Denison v. Mount Holyoke?

Midwestmomofboys
Mon, 21 Mar 2016 22:46:03 +0000

I’d like to think I have a fairly balanced view of these choices, as a 7 sisters alum with a kid going to Denison. The educational and social opportunities at Holyoke are one approach – not necessarily superior, just different. There are pluses and minuses of being at one school within the consortium. Your “home school” will be your alma mater, where you live, eat, take most of your classes. Hoping on a bus to go to parties at another campus (usually Amherst), has advantages and disadvantages. That is a different, not necessarily better or worse, experience than going to a co-ed school which is all residential, no one lives off campus. For what it’s worth, Denison does have an all female dorm which, I believe, is available sophomore year on. First years usually live in west quad, plus specific theme housing in north quad.

Questions to ask at each school might include: pros and cons of social life through consortium? Impact of Greek life on campus at Denison? Career resources, funding, support etc. on each campus? Internship opportunities in DC?

Two very distinct choices, OP should look for what feels like it offers the most of what she prioritized.