Hey everyone! For this week I thought it would be fun to compare my academic life at Wellesley and at Edinburgh. In a lot of ways my academic life here is a lot different than what I’m used to at Wellesley, but there are surprisingly many similarities as well. For one, one of the biggest similarities is the way my…
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Realities of Being a Student
Happy April! April is my birthday month, and I am also excited that the month means that summer is getting closer. But, the reality of being a Wellesley student this month is that we are all currently swamped with work. I want to give an honest glimpse into my academics right now. My statistics class is taking up most of…
Happening on Campus
This is the last week before spring break here, and I’m super excited to go back home for ten days! Today, I want to share some things happening on campus and give a glimpse into current life here at Wellesley. Clapp Library Renovations Our main library on campus, Clapp Library, is being renovated. Renovations began this semester, and it was…
Midterms Season 😦 (don’t panic!)
Hi Blog, I will not lie, I have been a bit stressed recently. It’s officially midterms season at Wellesley, so the work is really picking up. I have 3 big things coming up this week: my first CHEM 330 (physical chemistry) exam, my first REL 106 (queer bible) paper, and a solo cello performance at friends and family weekend for…
Making Midterms Week Better
I’m not going to lie: I had to ask for the coffee machine in Pom to be refilled yesterday. It was 7:00…pm. This was the week of three midterms, and it was a daunting lineup: Evolution, Chemistry, and Economics, and a full scientific paper to top it off. Not exactly a walk in the park, or in the spirit of…
Wellesley Life – it’s a balancing act.
My life: Slater, Phi Sig, consent (see SAAFE), cats, and my roommate. (Studying Eating in preparation for) Midterms It’s midterm season here at Wells and you can sense it all throughout the school. Tensions are high, study rooms are full, and the WiFi at times frustratingly slow. Especially in the Clapp Library where I used to spend the majority of my…