Academics: Smith vs. Mt. Holyoke vs. Wellesley?

LaMariposaAzul
Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:43:48 +0000

ajlangs, Wellesley has been one of my top choices throughout this whole process (in fact, it’s the only one of my top three that I got into (waitlisted at Midd and Bowdoin ), but since I’m a twin and we’re both going off to college next year, I’m definitely giving MHC and Smith a closer look since they were so generous/enthusiastic about me as an applicant. I haven’t visited classes at either Wellesley or Smith, and I haven’t stayed overnight at any of them, so I definitely am going to all the Open Campuses (luckily Wellesley’s falls during my April break…). I did shadow someone at MHC in December and took 3 classes, but they were all kind of unremarkable and I’d like to see some more to really see what’s representative of MHC classes. The other confusing thing is that I have a pretty awful AP physics teacher this year who’s an MHC alum, so I’m having to try really hard to not associate her too closely with MHC!

So I guess so far, just based on gut feelings, I’m leaning to Wellesley, with MHC and Smith being a little below it. How about you? Any comments?

Back to the original thread topic, though: I’m like ajlangs, I’ve got some strong humanities leanings of my own, and I’d love to hear some specifics about classes and professors (English?). Are there any classes/professors that you loved? Any that you regret taking?