Wellesley College Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at Wellesley College?

Alex

There are none, everyone knows that Wellesley is an amazing place full of brilliant, diverse women

Jennifer

That everyone is gay, that everyone is really opinionated in the bad kind of way

Sarah

There are a lot of stereotypes about Wellesley girls being stuck up, others about us being man-hating lesbians.

Athena

We are very driven towards achieving our goals. We worry about grades a lot. We are very emotional.

Jerry

Dyke school Overachievers Catty

Jenna

I think a lot of people have a negative attitude toward the all women's aspect of the college.

Tate

1. Everyone who goes to Wellesley is lesbian/bi 2. Wellesley girls are "easy' 3. Wellesley girls want to marry Harvard/MIT boys 4. People who go to Wellesley are anal about EVERYTHING.

angela

Some stereotypes: wellesley girls are dykes, are constantly studying, not your typical 'cool' type students, some wellesley girls are really slutty and are off to MIT/Harvard every weekend to try and hook up with some guy.

Janie

Ultra Competitive, Feminist, Liberal, Lesbian, Stuck Up, Uptight

Abby

Wellesley students are perceived as being all work and no play. Their noses are constantly in the books and they don't know how to have any fun. Another stereotype is that the women who attend this college are all men-haters and that majority of this campus is composed of lesbians.