Smith College Class of 2021 Regular (RD) Decision Thread

Fangirl1999
Tue, 28 Mar 2017 18:19:35 +0000

@hopefulmom123 The only non-safeties I got into were Mount Holyoke, Smith, and Hamilton. (I’m just interpreting the waitlists as rejections because I’m withdrawing my name from the lists for various reasons) Mount Holyoke didn’t offer me as much aid as Smith or Hamilton, and MHC also expects me to take out a federal unsubsidized loan which Smith and Ham do not (imho every little bit counts), so that automatically goes to #3. Smith and Hamilton are REALLY similar on paper (open curriculum, great FA, similar government programs, alumni networks, etc.), but the main differences for me are the fact that one is co-ed and one is a women’s college and how very liberal Smith is and how Hamilton is more moderate (though still liberal). I also did 3 day overnights at both colleges back in the fall (diversity programs), and it was obvious to me which one I clicked with. This also may be a bit silly, but I feel like I get along with the girls in the Smith admitted students group chat exponentially more than I get along with the people in the Hamilton one. Smith’s enigineering program is also appealing, even though I’m not sure if I want to major in engineering at all. Because of my visits and what I know about each school, it’s really obvious to me that Smith is a better “fit”.