Williams vs. Wellesley

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Anonymous wrote:There is absolutely nothing similar about these schools. Do you just like W’s? Very weird set to consider.

Are you joking? They're both among the highest ranking SLACs in most rankings, located in Massachusetts, have more of a preprofessional bent compared to other top SLACs with economics as their most popular major, are in the rare group of 20 or so schools with endowments of over 1 million dollar per student, attract very smart and dedicated students who value a liberal arts education, and have an incredibly tightknit alumni community. They have a lot more in common than they do differences...

And their student cultures are utterly and completely the opposite of each other. 🙄

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is absolutely nothing similar about these schools. Do you just like W’s? Very weird set to consider.

Are you joking? They're both among the highest ranking SLACs in most rankings, located in Massachusetts, have more of a preprofessional bent compared to other top SLACs with economics as their most popular major, are in the rare group of 20 or so schools with endowments of over 1 million dollar per student, attract very smart and dedicated students who value a liberal arts education, and have an incredibly tightknit alumni community. They have a lot more in common than they do differences...

And there student cultures are utterly and completely the opposite of each other. 🙄

Both schools have supportive students (not sure why people keep saying Wellesley is competitive- definitely not the experience of a recent grad I know), a deep academic focus with rigorous workloads and engaging professors, and a mostly liberal political environment.

You're mistaken if you don't think students at Wellesley are applying to other top co-ed LACs, including Williams.