Smith College Top Questions

Mostly, but not everyone is gay, and it's totally possible to go to Smith if you are straight.

There is some truth to the stereotypes, but in a positive way. We're not a school of hippies, but we are very conscientious about the environment. There are people from all sorts of political backgrounds and perspectives. We're activists in the sense that Smithies will make their voices heard and are very involved in the political scene.

No, not everyone is gay, and not everyone is liberal. While there may be some people who are gay there are just as many straight people. As for everyone being liberal that is also not true, a large portion of the population is, but everyone has their own personal views on things.

To an extent. They get exaggerated a lot.

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No, none of these stereotypes are correct. Although they all exist on campus they cannot be generalized about the students at Smith as a whole. In fact the group labeled "Smith Student" is so diverse that I can not think of one single generalization that would encompass the extremely diverse Smith campus.

You betcha.

No, not entirely. The gay community is very prominent and everyone is very open and welcoming about differences. Also, there are some stuck up bitchy people (anyone can be at some point) but mostly because they're just stressed.

Not really, our campus is just more open and accepting

I think this stereotype is partially true. Many students self-select into Smith because they identify with some part of that. Now not all, some people come to Smith for the prestige of the degree or because of the financial aid package. Or because their parent(s) made them. Regardless, Smith doesn't I think reflect the stereotype as much as one would assume. Yes there is queer community (and not all of us identify as lesbian). But its not unanimously accepted on campus and has its own internal conflicts. Are there liberal and progressive political ideas circulating, sure, but how engaged is the larger community with major political action. I guess no stereotype is entirely accurate even if its partially true.