RUSHING FROM MY fourth-hour class, I reached the Counseling Resource Center just as Emily Buss was setting up shop to discuss life at Wellesley College.

A 2004 Uni graduate, Buss is a Wellesley senior majoring in French and political science. She visited Uni last week, just a few days before she returned to school for her final semester as an undergraduate.

Wellesley College is a four-year women's liberal arts college located in Wellesley, Mass. Though it is only 13 miles from Boston, the campus has a beautiful, natural landscape that includes the large Lake Waban.

The school was founded in 1870 to “provide an excellent liberal arts education for women who will make a difference in the world.”

One of the top liberal arts colleges in the country, Wellesley has produced numerous outstanding individuals, such as Madame Chiang Kai-shek (1917), Madeleine Albright (1959), and Hillary Rodham Clinton (1969).

Approximately 2,300 students attend the school, and it has one of the largest endowment funds of any college.

“It's a very supportive environment, a lot of good networking,” Buss said. “It's all women, which is a turn-off to some people. I didn't apply to it because it's an all-women's school. But it just ended up that I liked the social scene there. I think the women are really supportive there. It really empowers you. At least I think so. I was always shy, and I've gotten much less so.”

Since there weren't a lot of people who came in, we chatted about why she chose to attend Wellesley and what she liked about it. Listen to the rest of our conversation, and see if Wellesley might be a good fit for you.

The first audio clip is the shorter of the two (1 minute, 45 seconds), and consists of Buss giving a basic overview of Wellesley and why she decided to go there. The second clip is longer (5:06), allowing Buss to go into greater detail about life at the school, including her interactions with the professors.