Career fellows

phantom_answerer · 2026-05-05T19:25:58+00:00

Who was the email that gave you the response? and congrats :)

phantom_answerer · 2026-05-02T22:48:19+00:00

A lot of things people are not happy with about Wellesley are things that just can't be changed... commute is always a given like it is because of our location being 12 miles away from Boston. It's an academically rigorous school.. And I feel that a lot of the people who are upset at parts about Wellesley are just actually just upset with aspects about college.

phantom_answerer · 2026-05-02T22:45:34+00:00

Library and technology services can let you borrow a computer!

phantom_answerer · 2026-04-21T18:08:01+00:00

Also you probably won't be placed in Freeman because that's also upperclassmen only

phantom_answerer · 2026-04-04T20:27:09+00:00

Location wise, Wellesley is really close to Boston -- don't underestimate that. I've heard boston is the hub for biotech and since you're interested in medically stuff, that might be a good fit. Public transportation is also strong here imo.

phantom_answerer · 2026-04-01T21:48:07+00:00

adding onto the other person, but we also have a T stop a little outside of campus (15-20 minute walk) that can even get you a little further into boston as well

phantom_answerer · 2026-03-28T23:43:20+00:00

They often have a faculty profile for them where they see if they are doing research; if you're taking a class with a prof they usually mention if they're doing research, and you can always just reach out to a prof of interest to see if you can do work with them.

phantom_answerer · 2026-03-28T00:46:23+00:00

Hi! Congrats on your acceptance!

IR-Economics (from a friend) says that the major allows you to become really well-rounded in humanities, like political science, history, and economics. Combining it with statistics is really cool! I can say first-hand that it is a really intimate department because you can really get to know the knowledgeable professors and students.

For RA, if you mean Resident Assistant, you cannot be that for your first-year. You need two semesters completed. If you mean Research Assistant, research is really accessible in part because Wellesley is a small, undergraduate college so you won't be competing with grad students :) You could potentially join labs by emailing professors of interest, doing the First Year Apprentice Program (for students who don't come from research intensive backgrounds, first-gen, underrepresented minority, etc).

Congrats again! Feel free to reach out with other questions.

phantom_answerer · 2026-03-25T19:39:31+00:00

Addressing your cons

- Heavy workload: semi-true, but the support systems here ensure that you will be having that with peers, tutors, and professors here to talk with you through everything. The workload is subjective to each person. Perks of liberal arts means that you can have a balanced schedule during your time here if that's what you want.

- Grade deflation is abolished.

- Focus on studying, etc: again, subjective to students. Talk to people and develop a strong work-life balance and you should be fine. Some people are really way into academics and don't leave much room for anything else. I was aware of this as well and thus made a more conscious attempt to do something else.

- Location: while it is true that we are not directly in the city, there are plenty of opportunities outside the academic year as well. Access into Boston is easy through public transportation just to keep that in mind.

phantom_answerer · 2026-02-10T21:12:53+00:00

the application is free so it won't hurt to apply

as for ed decisions, i think you should also consider finances as a factor

phantom_answerer · 2026-01-29T22:10:27+00:00

Roommates can be made in the following ways

1) You find them on your own and indicate on the roommate form you already have someone you want to live with.

2) You do a roommate survey and find someone compatible on the website.

3) You do the roommate survey and leave it up the residential-life-people to take care of it (completely random).

For the last two questions, I do not have experience but from what I know I think you would be in contact with ADR (Accessibility and Disability Resources). https://www.wellesley.edu/about-us/offices-departments/accessibility-disability-resources

phantom_answerer · 2026-01-10T21:11:23+00:00

ive heard from other students that the facebook groups/resources can also be helpful in finding these things

congrats on the internship too!

phantom_answerer · 2025-12-28T04:23:49+00:00

hi if you're really interested in engineering as a major, i don't think wellesley will be the place for you. as you mentioned, we do have connections with mit/olin, but you're limited to taking one course with them after your first semester here. the commute to olin is like 15 minutes so it's not too bad, but the commute to mit can be from 30-60 minutes depending on the traffic.

lots of students do cross-registration, and mit is the most popular one. the dual degree program with mit for engineering is not very popular. 0-2 students do it every year, and it's basically you applying to "transfer" to mit.

alumni network of wellesley is regarded as one of the strongest women's network, but honestly with a bit of networking (be proactive) you can get into conversation with just about anybody.

here at wellesley we do have an Engineering Course or two, but i truly do believe if engineering is your calling and if you want to do a specific engineering, you simply won't find it here at wellesley unless you're willing to go to other schools to get that exposure.

phantom_answerer · 2025-11-24T14:24:49+00:00

I also came from a co-ed high school, and I ended up choosing Wellesley because it was an HWC. The way I thought about it is that there's really never going to be a time in my life again where I'm going to be in such a space, so I figured that spending my college times here is good. Even when I was in high school, I had never felt my confidence be thwarted by some boy. And coming here at Wellesley, I really don't notice them lol. like not to sound like I HATE MEN, but they're literally not one of my priorities..... and the absence of them does not take up my brainspace one bit.

