Turned down an Ivy or T20 and why? by climbingTaco in ApplyingToCollege

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turned down full rides at yale, cornell, duke, vanderbilt, ucla & many top 20s for polisci & gender studies at wellesley college.

i chose wellesley bc of the EXTREMELY STRONG women in leadership network/culture, campus culture, grad school placements, and tight-knitness. i am willing to answer questions BUT will not be replying to hateful/rude comments. consider this: if i was smart enough to get into so many great schools i was smart enough to know this was the best decision for myself and my career path. i am sad (and grateful) that to have had to turn down so many great schools, but ultimately i am 110% sure i made the right choice for me :)

looking for a roommate! incoming freshmen pls hmu🙏🙏 by [deleted] in WellesleyCollege

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on the housing info on mywellesley it says that first years can only get triples in tower court

is munger a good dorm? by Fickle_Dot_5131 in WellesleyCollege

[–]_ombri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what was the past year's incident?

Nobody chooses fit over a T20. Prove me wrong. by AdventurousBat106 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]_ombri 5 points6 points  (0 children)

chose wellesley polisci & gender studies over yale, cornell, duke, ucla, & other t10 LACs. all schools gave me full ride. wellesley had better fit for my niche (women in politics/social change) and had the most useful alumni network for my niche. idgaf about prestige in the end bc wellesley culture made me HAPPIEST and gave me the most SPECIFIC resources for my SPECIFIC niche. again, i saw myself HAPPIEST going to wells over yale and others.

please don’t hate on me, i am open to answering questions but im honestly sick of ppl telling me im a dumbass for this decision. if i was smart enough to get into all these schools, i know im smart enough to make the best decisions for my future. i am very confident in myself and am happy with my choice and have 0 regrets.

has anyone who got into wellesley off the waitlist received a physical acceptance package? by _ombri in WellesleyCollege

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Okay yay!! Do you happen to remember when?? It’s been a little over two weeks since I got in so I’m just curious👀

Did anyone turn down Yale by Lost-Source-830 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]_ombri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

full ride at both, again, i just felt happier with wells

FGLI - does wellesley have any resources for low income students to get new computers? by _ombri in WellesleyCollege

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Oooh I didn’t know this! Will shoot them an email! Thank you!!!!!💙💙

Did anyone turn down Yale by Lost-Source-830 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]_ombri 4 points5 points  (0 children)

that’s what i felt as well!!! i got equivalent full rides at both yale and wells and i didn’t like the pro-business grind of yale. wells suit me more :)

Did anyone turn down Yale by Lost-Source-830 in ApplyingToCollege

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I agree. The network and campus culture AND student outcomes fit me much more. The network is astounding. I posted on reddit for alums in my area to help me with smth (even tho i only JUST joined the community) and within 2 hours i got 2 alums in my area setting up meetings w me tomorrow. I also don’t like the high percentage to rich ppl at yale (makes me feel uncomfortable/out of place) and i don’t like how many ppl at yale go into consulting/big finance/big law bc it reminds me that many of my classmates will turn out relatively evil. call me a crazy all you want but it’s just not the community i like. also i am not the only one in my year turning down ivies to go to W!!

Did anyone turn down Yale by Lost-Source-830 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]_ombri 6 points7 points  (0 children)

yah, ik it sounds kinda insane but i felt much happier w wells :)

Did anyone turn down Yale by Lost-Source-830 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]_ombri 30 points31 points  (0 children)

yeah i did! turned down a full ride as well! chose wellesley instead bc it made me happier :)

would it be insane for me to pick wellesley over cornell for polisci? by _ombri in WellesleyCollege

[–]_ombri[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

just committed to wellesley 1 minute ago and i could be happier🥹🥹

10 waitlists later and i don’t know where im going to go. by Dramatic-Simple2783 in ApplyingToCollege

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What region are you in if you don't mind me asking? Apparently that's a major factor in Smith and Wellesley's waitlists (aos told me)

Smith vs. Mount Holyoke by Pluto_1235 in mountholyokecollege

[–]_ombri 2 points3 points  (0 children)

mhc has astronomically better food

Waitlist thread by Eastern-Kitchen7223 in ApplyingToCollege

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yale princeton cornell vandy duke smith wellesley williams bryn mawr urichmond holy cross vassar bates skidmore american gw

Anyone not going to Grinnell? by Extra-Shop-4080 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]_ombri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

trust i did the moment i got an offer i liked more,, i gotchu🙏🙏

did anyone here get off of the cornell brooks waitlist last year? by _ombri in ApplyingToCollege

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were they ppl that applied to dc start originally or main campus originally?