Mount Holyoke College Top Questions

Location- it is a great get away, and Boston and NYC are accessible, but it would be nice to be a tad closer to a city. Also, the competitive nature between the students is unbelievable. Otherwise- I love it.

It's very isolated and the overwhelming general liberal outlook. These are the worst things because it is hard to escape work and the liberal perspective is like an opressive force, silencing the more conservative perspectives.

It sometimes feels like you're in a bubble. If you make an attempt to go out, it's not so bad.

There's a Mount Holyoke bubble that everyone gets into. It's very isolated from the rest of the world. I don't like that everyone sticks with their own little cliques and that the campus isn't diverse enough. Also, the all girls thing can really be a little much sometimes. Lots of campus gossip. I have a hard time connecting with genuine people on campus sometimes because almost everyone is so quirky and spacy, or ignorant or just plain weird in the bad way.

High tuition, and a certain percentage of students who honestly can't seem to comprehend that no, not everybody can afford a laptop, concert tickets, etc. Basically, classism on campus. We also sometimes have too few technical/career-related classes.

As a student who lives off campus, I see little or no opportunities to connect with other students outside the classroom.

The logistics involved are sometimes confused with the school's administration. They don't always fix right away what they say they will, and often they'll make mistakes and not notice.

I honestly cannot think of a worst thing; Mount Holyoke is a very well-rounded school which delivers beautifully in all areas.

The fact that everyone feels the need to be politically correct about everything. You have to watch every word that comes out of your mouth in case it offends someone, even those who have no right to be offended by it.

Girls at the school get cliquey very quickly at the beginning of the year which can be intimidating for incoming students when trying to make friends.