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Smith first got high on my D's radar screen at a Smith prospect party when a current Smithie was talking about the difference of young women at Amherst(! for you) and young women at Smith. She said that the women at Amherst were content to let themselves be overshadowed and/or overpowered by the men and that the students at Smith just weren't like that.
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TD...we've seen it ourselves! lol. When my D attended classes at Amherst, she came home one day and said pretty much the same thing. She had already visited Smith once before that time, and noticed, quite clearly, how the girls at Amherst did not speak up during class. As a matter of fact, as she was visiting a biology class, she answered one the prof's questions and the girls around her looked stunned. She also noticed that there were not many girls in the biology class as well. Very intuitive little tike! When visiting Smith (2nd time), there was a noticeable difference in how she responded upon returning home. She too mentioned about STRIDE students (she was with one as a guide who informed her about the research opportunities), and while talking to profs in the biology dept. noticed that there were many more female profs as compared to Amherst. (something only she would have noticed).