I think the point is there are plenty of other places where you don’t need to hop on a bus for 20 minutes to get to CVS, Trader Joe’s, etc. That’s a long schlep for basic necessities. Even suburban Wellesley, which does not cater to college students all that much, has a Whole Foods, a Roche Brothers, a CVS, a bookstore, etc. And there, if you hop a bus or train, you have all of Boston. I get that you’re a fan of Mt Holyoke, but don’t you need to be realistic about its rural setting? Hey, I was a fan of Grinnell and Kenyon for my kids but they are rural - and you have to know that going in.