Smith vs schools in Boston

upstatemom
Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:16:55 +0000

My d wants to go to college in Boston. I don’t think there is a school that fits her well there–she’s an activist, high achiever, etc., very unconventional. We visited Smith over the summer and she liked it but…it’s not in Boston and would prefer a co-ed school, but is still planning on applying to Smith. She liked the 5- college consortium because she really likes some of the courses listed for Hampshire, but is leery of their loosey-goosey structure. She’s interested in cognitive science, psych, sociology and gender studies. There really isn’t any school that fits this bill in Boston (believe it or not!). She really likes the co-op program at Northeastern but is concerned that NU is too conventional. Advice please! How can I sell Smith to D? It’s a kind of age-old question–LAC vs a practical school (NU) that will prepare her for a profession.