The insider's guide to Smith? Ups and downs

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Fri, 16 Aug 2013 20:59:22 +0000

My daughter is also a rising sophomore and has had no problem avoiding alcohol or drugs. Her house is not substance-free, but she has very rarely seen anything in her house. She was quite easily able to make a fairly large number of like-minded friends. Although there are parties on campus, she reports that students in search of serious parties head off-campus to one of the other five colleges (and can get there and back via free buses).

Other things to check out in addition to Bossf51’s list:

If interested in science and engineering, check out the science buildings (Ford Hall is the newest and coolest, but there are several others across Green St in the science quad).

Check out Northampton. There are a number of interesting shops, restaurants (the Tibetan restaurant is one of my favorites), and ice cream / yogurt shops (especially Herrell’s Ice Cream).

Visit the plant conservatory (glass building neat the pond).