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To some extent. If, on a tour or at a formal school-sponsored event, someone asks about the sexuality tenancies, an answer like this is often given: "it's not that our school has more homosexual and trans-gender students, it is just more obvious here because we are such an open-minded and accepting group of women." In all honesty, there are probably just as many, if not more, homosexual and trans-gender students as heterosexual As far as intellect goes, I would say that the majority of the students fall into one of these two categories 1) Not naturally smart but hard workers 2) Naturally smart but are slackers I came to the school expecting motivated intelligent people but it seems that many people think that they are smarter than they really are. Furthermore, the really smart people don't seem to care about their work because they know that they test well and will end up getting good grades anyway.

Yes.

There is an ounce of truth in each stereotype, but the large picture shows a slightly different story. When Las Vegas Night comes to campus, every third Moho can be seen running around the green in her underwear, and oftentimes Mohos will escape to Amherst College on the weekends for a one-time fling. Most though, are more conservative and careful when it comes to experiencing new relationships. While Mohos undergo great pressure to succeed in their classes, they have a great knack for balancing workload with a mix of other activities, always keeping busy with a slew of well-rounded projects. They're some of the most studious people you'll ever meet, but you wouldn't know it by the amount of socializing they do. If you talk to anyone in the five-college area about the general warmth of the campus, they'll tell you they've never heard anything nice about Mount Holyoke students. Mohos can seem a bit indifferent and even cold at first, and you might find it hard to latch on to some friends, but once you get past those first few awkward weeks, it's easy to find your niche. Lastly, you can definitely expect a lot of activism on this campus, and many Mohos are so passionate about being open-minded and intellectual that you may get your tongue cut off if you don't choose your words carefully enough.

Unfortunately, these stereotypes are nearly dead-on. You cannot escape Mt. Holyoke's gay community, and if you're at any kind of cooed function, the straight women cannot control themselves.

Many MHC students are willing to explore their sexuality. However, I would say that this is due to MHC's openness and the safety of the environment, and that very few students of "easy" or just looking for a one night stand. As for the second, we do care about our work, as we must, because the school is very challenging. However, I don't know any students who don't occasionally let down their hair and forget about work for an evening of fun with the girls.

Well, there is a much larger percentage of gay women at Mount Holyoke than is found at a typical co-educational institution. Also, there defiantly a large percentage of socially awkward girls who go here because they do not feel comfortable around men. Many of the women are feminists and are very strong willed- but most are not as intelligent as they think they are.

I believe that every stereotype has a grain of truth but these of course do not at all represent the whole student body. There are tree huggers as well as hummers. There are Lesbians as well as homophobic students. We do not necessarily have an overwhelming homosexual population, it's just that because we are an all womens campus, they can express their sexuallity with more comfort. And we are very into our studies and we are not a party school. But Amherst is right down the street. And we are not all socially akward and afraid of boys at all!

Nooo...I go off campus all the time to see boys, and I met my current boyfriend while at school. I'm always going to amazing parties on campus and off with my friends and at other schools, and though there is an open gay population on campus, there are plenty of straight people for us to party with.

No! I came to Mount Holyoke yes as a rider, but extremely academically oriented. I wanted a school that would have a high level of academics as well as a riding program of the same caliber. I have found that at Mount Holyoke, both the academics are challenging especially in the Sciences, Politics and Languages and the Riding team is one of the top teams in the nation with equally intelligent team members.

For the most part, no, but there are always those girls that really just perpetuate it.