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Quick Stats

Female Undergrads 96%
Male Undergrads 4%
Birth Control Available? Yes
Health Services provides birth control, as well as STI tests. Oral contraceptives, the Ortho-Evra patch, Depo Provera, the Nuva ring, diaphragms, Lunelle, and the morning-after pill are available. Dorm Health Representatives and SHEs (Sexual Health Educators) give out free condoms.
Best Places to Meet Guys & Girls
  1. Frat parties
  2. On-campus parties (society parties, Dyke Ball, Tower Court)
  3. Bars or clubs in Boston
Best Places to Hook Up
  1. Spoonholder benches by the lake
  2. The roof of the Science Center
  3. The arboretum
  4. Dorm laundry rooms
  5. Green Beach
  6. The boathouse dock
  7. In an academic building (Women’s Studies department gets extra points)

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While resisting the request to sum up the cool quotient of their fellow students, Wellesley women did not hold back on their critiques of the area men. The dating pool tends to be guys from Boston-area schools, so there's a range. Wellesley even has a T-shirt that sums up the common opinion of MIT guys: "MIT: where the odds are good, but the goods are odd." Wellesley women also date men from Harvard, BC, BU, Northeastern, Berklee (music school), Babson, or any number of the dozens of schools in the area.

Wellesley has bois (transgender students), but no boys. The girls run the gamut from frumpy to gorgeous, but on the whole,  they are smart, and this wins them serious points. They also tend to be passionate, which is excellent, although too much earnestness can get grating. Lesbians seem to be happy with the dating pool, and heterosexuals seem thrilled with the friends they've made.

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Guys & Girls at Wellesley College

trippedinahole

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology '15

4.2
A-

Women's College.

Wellesley is a women's college. No men. Lots of different kinds of women though. Guys are easily accessible though.

Jan 15, 2012

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Christmo

Drama and Theatre Production '06

5.0
A+

Brilliant Women

Wellesley Women are brilliant, well-spoken and driven.

Dec 14, 2011

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kcalkin

Women's Studies '07

5.0
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All Women All the Time

Means everyone's happy and comfortable. We all look good. It's hard to do, but we manage it.

Dec 13, 2011

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User rating for Wellesley College - Guys & Girls is 4.6 out of 5 based on 17 user reviews.

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Facts

Social Scene

Wellesley has several different social scenes. Some heterosexual students throw themselves into the MIT frat scene, while others keep a cynical distance and agonize over their lack of coed interaction. Most find their groove, however, whether it's lots of girls' nights out (or in), or alternative male contact through extracurricular activities, friends of friends, or chance meetings. Those who are, as one student put it, of "the girl-kissing persuasion," find a welcoming social community.

Hookups or Relationships?

Many students complain that while it is easy to find men to hook up with, it's not nearly so easy to make male friends or develop long-term relationships. And despite jokes about lesbians' tendency to commit to a lifetime on the first date, many members of the queer community say the same thing. Nevertheless, it seems like Wellesley women do pretty well for themselves, and a good number are in committed relationships.

Best Places to Meet Guys/Girls

How to meet men? Boston is generally the prime meeting spot. Wellesley students take classes at MIT, go to parties at MIT or Harvard, or strike up a conversation on the Exchange or Senate Bus. Extracurricular activities like sports and clubs have led to many a relationship, and even online dating is popular. For those who prefer the off-campus ladies, women's dances with area lesbian groups are popular.

Dress Code

Class-wear really varies. Some wear pajamas (almost out of a feeling of obligation—it is a women's college, after all), while others dress up in Gucci. Most, however, stick to jeans and sweaters. There are jokes that the Science Center is the realm of the Wolf Shirt Girl (an official Wellesley Type, replete with tapered, pleated jeans, Keds, long straggly hair, and an over-sized T-shirt), while econ majors please the profs with sweater sets and pearls. On big nights out, black sparkly outfits fill the F#%! Truck.

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