Decision Day - Mount Holyoke or Smith?

dulchinea
Wed, 30 Apr 2014 20:59:44 +0000

I am trying to decide between these schools. Going for Government/Politics, as a Fall 2014 transfer student (3 semesters done, 5 more to go)

Basically whittled it down to: Smith makes it a lot easier for me to study abroad. Mount Holyoke seems to have more interesting classes.

Smith is a great school but they offer less Government courses than MHC - not by alot- but also the descriptions at MHC just seem much more interesting. Then again, sometimes courses don’t live up to the course description (for good and bad).

Study abroad is a huge deal for me, and at MHC I’d have to apply for separate financing through Laurel Fellowship. Since I studied abroad (in my home country for high school) it seems others with no experience would have priority as far as financing, I’m concerned I might not be able to pay for it, or I will have increased debt. Anyone have experience applying for Laurel Fellowship to English speaking country?

Any people have experience at either of these schools in Politics/Government? I know I can take courses at MHC as part of 5 Colleges Consortium. Anyone have experience taking courses at the other colleges? Is it really doable? And might I get locked out of courses because they fill up with resident students first?

btw, I don’t drive, so I’m used to relying on public transportation and have had 2 hours commutes before.

Thanks!

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