Wellesley College Top Questions

Stereotypes? A bunch of lesbian. Power-hungry, wanna-be world dominating femi-nazis. Fuck professors, cafeteria workers, anything with a Y chromosome.

I think we get a bad rap for being slutty. Also I have yet to figure out the meaning of the response ("ohhh a wellesley girl" )I get from frat boys when they learn I'm from wellesley.

Either we're sluts, lesbians, or both.

Since I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, I was unaware of common Wellesley College stereotypes. I only became familiar with Wellesley stereotypes after coming to Wellesley and talking with other students during fall orientation. During this time, students would encourage us not to take any comments like "Wellesley girls are too intense" or "undateable" seriously. I suppose the most basic stereotypes would be: -wellesley students are white and rich -wellesley students take themselves too seriously

-Wellesley women are "loose" -Wellesley women are all lesbians -Wellesley women are uptight -Wellesley women just want to get married

They are very assertive and driven women, but they can also put themselves out there a lot.

students-lesbians, driven, highly competitive Wellesley- incredible academics, beautiful campus, no social life

One is that everyone is a lesbian. This is not true although Wellesley is a very liberal campus and so we are maybe more open about our acceptance of anyone, wherever they are on the gender spectrum. There may also be a stereotype that Wellesley students are Wellesley- I can speak from personal experience and say that is definitely not the case. Another is that we're rather cutthroat. And very involved!

Wellesley students are sexually repressed and sex crazy. Also, most Wellesley women are lesbians.

Common stereotypes include that we are all bra-burning lesbians, extremely liberal, unattractive, husband-hunting females. Another stereotype is that we are all wealthy spoiled brats who major in Women Studies because in reality our degree doesn't mean a thing.

That we're lesbians, that all we do is work, that we're catty

I think the major one is that we are all either wealthy, lesbian or socially inept. While that does describe many Wellesley students some are not. Wellesley it self is also known as a place where fun goes to die and you lose your social skills and to a large extent this is true. But you get used to the work, and with a lot of effort you can have fun.

Sadly, deprived and easy. OR Uptight and conservative.

Oh dear, there are quite a few stereotypes about what kinds of girls go to Wellesley... There's the flaming gay, the uptight career girl, the militant feminist, the ardent Hillary supporter, the studious daydreamer who's completely divorced from reality, the virgin, the sexually frustrated girl who spends every weekend at MIT...

there are stereotypes about wellesley students-from wide ranges depending on who u talk to. we have been known for being both desperate for men(since we have none), and very smart, independent women. we are stereotyped for being lesbians, or at least experimenting. However regardless of these stereotypes, wellesley women can usually get into any harvard or mit party by simply saying you are from wellesley. We are definantly percieved as dating material.

A common stereotype is that Wellesley women are all desperate for men and go out stealing MIT men from the MIT ladies in particular. Another stereotype is that we're all lesbians.

Some people think that just becuase we go to a women's college, everyone is gay. This is obviously not true. Wellesley women work very hard and are very determined.

The only stereotypes that I had heard prior to ever coming to Wellesley College were that because it was a private school, the majority of the students came from wealthy families. Another was that all Wellesley students were pretty much independent and head strong, competitive, well rounded,etc.

Everyone is gay/bi, the girls are cutthroat and backstabbing, everyone studies all the time, the girls date/marry Harvard/MIT guys

Wellesley Girls are stuck-up and overly ambitious.