<p>Current student here.</p>
<p>On the Fulbrights, MHC students/alumnae have received 31 Fulbrights in the last 10 years. We have a wonderful advisor, Elizabeth Mandeville, who helps folks through the fellowship application process. More on her here: [Mount</a> Holyoke College :: News :: Meet MHC’s New Fellowship Advisor](<a href=“http://home.mtholyoke.edu/news/stories/5682107]Mount”>http://home.mtholyoke.edu/news/stories/5682107)</p>
<p>Second, I’m from just outside of a major city, so coming to Western Mass I thought I was going to be isolated. But with 30,000 students within a 10 mile radius, there is actually a lot to do at night - more than I had at home, even! I go out with friends all the time in Northampton and Amherst, where there is a fun bar scene and lots of live music pretty much all the time. It has the perks of a big city but not nearly so expensive.
I wouldn’t say people here are non-social. We have a very intense academic load, but that doesn’t keep people from having fun, going to parties, hanging out on the green or campus center (sometimes it can even be hard to get work done in the library because so many people hang out there). Also not sure where you would have heard that this is a dry campus - it’s not. Folks are also VERY involved on campus, so sometimes it’s hard to get off campus because you become so entrenched in extracurriculars, be they political orgs, theatre, model UN, academic societies, cultural orgs, etc.</p>
<p>Here’s the truth: your social life (as with your entire college experience) is what you make it. There is no one “type” who goes here, and there is a place for everyone. Two people on this campus can have completely different experiences and never overlap. Wherever you go, this will likely be the case. If you want to party, go for it. If you want a prestigious fellowship following graduation, go for it. If you want an amazing education, again, it’s up to you and the perspective you take. This is a great school that can take you far if you allow it.</p>