"When I came home for winter break after my first semester at Wellesley, I could instantly tell it was not just the all-women’s atmosphere that set my college experience apart from those of my high school friends. When comparing topics from professors to student organizations to friends, I knew I had chosen the right place for me."
- Samantha

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FAVORITE COURSE: My favorite course so far at Wellesley has been Spanish 101: Beginning Spanish, taught by Professor Raul Rubio. When I first enrolled in the course, I was terrified and convinced that it would be impossible for me to learn a foreign language. However, after the first day I knew the course was not like any high school Spanish class. The other ten or so students and I instantly bonded as we shared stories about our weekends, gossiped about the telenovela we watched for class, and attended performances and lectures all in Spanish. By the end of the course, everyone was impressed with my greatly improved Spanish accent and vocabulary, and just one semester later, I was selected by the Spanish Department to be the new Resident Assistant of our Spanish house, Casa Cervantes.

YOUR PERSPECTIVES ON ACADEMICS: I love being an American Studies major, because it allows me to incorporate so many different academic fields. So far, I have taken classes that count towards my major in departments such as Art History, Education, Economics, Political Science, English, and History. I even get to take a class on Disneyland before I graduate!

FAVORITE THING ABOUT WELLESLEY (OR A WOMEN’S COLLEGE): Only a very small percentage of female college students attend a single-sex college, so when I first applied to Wellesley, I thought of the all-women’s atmosphere as a unique opportunity that would stand out in my overall education. I had been in coed environments my entire life, and I could not think of another chance I may have to live in a similar all-women’s environment ever again. However, when I came home for winter break after my first semester at Wellesley, I could instantly tell it was not just the all-women’s atmosphere that set my college experience apart from those of my high school friends. When comparing topics from professors to student organizations to friends, I knew I had chosen in the right place for me.

DREAM JOB: My dream job is to be the U.S. Secretary of Education. Given the challenges facing today’s American school systems, I do not know if this a job that many people really want. However, as the U.S. Secretary of Education, I would be able to help implement policy that could improve the lives and educations of generations of Americans.