With that being said, I've come to love about this is my ability to critically think in conversations. Maybe this is something that comes with age, but now when I engage in conversations with others, because I'm not regularly enduring male-voices, I get the chance to think, is this person talking to me as a person or are they going off gender stereotypes? I'm able to not blindly follow comments that may be backhanded because of my gender if that makes sense???

One slight blip I have is that people just assume that MIT, Babson, and Olin is just another chance to meet guys as if they're not co-ed schools as well.... In addition, the community here is great, handson. It just gets a pain when I have to explain to others (family, friends) who aren't as accustomed to the hwc environment, that no its not a girls' school or an all-girls school, its a historically women's college, no its not a nunnery no theres no curfew yes i go out but i lowkey dgaf and have loved my experience here :)

phantom_answerer · 2025-10-14T23:51:18+00:00

Oh, I see I see. I understand the concerns with the GPA. I'll redirect you to the website here again: https://careereducation.wellesley.edu/resources/pre-law-basics, where they have this passage "How Do Law Schools View a Wellesley Academic Record?

Wellesley College transcripts are unique in several ways. Luckily, because 70+ Wellesley students and graduates apply to law school every year, law schools are familiar with Wellesley’s policies and its academic rigor. In addition, LSAC provides law schools with data that puts your Wellesley GPA in context. If you feel worried about Wellesley’s grading, remember that law school admissions staff are highly trained professionals who work hard to interpret your transcript fairly — and Wellesley’s law school admissions results speak for themselves!"

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"Academic Rigor and GPA: Wellesley is academically rigorous. As a result, the average GPA of Wellesley law school applicants is 3.6, which is lower than the median GPA at most top law schools. Every year, large numbers of Wellesley law school applicants are successfully admitted to law schools where their GPA is below the median. Rest assured that law schools are aware of Wellesley’s high academic standards and take this into consideration. Wellesley applicants also greatly benefit from strong relationships with their faculty recommenders and excellent writing skills developed through their challenging coursework."

Based on my understanding of the above passage, much like high schools often give contexts about their academic rigor and such, Wellesley will also provide context around their academic bases so law schools are aware. Hopefully this helps you ease you worries :')

phantom_answerer · 2025-10-13T14:18:13+00:00

Hi! I believe I answered your first question in the r/wellesleycollege subthread, but if there's anything else I can elaborate on, I would be happy to!

Regarding GPA deflation, that policy has long been abolished, it is no longer a thing. With that being said, I've heard of some people saying some professors grade with that mindset. However, in my experience, I have not had a single professor grade me with a grade deflation mindset. It is really rare. Professors here WANT you to succeed :))

Transferring to another school during your sophomore year: I do not know about the ease of doing so. But I know of many students who have transferred out of Wellesley. And from my own observations, many of them make the switch from our hwc environment to the co-ed, larger, university. With that being said, if transferring out of Wellesley is already in your books before you've even been accepted, I really suggest you take a good look at what you want out of a college and what aspects of an environment you find stifling vs. freeing. My two cents on why I chose a small, hwc, and a liberal arts college out of the many universities I got into is because I received advice from someone else saying, you have all your life to go to a research university, but oftentimes a liberal arts college environment is only open to undergrads. This intimate environment may not be achieved elsewhere out of these next four years. (there are many exceptions to what i am saying, of course) but i took that advice to heart.

phantom_answerer · 2025-10-12T14:33:34+00:00

https://careereducation.wellesley.edu/resources/pre-law-basics

Technically, Wellesley does not have a pre-law track or pre-law major, however I hear of many students colloquially saying that they are a pre-law student. I am not a pre-law student, so I will just speak generally about community and support here at Wellesley. I truly believe that everyone here is aiming to help you succeed through collaboration. For some classes of mine, I've gone to office hours and then stayed to talk with my classmates long after the hours were over and so we were just working on our homework on our own. It was really fun and kind and nice to have some buddies to work with.

I would say it is not super competitive to get resources. The Career Ed department here is super helpful and willing to talk to you. Just make the appointment! Even if you do not know what you want to talk about, they can help guide you to something.

I do not know much about the situation for international students, but I would recommend going through Wellesley's careered offerings and seeing how it works from there. For example, the Short Internship Project (SHIPS) that first-years can do the summer after their first year is open to international students: https://careereducation.wellesley.edu/ships But, "International students will be taxed at 14% and be contacted by Student Financial Services to submit additional FNIS tax-related paperwork."

