<p>(I’m pretty sure this has been asked before, since the forum is so huge and popular. I did a Google search and couldn’t find anything close to what I had wished to ask.)</p>
<p>How exactly do people date at women’s colleges? I’m going to Mount St. Mary’s, hoping to walk out with a BSN in 2014. I didn’t choose to go to an all women’s college because of the demographics; MSMC was just ranked one of the best nursing colleges in LA. From my understanding, the school is something like 95% or 97% female. I mean, they might hold social events or something, but I truly doubt it. I would think you can’t meet people.</p>
<p>It really depends a lot on the college and on your personal priorities. I went to Smith and Smith is part of a Five-College consortium, so there are four other colleges in a close proximity, three of which are co-ed. People can take classes at the other colleges, join clubs, attend social events, etc. That being said, dating was not easy, and for most of us was just not a priority. Some students had boyfriends from high school, and a few met boys at campus events or off campus events, but for many of us the priority was school and our friends on campus vs. relationships with the opposite sex. </p>
<p>Those who did want to prioritize having a relationship though, were able to do so, but you have to put a lot more effort into it than you would at a co-ed school. And that means less effort that you can put towards other things.</p>
<p>Smithie, that’s kind of what I thought. I had been talking to a counselor from the CC I transferred out of, and she said, “It’s not impossible, but I would say it’s very unlikely. I had went to a coed school myself and I did have a couple boyfriends along the way.” I asked her what I was supposed to do, and she just kind of shrugged, “Yeah, I don’t think there’s a lot of hope unless you go somewhere else and decide to get a Master’s or get lucky if you happen to meet a guy through somebody else at Mount St. Mary’s.” I’m planning on taking as many courses each semester as possible, so yeah.</p>
<p>My D attends a women’s college. They have social events with other nearby universities. She met a guy after she had been there a week and a half and they have been dating ever since (since Sept. 2009). She did not date a lot in high school. I like the fact that he’s close, but not on campus. They usually see each other twice a week but it leaves her plenty of time for her studies with less distractions. </p>
<p>Women’s colleges do not exist in vacuums. If you want to date/meet guys you can. She loves the atmosphere of the women’s college and feels she has the best of both worlds.</p>
<p>I would like to echo SmithieandProud. I am a student at Bryn Mawr, which is located in a suburb of Philadelphia. Some students go into the city to find a date, but overall it’s rather inconvenient and dating is just not a priority for most students.</p>
<p>Well, alwaysesther, just look at it this way: you’ll have less time for dating, but you’ll also have less of the distraction and drama that can come with dating in your 20s. No worries about calling or texting, no fights, no breakup drama. You’ll have a lot of time to make close female friends in an environment that’s not full of the stupid competitions and games that can come between women when men are in the picture, and when you’re done studying, you’ll have a degree and plenty of time to meet guys, have a relationship, etc. </p>
<p>And who knows, you may meet somebody. Like collegequery illustrates, it’s definitely not impossible. People do it all the time. Just don’t expect a social scene at a women’s college to be exactly like that at a co-ed college. </p>
<p>That being said, don’t be blind to the fact that different can also be good, and maybe even better, at least in the short term.</p>
<p>Smithie, I neglected to mention that I left high school really early, so I’ll be done with my BS by the time I’m twenty-one, if all goes as planned. Therefore, “20s” will only be a year or even less.</p>
<p>Yeah, I never dated in high school, and I felt happy in a similar fashion about not having to be an underaged, immature, spoiled teenager walking around with a boyfriend. If it happens, I guess it will. In the meantime, living and schooling with all females should benefit me in making friendships.</p>
<p>Howie, good idea. I had not heard about that but I see it being a good idea between school breaks and the like. Now, if I could only figure out which uni has the most willing (or hottest) people. HAHA!</p>
<p>There are usually social events and parties that students from nearby schools attend so it’s not a problem. MH students can attend classes that are coed. Same with Barnard so it’s not like there are absolutely no men around.</p>