johns hopkins vs. smith

Momwaitingfornew
Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:50:04 +0000

JHU offers more prestige among high school students because it is a national university, but, out in the world, JHU and Smith both carry a lot of prestige. JHU is known more for its sciences and math, and Smith more for its leaders. Yes, it’s much harder to get into JHU than into Smith, primarily because Smith does not receive as many applications due to the unique type of experience it offers.

Here’s one thing Carol Christ (Smith’s president) said the other day that makes perfect sense, although it never occurred to me: At Smith, 100% of the student leadership roles are filled by women. That means that women have a much greater opportunity to rise to the top and to learn from it than they would at a co-educational institution.