Scared of smith?

UNYMom
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:37:58 +0000

My boss’s daughter went to Smith, and her first semester she would call her mother saying “Help! I am the most normal, straightlaced person here.” I think the latter stayed true for most of her 4 years. She just got rid of the “Help!” By time her wedding rolled around a few years later, she had a VERY eclectic group of friends attending from Smith. Because Smith is a small, all women environment, the students tend to be very supportive of each other no matter who they are.

That said, my daughter applied to Smith, very much liked the students she met there, but ended up deciding not to attend. Part of that was because the feel/politics of the school very much overflows into the town of Northampton, where Smith is located. We live a couple of hours away and have friends nearby, so visit Northampton often. It is very vibrant with tons going on, especially given how small of a town it is, but just not diverse enough for my daughter. Daughter is very liberal, but felt stifled by the fact that it is difficult to encounter different opinions at Smith and in Northampton.