Questions about Mt. Holyoke from a prospective student.

chihuahua
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:58:59 +0000

Mt. Holyoke is somewhat intolerant to conservatives, not incredibly so, though. I am anti-abortion and nobody has a problem with it. You can find a group of people that you fit with and you won’t feel targeted, ever.
A lot of people go to grad school, and Mt. Holyoke is a feeder for top grad schools (HYP). Some people take some time off before going to grad school or going out into the real world, but many are generally content with their post-UG experience.
Definitely, but if you have REALLY good SAT scores, you should probably send them in.
You can get funding to study abroad for up to two semesters (usually for 2 semesters). If you are on financial aid, Mt. Holyoke can help fund your study abroad experience, but the plane ticket might be something you have to pay yourself. Also, if you are going to go abroad, you need to give MHC a $750 study abroad deposit: keep this in mind. You can apply to scholarships for living expenses, not through MHC though. Sometimes the aid might cover for the expenses (go to somewhere cheap, AKA NOT EUROPE!).
South Hadley has Mt. Holyoke. It is not much of a town. You can take the bus into Northampton or Amherst. Northampton is good if you want to go shopping or eat; Amherst is good if you want to see a good movie or eat. Basically, you an eat anywhere. South Hadley has restaurants, too, but they are fairly expensive and not really accessible to college student pockets.
The best thing about the dorms is their proximity to one another. The worst is the amount of heat I get in my room.
I love Mt. Holyoke because of the closeness of student-professor relationships, but hate the cliques that seem to form.
NOPE: The Five Colleges a) make it seem like I’m in a university where everyone loves each other or b) is just a place to take classes and a Mt. Holyoke student wouldn’t really befriend a UMass student.
Neither one is true. We definitely know kids at the other schools, but we wouldn’t consider it one big university. I was actually thinking about this the other day. It’s funny-- sometimes it DOES feel that way, but never too much.
Wireless internet? Best cell phone provider
Wireless internet is good. Recently, I’ve been getting better wireless on the Guest network than on the MHC network, but it definitely exists haha. The best cell phone provider is Cingular. Verizon does not work in the Blanchard Cafe. Sprint doesn’t work on the edges of campus.
The? best thing about a women’s college is the community.


I hope you come to Mt. Holyoke; you’ll love it!