Differences between 7 sisters schools/tri college consortium

smiles2122
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:37:19 +0000

Your daughter sounds awesome. Another difference I forgot is housing, particularly with Smith. Smith has a unique smaller “house” set up with 41 houses (Smith Houses | Smith College) that some students adore and my daughter wasn’t excited about (she wanted a larger more traditional dorm set up). Also Smith’s campus is more compact than others, which I think has pros and cons. For Wellesley, I don’t get the sense that students do much in Wellesley Square (or town) besides go to the drug store. I think students are drawn to the gorgeous trees, lake and beauty on campus and then jump on the shuttles for Cambridge or Boston when they want that experience. Another note is that I heard that Bryn Mawr’s food is great!

One other draw for most of these I forgot to mention is the traditions. The HWCs all have the kind of traditions that make me tear up, even watching on youtube. They have lanterns, colors, big sibs, special days, etc that I think adds to the community and sense of history that are a part of. Definitely have her check out videos of all the schools’ traditions - east coast LACs at their finest.