why does not one talk about wellesley college?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wellesley consistently ranks in the top 5 among the US News LAC rankings but I hear about it for less than the others.

It seems like a great school- urban location, access to MIT/Olin/Babson, tons of opportunites, great alumnae network. I understand that being a women's college means less interest but it still receives roughly 75% of the applications of similarly ranked coed school.

You have your answer right there. Less interest and no male applicants = reduced chatter.

To judge by some of the posts on this site, including ones in this very thread, as well as media beyond this site, I'd argue that a certain misogyny also partially accounts for the comparative lack of attention that Wellesley receives.

Agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wellesley consistently ranks in the top 5 among the US News LAC rankings but I hear about it for less than the others.

It seems like a great school- urban location, access to MIT/Olin/Babson, tons of opportunites, great alumnae network. I understand that being a women's college means less interest but it still receives roughly 75% of the applications of similarly ranked coed school.

You have your answer right there. Less interest and no male applicants = reduced chatter.

To judge by some of the posts on this site, including ones in this very thread, as well as media beyond this site, I'd argue that a certain misogyny also partially accounts for the comparative lack of attention that Wellesley receives.

ya think?

[Anonymous]

But if I hadn’t gone to Wellesley I never would have met Ken Chesebro. Lol.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s radically left and woke. The town is boring. It’s an extremely non traditional college experience.

Cool. Enjoy your "education" at Liberty. LOL.

Well they’re not wrong…

[Anonymous]

Went to MIT and met very few Wellesley girls that I liked. Stuck up Hilary Clinton was definitely the vibe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Went to MIT and met very few Wellesley girls that I liked. Stuck up Hilary Clinton was definitely the vibe.

Somehow, I suspect that your own condescension (Wellesley *girls*?) had more to do with the lack of chemistry between you and the Wellesley students you met and less to do with what you perceived as their apparent "vibe."

[Anonymous]

Wellesley Wellesley, only to be there!

I went there and was pretty social at MIT and nearby schools, but nowhere near anything like my kids had at bigger coed schools. Still, if you want a great education and a lifelong network of sisters, it’s a wonderful place.

If you visit and love the vibe, it should work out for you. If you pick it for ratings or because you don’t get into an Ivy, or because your dad wants you to go, I don’t recommend it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Went to MIT and met very few Wellesley girls that I liked. Stuck up Hilary Clinton was definitely the vibe.

Somehow, I suspect that your own condescension (Wellesley *girls*?) had more to do with the lack of chemistry between you and the Wellesley students you met and less to do with what you perceived as their apparent "vibe."

+1

Agree. VERY familiar with both camps. Wellesley and MIT are NOT at odds with each other. Both genders of both schools can hold their own, and are not generally at odds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wellesley Wellesley, only to be there!

I went there and was pretty social at MIT and nearby schools, but nowhere near anything like my kids had at bigger coed schools. Still, if you want a great education and a lifelong network of sisters, it’s a wonderful place.

If you visit and love the vibe, it should work out for you. If you pick it for ratings or because you don’t get into an Ivy, or because your dad wants you to go, I don’t recommend it.

+1

Same as any school - you do not attend if your parents are directing you to attend, because that is the wrong reason.

The Wellesley girls I know are most capable, independent and supportive of each other - unlike most women.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wellesley consistently ranks in the top 5 among the US News LAC rankings but I hear about it for less than the others.

It seems like a great school- urban location, access to MIT/Olin/Babson, tons of opportunites, great alumnae network. I understand that being a women's college means less interest but it still receives roughly 75% of the applications of similarly ranked coed school.

OP, there are many schools that this area people are not familiar with - Wellelsey being one of them. Many, many other schools, too! Hint: do you own research - this spot is Google only.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I will be blunt. My girls are not gay and want to be around guys so they will not look at AWC.

You are gross.

How is it gross? PP stated it is 40% gay or bi. It is also 100% women. My daughters would like to attend school, date, live in dorms with and socialize with men as much as possible during their college years. How is that gross? Let me guess, you are gay and find men gross. Got it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will be blunt. My girls are not gay and want to be around guys so they will not look at AWC.

You are gross.

How is it gross? PP stated it is 40% gay or bi. It is also 100% women. My daughters would like to attend school, date, live in dorms with and socialize with men as much as possible during their college years. How is that gross? Let me guess, you are gay and find men gross. Got it.

DP here. You are the one that is gross. And prob afraid of your own sexual identification. Got it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s radically left and woke. The town is boring. It’s an extremely non traditional college experience.

Cool. Enjoy your "education" at Liberty. LOL.

Well they’re not wrong…

If by "woke" you mean that Wellesley as a community advocates for the human/civil rights of women and LGBTQ folks, well then I guess you are correct, although I'd say that anyone with anti-feminist and/or anti-gay views is pretty retrograde. The suburb of Wellesley may not be the most exciting place on the face of the planet, but it serves its purpose well enough which is to say that it has a nice independent bookstore, a Starbucks, J.P Licks, a café and a few other affordable eateries within walking distance of the campus when students need a break from their studies during the week: most Wellesley students feel that the College offers the best of both worlds in that they have easy access to the cultural wealth and professional opportunities of Boston and Cambridge but also get to enjoy the campus' natural beauty. However, except for the fact that Wellesley is predominantly all-women--the school always has exchange students, many of whom are male--the school's day-to-day campus life isn't all that different from what it is at any other rigorous U.S. college/university.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Went to MIT and met very few Wellesley girls that I liked. Stuck up Hilary Clinton was definitely the vibe.

Somehow, I suspect that your own condescension (Wellesley *girls*?) had more to do with the lack of chemistry between you and the Wellesley students you met and less to do with what you perceived as their apparent "vibe."

+1

Agree. VERY familiar with both camps. Wellesley and MIT are NOT at odds with each other. Both genders of both schools can hold their own, and are not generally at odds.

Do you not describe 18 year olds as girls? OH you mean the men at MIT weren't at odds with Wellesley, but women at MIT weren't exactly fans of the f&ck truck and women being bused to our campus every weekend? Yeah, we actively fought the weekend bussing of women to our campus. It's a misogynistic practice that needed to end.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are fed pro-diversity views & images 24/7. Maybe some people actually believe all this diversity hype, & think you need all kinds of people around you to have a well-rounded education?

So, the Russian (or Chinese? Or Republican?) bot goofed.

Yeah, I am real tired of the bot or paid or rabid alt right political poster who uses this board to advance propaganda. Totally fine with different perspectives, but this person/ bot just spews anti "woke" crap. "Fed?" "pro-diversity?"