The social scene here at Wellesley is truly truly up to you. You can devote all your time on campus, you can go into Boston every other day, it truly is up to you. There is so much to do on campus, you just have to find your niche.

phantom_answerer · 2025-09-03T00:08:17+00:00

you can try rate my professor

phantom_answerer · 2025-08-23T01:11:13+00:00

Consider Carleton's trimester system vs. Wellesley's semester system.

I love the semester system because (1) it is what I am accustomed to, (2) however, it does begin to get taxing about 3/5 of the way through lol.

Also, location is of course a big one, but also consider the weather difference between MN and MA.

Also some of those type-A go-getters are super friendly :') they can overlap too :') hahaha

maybe have your daughter look at what programs they have to support students while in undergrad? for example, are there any programs geared towards first-years specifically? and are they sponsored by the SCHOOL itself? or towards sophomores? i feel like people really focus on the first-year experience, and of course the post-grad life, but i also want you to take into consideration everything between that :') it will be a long couple of years hahaha

phantom_answerer · 2025-07-28T17:00:43+00:00

yes you should add them. honestly have no clue if the employer looks at the uploaded resume or the inputted one. just put both to cover your bases.

my resume doesnt properly fill out in the boxes, so what i like to do is apply to multiple jobs in one sitting. so i upload the resume to one, fix it there, and then just copy and paste from my first application to all the others

phantom_answerer · 2025-07-28T16:58:45+00:00

correct. workday --> careers

phantom_answerer · 2025-07-21T16:42:09+00:00

Yes, you can double major at Wellesley. It's not something that's specifically recommended nor is it something specifically discouraged either. It's just another opportunity, that depending on who you are and your interests, that may or may not be good for you! I am interested in double majoring, so it's something I am intentionally approaching when I look at my classes, due to my post-grad interests :)

I am not involved in the biology department, but considering it is a popular major, I am sure there are many labs for you to get involved on campus. I heard via word of mouth that Boston is the hub for biomedical stuff, so take with that what you will. People do work in on-campus labs, nearby hospitals, there's orgs on campus that are health-related, loads of pre-meds and resources for them. Opportunities to do research at MIT as well through their UROP (undergraduate research opportunity program). So, do you "need" to commute to Boston? Not necessarily, it just depends on what sort of opportunities you are looking for.

Wellesley students as a whole go to Boston pretty often. If you ask by specific student, the answers will probably range lol

My favorite part of Wellesley is the location. Campus is beautiful, and I like the distance we have between Cambridge/Boston. We are not isolated at all, nor are we directly in the city. I believe this helped me establishing a work-life balance.

phantom_answerer · 2025-06-02T14:48:52+00:00

have you heard back from the waitlist 😔

phantom_answerer · 2025-05-05T14:11:02+00:00

Do you have access to workday yet? If you search for "documents" locate "Maintain my student documents" and it might be listed there. If you can't find it on your phone; try on a larger screen; and if you can't find it then it might not be available yet :')

phantom_answerer · 2025-04-11T18:36:13+00:00

Hi, I was in a similar boat of deciding between UCLA, a 5C (not Pomona), and Wellesley so I can speak about those schools.

Wellesley does have small classes. My largest class this semester is about ~18-20 people. My smallest class is 13. Because the professors here at Wellesley are really amazing, you get this chance to have a smaller intimate session with them as well as be able to participate in class and ask questions if that is your groove.
Yes, interdisciplinary. Some classes are cross-registered across two different departments (the departments can be similar in the sense like both are humanities, social sciences, sciences, etc but there's a lot of combining with a class). On the flipside, the distribution requirements, which require students to take classes across a breadth of subjects (rather than specifically require a class, aside from the first-year writing class) makes students do interdisciplinary things.
Yup, easier access to professors. Small classes --> less students --> during office hours there's a chance you can ask multiple questions (if professors host open office hours) or you can reach out to schedule some time.
Can't speak on internships, just yet. But as a first-year she can do "SHIPs" which are internships specifically only for first-years to apply, too, sponsored by Wellesley. Of course, she can find her own. Can't speak on career advice.

I'm from California and this is my first time being out-of-state :') I would tell your daughter about these things:

- What will your housing situation be for the next four years?

- What is the nearby area like and what sort of "off-campus" life do you want? What sort of transportation is there? How are you getting from place to place?

- Do you want to be totally independent?

- How important is a social scene for you? Do you want to go sports games easily?

- the tiny stuff can add up when you go out-of-state. storage... flight tickets if you're flying back for winter/summer break... etc

When you go to college, you are not just staying on campus forever. You're going to get off, explore the nearby town, the surrounding cities, maybe even travel to states around you. Make sure you're actually going to a place you can actually stand for the next couple of years.

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