u/JustAPotatoeExisting

I can't help but keep wondering if I made the right choice EDing to Wellesley instead of Tufts. I got into Wellesley for 4.5k a year, and according to the NPC going to Tufts would have cost me 15k a year. But the thing is, I want to study public health and Tufts has way more classes for public health compared to Wellesley. I'm also interested in doing pre-med, which I know Tufts is really strong for, but I'm not sure about Wellesley.

Can I replicate my experience at Tufts with Wellesley? I'm first generation low income and I had a student aid index of -1500, so I wonder if I'm missing out any anything really major I would have gotten at Tufts. My thought is that if I miss out on career opportunities at Wellesley the ROI at Tufts would have made up for itself, so I feel kind of lost. I also wonder if I'm overlooking Wellesley for STEM.

Hi there! I committed to Wellesley a while ago and I was wondering if the Wellesley student body is a kind/caring community? I understand that this is a strange question but as a first generation low income student I realize that one of my biggest fears is being a part of a community that doesn't look out for each other (which can be true in a lot of elite spaces), since I really love being friendly and feeling connected with everyone.

I've heard of Wellesley students as being described as individualistic and competitive in the past, but I'm not sure if that's true right now? I guess I'm worried I might feel like I won't belong because I find a preppy/competitive atmosphere to be exhausting and disheartening.