<p>Thanks for the feedback. That all sounds nice. Just as an example, yesterday my D wasn't on a text messaging list where one girl told everyone else what to wear to school the next day. So my D wore one thing and everybody else wore another thing. My D took it in stride and was ok but it was pretty obvious that she wasn't in the loop (or that her mom didn't sign up for the texting plan with the cell phone company).</p>
<p>To put it blatantly...
Where are the men?</p>
<p>At the 3 co-ed schools in the valley (UMass, Amhers, Hamp).</p>
<p>When we visited Smith with our D in April, students told us that it wasn't hard to meet men and they did so in classes (5-college consortium), clubs, projects, organizations, parties. One student said that some of the Smith parties are attended by more men than women. Another student noted it was nice to be able to focus on academics and work during the week (without distraction), and then socialize on the weekends.</p>
<p>Yeah, I find the compartmentalization to be a major plus. For one thing, I'm not constantly refereeing my friends' relationship issues, and my own school time can be devoted to school or being with friends, not dealing with relationships. </p>
<p>Is it 100% great all the time with no complaints? No, of course not. It is harder to meet men than at a co-ed school, you can sometimes feel claustrophobic because of all the estrogen, and there are days when I'd give anything for a little boy-meets-girl romance. I think it's telling, for instance, that most of the friends I made during my Junior year abroad were male (platonic friends).</p>
<p>But the pros outweigh the cons and I think girls who think they couldn't ever go to a school where they'd have fewer guy friends or not see their boyfriend every day aren't giving themselves enough credit. It is actually much easier and less of an issue than is made of it before hand.</p>
<p>I think "some of the Smith parties are attended by more men than women" is a bit of an over-statement -- even when qualified by "some."</p>
<p>Yeah I would have to agree on that point. "very occasionally" would be a better qualifier.</p>