<p>Montgomery Blair High School senior Sibyl Brown, who visited the Smith campus last fall, remarks on Smith's sense of community. "The sisterhood and the unspoken understanding and support among all of the women is a feeling that no one can describe," she says. "When I went to Smith I got the feeling that I could do what I wanted or be who I wanted and nobody would judge me."</p>
<p>entire article Silver</a> Chips Online : A world of women</p>
<p>Very interesting article.</p>
<p>MomTj, thanks for posting the great article!</p>
<p>Oh, even as a Smith booster I would say that’s a bit idealized. Certainly, Smithies can be judgmental on one basis or another all the time. The excess of PC is probably <em>my</em> biggest complaint about the place and there are PC-based judgments made all the time. Not that I’m known as being remotely sympathetic to Republicans, the campus Republicans, while a vocal minority grabbing the mantle of oppression, aren’t exactly not judged. And someone once gasped to my D, “You can’t be Catholic, you’re smart.”</p>
<p>I just don’t want to raise expectations too high. The underlying essence is true: Smith is a very supportive environment that for many students helps optimize them becoming the best “them” they can be.</p>
<p>Just read the whole article. I think this is the money quote for many:
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<p>I like this:</p>
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<p>The article was posted on an online high school student newspaper, so I wouldn’t expect it to explore the complexity of the single-gender issue. The sources are limited, from what I can tell: the WCC site and two high school students. And of course, the WCC site is going to supply nothing but positive aspects to an all-women’s college education.</p>
<p>Still, I think it presents a cogent argument for female students to consider all-women’s colleges.</p>
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<p>Sigh. Yes, there are bigots everywhere, even on a campus that prides itself on its tolerance.</p>