<p>I’m a rising Mount Holyoke sophomore (soon-to-be psychology major) and I’ve been nothing but satisfied with the support from within my department so far. My advisor is within the psychology department and has been an amazing advocate and resource for me; when I had a sudden scheduling snafu just before the start of my first semester, she went out of her way to help me get into an intro to psych course. She even offered to keep me on as an advisee while she was on leave because she happened to be in my area of interest. </p>
<p>I took another course in the area of psychology I’ve most interested in, and I think the world of the professor. When I went to her office hours I admitted that I was often shy about asking questions about the course material out of class, and she suggested that I start coming more and meeting with her regularly. She also went out of her way to advise me on pursuing research opportunities on-campus and I’m now going to be working in her lab this coming fall. </p>
<p>One of the requirements for the neuro/behavior major at MHC is the [research</a> methods class](<a href=“https://cat.mtholyoke.edu/showcourse.shtml?section_number=01&year_term=2012&semester_offered=F&department_id=psych&course_number=200&db_id=hU2_uyQURDQQNR~NNN_QIDQN]research”>https://cat.mtholyoke.edu/showcourse.shtml?section_number=01&year_term=2012&semester_offered=F&department_id=psych&course_number=200&db_id=hU2_uyQURDQQNR~NNN_QIDQN) that psychology majors take, which might include some of the subject matter similar to the seminars your daughter liked at Wellesley. </p>
<p>All professors also have open office hours (and so does the president of the college, actually), and I’ve found that it’s an amazing experience. I’ve always felt that my professors are really there for me as a resource. You have to make the decision to go to office hours (most of the time – sometimes professors will schedule meetings with you, depending), but if you do it really pays off. </p>
<p>This is just my personal experience, of course, but hopefully it helps! It sounds like your daughter has really great options available to her. Best wishes to both of you!</p>