Comment Summary

If you have a daughter, favorite niece, or young friend considering colleges, would you encourage her to go to Wellesley?
#	Response Date	Comment:
1	Feb 24, 2009 9:25 PM	I have tried to convince several young women to apply, but they have chosen not to!
2	Feb 26, 2009 5:56 PM	Hopefully by the time Reunion arrives, my niece will have been accepted!
3	Mar 1, 2009 8:51 PM	My niece (age 12) has her bags packed and encourages my daughter (age 10) to do the same!
4	Mar 2, 2009 4:48 PM	I'm not sure if I'll be able to afford to send her!
5	Mar 4, 2009 1:01 PM	I went back to show my daughter how beautiful Wellesley's campus is and see all the improvements they did since I graduated
6	Mar 4, 2009 9:50 PM	My highschool sophamore would love to come!!!
7	Mar 5, 2009 9:22 PM	My daughter is seven and is eager to attend "mommy's college." We'll see how she feels in her adolescent years...
8	Mar 7, 2009 4:28 AM	When I taught at a preparatory school, I did encourage a few to go to Wellesley . . . and they did.
9	Mar 9, 2009 4:08 PM	But it really depends on the person and her interests.
10	Mar 10, 2009 9:09 PM	My niece didn't get in this year.
11	Mar 10, 2009 9:09 PM	My niece didn't get in this year. Maybe she will transfer.
12	Mar 12, 2009 2:36 AM	Social life is strange
13	Mar 12, 2009 5:27 AM	No children; and all the children/youth in my life are boys! How did that happen?!
14	Mar 15, 2009 11:23 PM	I still consider single sex education - a la Wellesley! - as relevant today as it was when I attended and as relevant as I imagine it was when the school was founded.
15	Mar 18, 2009 12:53 AM	I have 2 daughters, but they are quite young. One is elementary age at a single sex school (K-12); so it's really too soon to tell.
16	Mar 20, 2009 8:02 PM	I hope my nieces will go to Wellesley (they are still under the age of seven, but I will start working on them, soon)! :-)
17	Mar 25, 2009 8:58 AM	As costs rise, though, economic considerations may change my recommendation.
18	Mar 28, 2009 1:30 AM	Maybe. Even if you can do the academic work, Wellesley's not for everyone. If an all-women's environment appealled to her, I would definitely encourage it. If not, no.
19	Mar 30, 2009 9:34 AM	When I was a child , my pediatrician who attended Wellesley for two years before going to medical school, always told me that it was a good thing to study in a beautiful place. This simple message brought me to consider and accept Wellesley. I say the same thing to young women that I know might apply (and to my daughter!!)
20	Apr 1, 2009 1:01 AM	Excellent for academics and leadership, but a difficult place to find a full, balanced college experience
21	Apr 4, 2009 6:49 PM	If the young woman hasn't decided for herself she wants all-women (before asking me), that's a great indication the college is not for her.
22	Apr 29, 2009 6:20 PM	I only have sons, so my husband wouldn't have to hear me talking about WC all the time.
23	May 4, 2009 9:45 PM	My biggest concern would be the cost, but I would encourage her [my daughter] in every other way.
24	May 5, 2009 1:28 PM	I'd encourage her to go to a coed school
25	May 7, 2009 1:38 PM	It would be a carefully considered decision, based on her personality. My first eligible niece for instance I did not think would enjoy Wellesley's social environment so I did not recommend. Her younger sister is interested and would be a good fit.
26	May 8, 2009 10:13 AM	I am a teacher and I also encourage my female students to go there.
27	May 9, 2009 2:29 AM	Absolutely, without reservation!
28	May 9, 2009 2:14 PM	I have two daughters who will be in college soon. I certainly would love it if they wanted to go to Wellesley but neither of them do. They are independent minded and have other interests than I did at that age. I think that's a good thing and I will let them decide.
29	May 10, 2009 6:57 PM	If I felt the college and girl are good fit.
30	May 13, 2009 8:50 PM	I don't have a daughter, but always encourage friends' daughters to apply and go if accepted, that is, if they seem like the type of person who would benefit from and add to Wellesley.
31	May 18, 2009 12:28 AM	Wonderful school for young, intelligent, motivated young women. Though I transferred to a coed university after our sophomore year--which was definitely the right decision for me at that time--I am still a strong Wellesley proponent.
32	Jun 5, 2009 12:40 AM	I highly encouraged a friend's daughter and she went and loved it!