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No, there are all kinds of women at Smith. As far as the lesbian comment, there are probably more than at some other schools but not necessarily by much, people are just more open about it because we are more accepting here. I think people are competeive with themselves about how they do in school, etc but not necessarily with other students.

No, not for all of us at least, there are plenty of straight women trying to have a good time.

There is probably a higher queer presence here than is normal elsewhere, but straight is still the majority. It is liberal, but I don't think more so than any other college, and it has far too much money to be radical (unfortunately). It does, I think have a wider economic range than most private colleges, however.

To a point. There are lesbians here, but it's not like they take over the school. Some girls can be desperate when it comes to guys, but again, not the entire population. They are plenty of normal, single women who get along just fine. I would say we are overworked, but in the best way possible. I've heard of Smith students that went on to graduate school and thought it was easy compared to the workload they had at Smith. So it's a win-win situation.

it's impossible to define weird - everybody is an individual, and that's what counts. As for the rest, there's a little bit of everything here and that's the way every school is.

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No. Some people at Smith are gay and some people are feminists, but that doesn't apply to the whole student body.

Smith doesn't turn you gay. You make that decision for yourself. Yeah there are plenty of hipsters, but there so many types of people on campus, too. Dining is very accessible for just about anyone, but it has been going down hill, in a big way. Smith Democrat head count about 200. Smith Republican head count about 15. People here are all gifted and talented in their own way, which contributes to the large diversity of Smith. Lots of famous alumni, who are always giving back in a big way. You meet all sorts of boys, at all sorts of functions. The nice ones through organizations and music related events. The creepers...well, there will always be a creeper. The ones only worthy of a few dances and some tongue at the Quad Party

there are a lot of gay people at smith. more so than at any other school. and it's also more accepted, i think, than at most other schools. people come to smith knowing at least that much; i don't think anyone really comes here without knowing that what they're getting into to some degree. at the same time, there are still a lot of people who are straight, and they're definitely not a minority. smithies do tend to be pretty intense, however. we don't get up in arms about everything, but when someone, or a group of people, cares about something, they're usually pretty active. a rare few will really get in your face about it, but most people are pretty polite and civilized and respect others' opinions.

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