case can be seen physically, in terms of my family and friends,…
#intropost
Hello to whoever is reading this! My guess is you’re a student interested in applying to Wellesley College…in which case I am so excited that you are here reading my little post! My name is Yewon, and I immigrated to Hawaii from South Korea just before I turned five. I grew up in that warm, tropical place for pretty much…
To 2022, from 2018
I have been thinking a lot lately, about you, New Purple Class of 2022. As a member of what will soon be the Old Purple Class of 2018, we have more in common than just the color purple, although that is the best class color, you should know. We, you and me both, are beginning new and unfamiliar chapters of…
