Hi, I’m going to Mount Holyoke in the fall (go class of 2020!!) and was wondering about the general perception of 5 college students towards Mount holyoke?? I’ve heard alot about how Amherst guys only look for Mount Holyoke girls as an easy hookup, and that most of them would never actually date a Moho… And I’ve heard that even Amherst girls look down on us because we’re not as smart as them and are “stealing” all the amherst guys. I dont want to deal with this kind of drama so are there other more appealing social options to meet nice guys?
Relax. There are certainly stereotypes about relationships between MHC students and Amherst students, but honestly, the whole thing is pretty overblown. You’ll be able to met guys with common interests who you might be interested in dating through 5-college clubs, friends, and classes (both at MHC and the other schools). You are going to have more luck finding someone to date through clubs, classes, and mutual friends than at parties 100% of the time, no matter where they go to school. You are going to have to expend more effort to maintain a relationship with a guy at MHC than at a co-ed school, but it is totally doable. You will be fine.
I heard from two current MHC students who attended my book club in June that the MHC students who enroll in classes at Amherst are very vocal in class and outshine the Amherst students who are very reticent to talk. Class discussion is very important at MHC so the Mount Holyoke students carry that with them when they take classes at the other 5 colleges. My niece attended Amherst and really liked it but she spent most of her time playing sports and hanging out with her female team mates. She had a few horrible romantic experiences with fellow Amherst students during college. However, some years after graduation she married one of her classmates who was very interested during college but she wouldn’t give him the time of day as he was going through a nerdy phase. The moral of the story is to be nice to all you meet and treat each person as an individual. Stereotypes do exist but you will be there to be a terrific example of the type of student who attends Mount Holyoke (more mature, etc., than the competition).