Real World Opportunities and Environment at Smith?

amandakh
Tue, 28 Apr 2015 01:31:05 +0000

Hi, I’m hoping to major in Music and English (considering minors in either Art History or Philosophy). I was wondering if students ever get real-world professional experience at Smith- it kind of felt as Smith was in its own little bubble when I visited. As a musician, I would like to perform and attend concerts. As a writer, I would have liked to have held internships with organizations and magazines (not just local gazettes, like Hampshire Gazette, etc.). Are there any opportunities in the area at all, specifically as a musician and writer? Or does one really have to go elsewhere, say on a Praxis internship, to really have these kinds of opportunities?

Also, does Northampton ever get boring?

Any thoughts are welcome!