Should I go to Mount Holyoke? Opinions please!

momcinco
Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:30:31 +0000

OP, I don’t understand why you would trust the judgment of (probably) well-intentioned people who are against all reason discouraging you from accepting a scholarship and internship at a top LAC. You will receive extra attention and mentoring due to your scholarship and the fact that MH is a small, intimate setting which cultivates leadership. I don’t want to judge the people who are influencing you…but their comments sound uninformed and frankly, off base. If you want to major in history or gender or psych, you will benefit from MH and the 5 college system which has everything in terms of classes, resources, inter-college specializations, etc – while at the same time enjoying the experience of a close community.

I am sure you did some research before applying, so rankings and statistics should convince you that you are not throwing away your future. As for names and prestige, I love to tell the story of how one of my friends was criticized in our hometown for taking a full scholarship, passing up the (full-pay) state university for a little school no one in our town had ever heard of…Williams – the #1 liberal arts college in the country!

It’s your life, your future, your next four years. Enjoy them! It will be great.