<p>they keep coming up for me when I do all those stupid college searches</p>
<p>I know many of them are very respected, have great academics, etc. (Think Mt Holyoke, Wellesley, Smith, Scripps)</p>
<p>but is it worth it?
Alot of people say that you sacrifice your social life</p>
<p>If you want a women's college, you want a women's college. I have a lot of friends who go to women's colleges and the absence of men was not a drawback, but rather an encouragement for them-- they felt that being in a certain kind of environment for four years would help strengthen them as people, and they felt that they could always find boyfriends off-campus or after graduation.</p>
<p>So yeah, in some ways it is a sacrifice to traditional college social life, but I think you get a lot out of the exchange.</p>
<p>Personally, I don't think I could do a women's college not because having a boyfriend is so important to me, but because I befriend males much more easily than I befriend females and I thought that a women's college would just be too difficult a transition for me. I wish I liked the idea, though, because I think some are fantastic and would have been fantastic options for me.</p>
<p>The best way to determine if a college is right for you is to see if you can visit campus, particularly walking around. </p>
<p>But practically, all of the schools you mentioned have partnerships/consortia with other co-ed schools. Probably the most "co-ed" of the ones you listed is Scripps-- with the other Claremonts right there, I'm sure being in a co-ed environment is easy to find.</p>
<p>Barnard is also supposed to feel very co-ed because there are so many classes at Columbia that you can take.</p>
<p>I also know someone who went to Wellesley and absolutely loved it. She did have a boyfriend part of the time, but she enjoyed being around only women the majority of the time because of the sense of community, which she felt other schools lacked.</p>
<p>Go visit. The environment is different. Some will like it. Some will hate it. You won't know what group you fall into until you investigate.</p>
<p>Your social life will be what you make it where ever you choose to study. It can be good or bad anywhere.</p>
<p>You don't necessarily sacrifice your social life. That would be a very legalistic Baptist co-ed school that separates the men and women in classes and blue-pink sidewalks. Bob Jones university got sued not too long ago because of that.</p>
<p>Aaahh......let me help out here. Besides the Seven Sisters up north there are many southern all women's colleges that are fabulous: Hollins, Sweetbriar, Randolph Macon Womens College, Meredith, Salem. Take a gander at them.</p>
<p>BTW..my wife is a Scripps Alumn and LOVED it.</p>
<p>Definitely check out some of the women's colleges to see what you think. The women’s colleges create women leaders, have a sense of community, and are places where you make friends for life. They also tend to have terrific mentoring and strong, involved alumni networks. </p>
<p>Smith College is a wonderful supportive community of bright, impressive women. Smith is part of a 5-college consortium (with Amherst, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke and Univ of Mass). You can take classes at any. There is a free shuttle bus to get to classes at the other campuses (it’s the largest free shuttle bus service outside of Disney World). Buses run nights and weekends also. </p>
<p>It takes a bit more work to meet guys than at a coed institution, but the many benefits of a woman's college makes it worth it for many. Students told us that it wasn't hard to meet guys and they did so in classes (5-college consortium), clubs, projects, organizations, parties. One 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>I would like to add that going to a women's college would more likely get you into a stable relationship that does not end in a breakup. Marriage is also less likely to end in a divorce. Correct me with statistics if I'm wrong.</p>