Visit Report by bassplayr (Member since August 17 2005 with 96 posts) Visit Date - July 2008
Visit to Smith College in July 2008 by bassplayr ()
Visit Activities:
Admissions Interview:
Yes - Fairly typical, about an hour long...
Basicaly wanted to know if you were a good match for Smith.
Evaluative, but not scary.
You can do an off campus interview if you prefer. Information Session:
Yes - About 5 families, sitting around a conference table. Lots of time for questions/discussion. Campus Tour:
Yes - Very nice. Tailored to the interests of the four women on the tour. Tour guide was very candid in her responses. Didn't cover the whole campus, but guide was willing to take people to other buildings after the tour concluded. Classroom Visit:
No - No classes in session, however I did speak to a fair amount of professors that were in their offices. All went out of their was to answer questions/ promote smith!
Smith College Campus:
Friendliness/Courtesy of Students: 5 - Excellent Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff: 5 - Excellent Appearance of Campus: 4 - Very Good -
Areas on the tour were prisine, other areas were very nice, but not nearly as perfectly groomed.
Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness: 3 - Good -
Summer construction, which is a good thing in the long term, but short term made the campus look a bit sloppy.
Dormitories: 5 - Excellent -
Beautiful.
Huge rooms, huge windows, huge closets.
Piano and lounge in every house.
All 4 years share the same house, creates a close communtity feel.
Security/Safety: 5 - Excellent Overall Campus Impression: 5 - Excellent
Off-Campus:
Area Immediately Around Campus: 5 - Excellent City/Town/Community: 4 - Very Good -
Vibrant town. Lots of restaurants. Lots of dogs. Lots of people riding bicycles.
Many different economic backgrounds.
Lots of smokers.
Campus Visit Notes for Smith College:
Visit Description:
I was very impressed by my visit.
It seems to me that Smith is either the right type of place for you, or it is not. There is very little middle ground.
If you are at all interested, I strongly suggest visiting (while class is in session preferably).
Hotel/Lodging Recommendations or Comments:
We stayed at a Hampton Inn right outside of Northampton. Highly reccomend.
Other Comments (Transportation, local attractions, parking, etc.):
I was suprised that there is no train/ public transit to Boston.
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Areas on the tour were prisine, other areas were very nice, but not nearly as perfectly groomed.
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Summer construction, which is a good thing in the long term, but short term made the campus look a bit sloppy.