Should I go to Mount Holyoke? Opinions please!

morgan4
Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:17:30 +0000

I really love the atmosphere at Mount Holyoke. The people seem amazing, I’ve heard incredible things about the professors, and I’ve been awarded the 21st Century Scholarship ($25,000 a year, plus funding for a summer internship/research. It also includes participation in “select intellectual and cultural events” on and off campus). My only hesitation is the fact that most people have never heard of Mount Holyoke. Many have said that I’m “throwing away my future” by choosing a “complete no-name school” in MA over some of my other options, such as NYU, Boston College, Boston University and Colgate U). People have warned me that Mount Holyoke has severe financial issues (I haven’t found any concrete evidence of this, but any comments on this issue would be appreciated) and that Mount Holyoke isn’t prestigious enough to help me get into a good graduate school (I’m thinking about law school or education, specifically) or get good job placement. Oh, and I want to major in history, psychology, or gender studies, so I’d love to hear any opinions on these departments!

Any comments would be much appreciated, especially about the influence of prestige, as well as anything pertaining to grad school/job prospects!