Any questions about HWS?

CarolynB
Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:20:50 +0000

Oura54 and hudsonvalley51, I’m so sorry to take forever to respond; my life has been nonstop for about a month now and finally it’s winding down a bit and I can check out CC.

Oura54, I would say science, including pre-med, is very strong at HWS. My son’s girlfriend is a Blackwell Scholar who planning on med school and she loves it. Here’s a pre-med thread that goes into some detail of her experience; I hope it’s helpful. To bring you up to date, right now she’s in Copenhagen for a semester which include some pre-med courses. This last summer she worked for a doctor reading, synthesizing and summarizing data in medical patient records and putting them in files online. She’s also done some other cool medical stuff but I’m not sure of the details:

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hobart-william-smith-colleges/1150465-premed.html

Campus life is what you make it. If you want to be active on campus doing lots of ECs and being a leader, you can. There are tons of activities to do if you’re open to a variety of interests and experiences. Take a look at “This Week in Photos” over the course of several weeks; it gives a good idea of the diversity and number of activities available both on and off campus.

hudsonvalley51, I’m sorry I don’t have a comparison of Geneva from 30 years ago, so I can’t really say if Geneva is scruffier than before. It’s a small town and many small towns across the country are having a tough time, but they’re managing. Certainly the presence of HWS helps mitigate however sluggish the local economy would be otherwise. I’m not sure I can comment much more specifically, other than I know the wine tours in the fall are a big draw.

Thanks for the vote of confidence regarding the happy HWS student who said no to Cornell.