Wellesley College

Why Wellesley? What attracts you about Wellesley? Our Socratic reading group is the ultimate unconventional cult, nine curious high schoolers and a college professor gathering every weekend to discuss the practicality of anarchy, the life of the mind, and the cosmological divine. Here, I learned things my school curriculum couldn’t teach me: how to break … Read moreWhy Wellesley?

The Board of Admission is interested in knowing your reasons for applying to Wellesley College and how Wellesley will help you to realize your personal and academic goals. (In two paragraphs) After riding my bicycle around campus to start off the morning, I return to Cazenova Hall to prepare for the day. I leave my … Read moreWellesley and Me

Common Application essay on diversity “Dinner is ready!” Every Sunday a member of our family takes a turn choosing what we’re having for dinner, and today was my turn. My mother had prepared all of my favorite food, from foie gras to sea urchin sushi to satay. As we began eating, my mother asked me … Read moreDiverse Identity

Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. One hundred sixty-two days ago I was counting the days I had left to live. “Impression: Large right ovarian mass with cystic appearance periphery and solid tumor in the center…” I trembled as I heard … Read moreJoy

“When choosing a college, you are not only choosing an intellectual community but also a place where you believe that you can live, learn and flourish. To this end, the Board of Admission is interested in knowing your reasons for applying to Wellesley College and how you feel Wellesley will help you to realize your … Read moreWhy Wellesley

Personal statement for the common application. A year and a day’s journey lay ahead of every fabled knight in search of the ever elusive Holy Grail, and if said knight was deemed worthy to find it, exhaustion would cause him to sleep at the feet of the Grail without ever truly seeing it. And while … Read moreFinding My Faith

When choosing a college, you are choosing an intellectual community and a place where you believe that you can live, learn, and flourish. To this end, the Board of Admission is interested in knowing your reasons for applying to Wellesley College and how Wellesley will help you to realize your personal and academic goals. The … Read moreWhy Wellesley

Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. I could not understand. There was no sign of trash on the streets. There was no trace of graffiti on the benches or walls. Everything was impeccably clean and simple in the middle of Stockholm, … Read moreModesty. Simplicity. Practicality.

Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. In June of 1982, with the harsh sun beating down on their small, rural city, my mother’s community danced throughout the streets in … Read moreInside My Mother’s Garden

When choosing a college community, you are choosing a place where you believe that you can live, learn, and flourish. Generations of inspiring women have thrived in the Wellesley community, and we want to know what aspects of this community inspire you to consider Wellesley. We know that there are more than 100 reasons to … Read moreWellesley 100