Smith vs schools in Boston

overwhelmedma
Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:36:10 +0000

But Wheaton will feel very rural compared even to Smith. I get the Boston issue - it is almost all Universities and I would say that Smith will be more challenging for an undergrad then North Eastern. BU might be more of a challenge - any Univ in Boston is going to have a wide range of personalities though - she would find her group. Best LAC in Boston area is probably Boston College but that will be much more conservative. My D went to Smith despite it being a womens college - she still misses having more guys in classes but she really loves her house, and has made great friends and probably has the biggest social group she has had in school Next Semester she is planning on taking a class at UMass which will mix things up. She took a J-term class at Amherst that had more men than women so there are a lot of chances to mix things up and there are always people going to Boston over the break- believe it or not Boston can seem small too depending on where you are from and with the amount of free time she has in actuality she can barely take advantage of all Northampton has to offer.
My advice is if she gets in have her do an overnight to get a better feel of the shcool before she decides.