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

holyoke99
Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:53:21 +0000

I am a rising sophomore at Mount Holyoke and have to say that the humanities are VERY strong here. Professor accessibility really could not be better…the vast majority of them have a very sincere interest in your life and success. I wake up excited to go to class, and I think this is a sentiment shared by most of my classmates. It’s an extremely community-oriented place.

As far as any negatives go, I would list location as one of them. That being said, I don’t think Smith has as much over us in this area as it may seem. Sure, Northampton has much more happening than S. Hadley, but it’s perfectly easy for us to get to NoHo. Western Mass is western Mass. You either love it or hate it.