<p>I took a year off to get a full time job working with foster children in Phoenix but I am from Chicago. I have an average GPA and test scores but somehow I was admitted into Georgetown, American and George Washington last year. My father had me convinced that I should go to DC because it was what he was supposed to do before his father got sick (he ended up at Notre Dame instead because of its proximity to Chicago). I was supposed to be a Political Science major in the Class of 2016 at Georgetown but I backed out. It wasn’t for me. Now I am looking to apply for this upcoming year. I know that I want to apply almost exclusively to Women’s Colleges (though I am open to other schools that have similar atmospheres to the Seven Sisters). I am not closing myself to the Seven Sisters schools. I don’t want a religious atmosphere unless it is more liberal and accepting of all people. I am looking into Education as a major but want somewhere that I can double major or minor in something else like Women’s Studies or Anthropology.</p>
<p>Hi!
Based on your interests, Bryn Mawr College would be a great fit for you! Bryn Mawr has terrific academics, which will give you the opportunity to explore what you like about the subjects of interest all in a challenging, yet collaborative and welcoming environment. However, education can only be pursued as a minor. As a former education student, even if it is just a minor, the experience is very rewarding.
If you have additional questions about Bryn Mawr College feel free to message me. </p>
<p>Best of luck, </p>
<p>Alicia</p>
<p>Hi cscaman, </p>
<p>Fortunately, if you know you want to attend an all women’s school, your search is already much easier because there are not that many. Even within the seven sisters, only 5 are still all women (Radcliffe got absorbed into Harvard and Vassar went coed in the 70’s). I personally am very biased toward Bryn Mawr, and could talk your ear off about it, but honestly all the experiences I’ve had with the seven sister schools has been very positive, and I think they are all excellent. If you have any specific questions about Bryn Mawr or the Seven Sisters, just let me know, and I’ve be happy to answer!</p>
<p>Cheers,
BlusteryDayLover</p>
<p>Hi!
I’m a student at a women’s college currently, and I think that you may want to check out Salem College. It’s a small, liberal arts women’s college. There are some religious aspects, but overall the school is accepting of all and really quite liberal. There is an education major as well as a women’s studies major. In fact, one of the basic education requirements of Salem is that you take a women’s studies course. I would just suggest checking it out if you want some variety in schools.</p>
<p>I would say Wellesley. They have an excellent global affairs institution.</p>
<p>My daughter is a junior at Mount Holyoke College majoring in Education. MHC’s education department is a fairly popular major, but what is more interesting is that it seems to really provide a serious and excellent training to become a teacher. Right now, during the 3-week January break, my daughter is assistant teaching, full-time, in a local public school at the grade level that she plans to practice in professionally. During the college school year, she is required to assistant-teach each semester starting in junior year for 4-6 hours each week, maybe more. During spring senior year, the whole semester is in the school classroom. The degree is actually psychology/education, which means that there are so many required psychology courses that its considered a dual major. The psy courses are extremely relevant. As for the regular coursework, and having compared the requirements to a masters degree program at Teacher’s College, the courses seems to be the same. My wife is a teacher with a masters in education and has observed that the MHC undergraduate course requirements are better and more thorough than what she received in her masters degree program. MHC’s education students have a 100% pass rate on the Massachusetts state teacher’s exam. My D is also majoring in something else, and will be able to complete these two majors in her 4 years. It did take some careful planning and hard work, but she’s performed extremely well academicly, earning two awards. MHC is not easy academically, if you want to get good grades, it’s easy if you are satisfied with C’s. If you were accepted by Georgetown, MHC is an excellent prospect for you. As a women’s college, it has, of course, an excellent women’s studies program. It also has an excellent Political Science department, if you are still interested in that. Check out the MHC website for much more. The students are also generally not competitive and grade hungry, as at some of the other women’s colleges (S, W, BM). Nut MHC is definitely not located in a city, like Barnard, though there’s lots to do at MHC and a free bus to Amherst and Northampton (though my D now has a car).</p>
<p>Another Dad very supportive of Women’s Schools weighing in… Smith College also has a solid Education Department which you should check out URL: [Smith</a> College: Education & Child Study](<a href=“http://www.smith.edu/education/]Smith”>Education & Child Study | Smith College) They even have an ON-campus school for K-6th grade. And their Women’s Studies is very strong. As ConCerndDad knows, both Smith and MoHo are two great schools with differences that may make you choose one over the other, so visits/overnights are key. MoHo does have a larger International population while Smith has a larger Pell grant admittance but diversity at both is a plus. As to the above post indicating MoHo is “generally not competitive and grade hungry, as at some of the other women’s colleges (S, W, BM).” Hmmmmm…I humbly suggest CDad is painting too many schools with the same brush… On our visit to BM we did saw evidence of that pressure (and heard of the grade DE-flation at W and there), but not on Smith campus…it remains challenging but quite supportive. Here’s a prior year’s thread that may help… <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/smith-college/1118968-smith-vs-bryn-mawr.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/smith-college/1118968-smith-vs-bryn-mawr.html</a> My D chose Smith over MoHo, but it was NOT an easy choice. She LOVES Smith, not only due to classes/profs, but also due to the Housing system and the great town of Northampton. (Despite the slight editorial faux pas, CDad, I’m very glad to hear your D is doing so well at MoHo. We are both lucky to have such smart and wonderful Daughters!)</p>