Wellesley College

Pros: beautiful campus, great students, good food, study abroad programs, strong ties to finance world
Cons: Isolated, stressful, competitive, students can graduate without serious education in the sciences or Western Civ.

I am a current student at Wellesley and consider myself politically conservative and strongly Catholic. The following were my comments for the ISI Guide to Colleges, which evaluates colleges on their core curricula and adherence to political correctness ...

Pros: stimulating, challenging, excellent academic environment, faculty that is actively involved with students
Cons: same as above. Not for slackers!

Oh dear, now I'm jumping into a tangled subject area! Warning: My Wellesley experience is long behind me - I was a student there in the tumultuous and exciting (but now long-gone) early '70s. I've never been back for a reunion, and only once since then...

Pros: Strong academics, strong alumnae support, lots of opportunities to get involved
Cons: disillusionment of students, difficult to form friendships or change friendship groups, pressure that being unhappy is your fault

As a recent graduate who has continued on to law school, I have to add my opinion to this list because I fear not doing so would continue the mistake that is often made whenever women tell others about Wellesley College, namely that people never really...

Pros: Intercollegiate activities, parties, culture show, culture camps
Cons: Bad reputation because of parties

If you are a Korean-American at Wellesley College, be prepared to have a good time. If you are a Korean-American at Wellesley from either LA or NYC, be prepared to have an especially good time. Why? Because the Wellesley KASA, which is dominated by East...

Pros: Supportive professors, small classes
Cons: Lots of studying expected

Although Wellesley offers a rigorous (read tough) academic program, each student has a lot of control over their academic experience, from choosing a major, scheduling classes, or electing to take an exam or write a paper in many courses. I learned a...

Pros: academics, friends, alumni network
Cons: requires initiative, not for everyone

Classes: When I attended grad school at Harvard immediately following Wellesley, I found I was more than prepared academically. The classes at Wellesley are just as varied in difficulty and interest as they are at most schools, and if you want to...

Pros: Warm environments, lots of attempts at food diversity, open dining
Cons: Only two meal plan options; no option for leaving the meal plans

While I hope you don't choose Wellesley College for its food service, I do want to point out that Wellesley has one of the most wonderful dining hall systems of the Northeast.

When I was touring colleges, I remember that the most important...

Pros: Tastes great
Cons: Less filling

Even if Wellesley lacked any redeeming qualities at all, I would never insult their food service. I've eaten at many campus dining halls in Boston, including Harvard, MIT, BU, BC, and Tufts. The only campus food that beats Wellesley is BU, and that is...

Pros: Regular on-campus activities
Cons: Men hard to come by, travel time-consuming

When I applied to Wellesley, my high school guidance counselor told me that my experience at a women's college would be much like that of a co-ed school. Boy was he off base, way off. That doesn't mean that I regret my decision, just that I wish I had...

Pros: strong environment
Cons: study a LOT

Wellesley College is a thriving and competitive school where many intelligent women reside. Sometimes a student may feel overwhelmed and intimidated b/c there are so many accomplished women here. But once a student gets use to that then they are better...

Pros: Academics, location
Cons: Not a party school

Last Spring I began the college search. I was looking for a school with a beautiful campus and strong academic programs. At first, the all women college thing didn't appeal to me very much, but once i visited Wellesley, it didn't matter anymore. After...

Pros: #4 ranking, famous alums, good academics
Cons: too many to even write about.

I currently work in the golf industry and have no use for my college education whatsoever. However, my four years at Wellesley taught me many things, not all of them being academic:

1) Wellesley has a great poli sci department. The political...

Pros: diversity, challenging, supportive student body and administration
Cons: must serach out a social life, stressful

I am currently a second semester junior at Wellesley College, majoring in history and hoping to attend law school. At this school, I am very involved in the athletics program, playing Varsity soccer for two years, Varsity squash for three and club...

Pros: Wonderful education, small classes, top notch profs
Cons: You will have to work at your social life.

This review is aimed more toward the social aspect rather than the academic. You can find academic reviews almost anywhere, but true comments on the social are lacking....so here goes. (My daughter is a current student) This school is for the woman ...

Pros: People are impressed when you tell them you're a Wellesley student/graduate
Cons: Limited course offerings, Some academic departments are struggling, groupthink

It is impossible to have a balanced life if you attend Wellesley College. There is monumental pressure to join in whatever student activity, organization, or petition comes your way. If you are an independent person, if you like to work at a job ...