http://talk.collegeconfidential.com en Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:23:59 GMT vBulletin 30 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://talk.collegeconfidential.com http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/smith-college/815530-please-chance-me.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:17:25 GMT WGPA- 3.826 SAT - 740M 530CR 660W SAT2s - 710World History 740 Math 2C Ranking - 80/803 Public School Asian Latin Honors Society Historian for 2 years tutor Science Olympiad Circuit Lab - 2nd Place Experimental design - 3rd Place Math Honors Society Legio Community serive church group 5years secretary for past 2years 400hours of volunteering in dental institute Thanks WGPA- 3.826

SAT - 740M 530CR 660W

SAT2s - 710World History
740 Math 2C

Ranking - 80/803

Public School

Asian

Latin Honors Society
Historian for 2 years
tutor

Science Olympiad
Circuit Lab - 2nd Place
Experimental design - 3rd Place

Math Honors Society
Legio

Community serive church group
5years
secretary for past 2years


400hours of volunteering in dental institute

Thanks ]]> Smith College College-goer-270063 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/smith-college/815530-please-chance-me.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/smith-college/815257-bannerweb-down.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:32:23 GMT Did anybody find out that the BannerWeb is currently down? who got the User ID? Do you know when will Smith College notice you for the Early Decision I? =) Thank you~~ Just really excited for any news about Smith College. =) Did anybody find out that the BannerWeb is currently down? who got the User ID? Do you know when will Smith College notice you for the Early Decision I? =) Thank you~~
Just really excited for any news about Smith College. =) ]]> Smith College littledanibaby-313520 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/smith-college/815257-bannerweb-down.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/smith-college/813884-chance-me-spring.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:08:35 GMT Hi, here are some quick stats:

- 20
- one year at 4 year women's LAC
- 3.4 GPA, East Asian Studies student
- table tennis and alumnae relations extracurrics
- took 1.5 years off from school to work and travel

- got a great rec from noteworthy professor
- good interview
- feel good about my essays
- mediocre freshman and sophomore high school transcript, unschooled last two years of high school and sent Smith a list of all subjects I studied along with texts used

Really want to know if I can get in...I'm scared I won't and I didn't want to attend any other school! Also, does anyone know when the letters are mailed?

Thanks! ]]> Smith College mayfields-314603 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/smith-college/813884-chance-me-spring.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/smith-college/813772-transferring-mount-holyoke-smith-has-been-done-before.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:32:51 GMT I'm currently a first year student at MHC and I find myself a bit disappointed with the student body here as well the lack of resources available to students on campus. I want to transfer because I feel like Smith is better for me in terms of achieving my future goals of going to graduate school and finding internships. I also feel that the student body at Smith is much friendlier than the student body at Mount Holyoke and that I would be more academically challenged at Smith.

Thoughts? Advice? ]]> Smith College rose22k-314552 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/smith-college/813772-transferring-mount-holyoke-smith-has-been-done-before.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/smith-college/813356-frustration-administration-health-services-experience.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:30 GMT Hello parents and other perspective students,

Although a lot of things that had been said about Smith College has been great (and true), such as the professors and the small classes, there are some important points to consider before you apply to really any schools, but smith college in particular.

I am a senior struggling with chronic depression, and I have learned that Smith College just doesn't know how (or just doesn't care to) to handle students with mental health issues, especially for a school where 25% of its students had been diagnosed as being depressed.

At the onset of my depression, I was on the verge of breaking down and made a phone call to health service to make an appointment. Counseling services told me that I had to wait two weeks, because I simplify wasn't crying and sounded calm on the phone, and so in their logic, I was ok to wait two weeks. A friend of mine found out, and called health service to express her concerns about me, and it was only after she basically yelled at them on the phone that they suddenly have an opening the same day I called.

I understand that college counseling has limited resources and other people have more serious problems, but Smith College's attitude is basically saying:" Oh, if you are not going to kill yourself, you are not a liability and I can't make time to help you."

Same thing happened this week when I had a major breakdown, and this time I also wasted my time on going to the dean, who basically just told me that there are people out there worse than me, and that I shouldn't be depressed (I DO appreciate all things I have). She believes that I am seeing her because I want to get out of missing classes, when it really was not the case. I was afraid for myself, I was afraid that I couldn't control my mood and will do something crazy, I just wanted her to point me at the right direction. Health services won't see me for another two weeks, what else am I suppose to do? The dean basically just told me that I have to wait two weeks, because out in the real world, that is what people do. She also said that it was my fault that I didn't make an appointment earlier, because that just how slow things are everywhere. Now I know that is not true. Umass Amherst has a crisis center where students can get help at a quick pace, and they AT LEAST have a hotline.

She also tried to downgrade how serious my depression was by saying that if it were an emergency, then you would have gone to the ER, since you didn't, you are obviously not that depressed.

It is hard enough living with depression, and it is almost impossible when the administration and the health services are just pushing me off to the side, discrediting the fact that I DO need help. I also can't help to think that if I had a parent who wrote a million dollar check to the school, I would be treated differently.

I understand that this kind of things happens everywhere else, unfortunately, my dean is right, out in the real world, no one really treats for illness like this until it gets really bad. I just want to give a word of caution to parents. Imagine if you child was going through this in college, would you want her to go through those same situations? ]]> Smith College nightowl88-314315 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/smith-college/813356-frustration-administration-health-services-experience.html