<p>It’s hard to know which school is easier to get into–you can’t compare based on SAT or ACT scores because Mt. Holyoke doesn’t require them (Smith made them optional for domestic students but international applicants still have to submit them). At Mt. Holyoke, 50% of students were in the top 10% of their high school class–66% of Smith students were. I believe that Mt. Holyoke accepts a higher percentage of applicants, and the one student I know who applied to both schools (as a transfer from another women’s college) got in to Mt. Holyoke but not to Smith. Overall, the students at both schools are similarly qualified. </p>
<p>The more important difference is that Mt. Holyoke has several hundred fewer students and is in a more rural area than Smith. I know Smith has a semester in Washington program, as well as a year-long program in Geneva where you can intern with a lot of international organizations. I don’t know if Mt. Holyoke has similar programs. I was a government major at Smith and felt it was very good preparation for grad school and work after graduation.</p>