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My oldest daughter graduated from MHC in 2004. My youngest is about to start at McGill next year, hence the name.
Overall, MHC was a great choice for H. The strengths are 1) community
2) academics and 3) teacher/student relationships. The students really become a community, perhaps because of the "isolation". The students are supportive of each other and accepting of differences. The academics are first-rate- small classes and serious students, in fact, I think they work too hard!! Finally, my daughter had wonderful interactions with almost all of her profs- they knew her personally. During her junior year in rural South Africa, the campus was closed by riots and police/dogs were called in. Her prof called us at home to reassure us and to set up a plan of study for the time the College was closed. This doesnt happen at large schools.
MHC has great resources, from lender cars to video cams. Food appears to be great- my daughter is a vegan and always had multiple options.
The downside is that the administration cares less and less about student opinions. The cost is also outrageous at 42K per year.
Overall, my daughter came out of MHC a great woman who can think and analyze issues and policies with logic and intelligence. She is confident and out-in-the world. She needed a small, woman's college. She did take classes at Hampshire and UMass and found traveling not too bad.
Chuck
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