Wellesley College Top Questions

If you are gay there is certainly a vibrant community available, but they're still a small percentage of the student body. What is accurate is that most (though certainly not all) students are open about GLBT issues. It is definitely true that most Wellesley students are very opinionated. That makes us very successful in the professional world, but can sometimes go too far and be frustrating in personal relationships.

Nope! Wellesley is full of incredibly diverse students! Girls come from all over! The only thing they have in common is they're all amazing!

These stereotypes are true for me and I also see it in others. However, I find that I can use a positive attitude to turn all of these worries into motivation.

They're definitely not unfounded, but they're not true across the board.

no, all women's college is amazing.

1. No. While there is a significant gay/lesbian/bi/trans population at Wellesley, not everyone is. The stereotype arises because the atmosphere at Wellesley is such that we are very accepting of all [most] people. Those who are g/l/bi/t are not afraid or ashamed of who they are, and so are more comfortable with being active in the community on issues that are specific to them. 2. As at all colleges, some girls are easy. It's a fact. Again, this does not apply to everyone (ah, the problem with stereotypes...) 3. Some do. It's true. Most of us really just want someone to love who will love us back. Sound like the little voice in the back of your head? 4. Ah, well, this one is probably true. We can be really chill and really relaxed, but we are anal about a lot of things - mostly academics, but our desire for things to work right often spills over into everyday life. We can be really intense - but we certainly know how to relax properly too (well... most of us, anyway).

These stereotypes are not really all that accurate in terms of the majority of the girls- but there are these types of girls on campus. While there are these types of girls on any campus, I feel these stereotypes are true for many girls on campus- but most definitely not all.

Everyone is competitive when it comes to school and sometimes boys, there is a feminist movement at Wellesley but it is in varying degrees most people are feminist to some point, this campus is very liberal and it is sometimes very hard to be Conservative here because most people are very liberal and not as open-minded as they think they are, There is a large lesbian presence but it's in line with other school's percentages. Lesbians are more noticeable here because of the lack of guys, almost every relationship you see during the week are lesbian ones but that changes greatly on the weekend, Some girls are stuck up and uptight but thats expected from any expensive liberal arts school, almost everyone is friendly once you talk to them but sometimes it is an effort to break out your shell

The students definitely work hard here but that is expected given the quality of the school. But students also know how to have a good time when they want to. There are plenty of opportunities on and off campus to have fun. Secondly, the majority of this campus is not lesbians, although they can be very vocal. There are also many students who enjoy the company of men .

Yes