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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Both are great schools for ambitious women.  Access to Harvard and MIT gives Wellesley a bump [b]but the women I know who went there are some of the catiest people I have ever met. Like if you collapsed they would step over your body types.[/b] A very good friend of mine went to Bryn Mawr. The academics were amazing but she never fit in socially. She also didn't have the best life after. I think it depends on your daughter's personality. In good news, they seem to have less of a problem with eating disorders than Smith.[/quote]

Agree on this. Met a handful of them and was appalled at the mean spirited comments and attitude. They must be miserable inside. I’m sure not all are like this but can’t help but consider the school attracts a certain type.[/quote]

From meeting a handful. You’re smart. Where did you go? You seem mean-spirited and I’d like to avoid. [/quote]

I am the original commenter. To elaborate, I moved to Boston in my mid 20s and met a lot of alums socially and working at a local university. I remember my first encounter was while at a dinner party. An MIT grad student asked me where I moved from and I replied France. The Wellesley  alum actually mocked me by flipping her hair and saying in a valley girl voice "I moved from France." I actually didn't know what to do. We both turned and looked at her. I had a number of encounters of this nature. Perhaps the maturity just isn't there and would not have been there no matter where they had gone to university. Perhaps that is what you want to keep in mind when differentiating between the 7 Sisters. Which environment is best for academics and emotional maturity.[/quote]

I’ve known several graduates who were lovely people. Now what?[/quote]

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