On-campus events and performing arts

Masspop
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:42:12 +0000

My D has been accepted. We’ve visited a couple of times. The campus is beautiful; the curriculum and faculty are great. The one thing we haven’t been able to get our hands around is how lively campus life is or is not. On weekends there is a great deal to do on my D’s high school campus, from plays and concerts and dance performances to open mic nights, films, and lectures. She loves the performing arts and all of these options have been among the highlights of her high school career. What is on-campus life at Smith like? I know there is a great deal going on in Noho in terms of performing arts and if you look at the Five College system as a whole there’s a lot to do all the time. But three of the five schools are in Amherst – a bus ride of 45 minutes or so away. Seems like it would be a disincentive – esp. for newbies. On one tour, our guide told us that for fun she and her friends went into Noho for dinner. She seemed to have little to say about events on campus. Does anyone have any sense of this?