<p>Wonderful video...I really enjoyed it. Are there any more like this? I love watching this kind of stuff, and will share with my D immediately. Makes you proud to know that your D is attending such a great institution, doesn't it?</p>
<p>But I love how they emphasize boys in alot of the classes and in social life....except for the sports. But it is a pretty good video</p>
<p>{{{But I love how they emphasize boys in alot of the classes and in social life. }}}}</p>
<p>LOL --I wouldnt say they emphasized men (not boys) a lot Every time I'm on campus there are guys here and there, including at Sunday morning brunch because theyre still there from the night before. I'm sure some parents loved to hear that :)</p>
<p>During a parents weekend, an Amherst guy and his Smithie girlfriend entered a house dinning room for Sunday brunch. It was obvious he had spent the night and was a tad hungover. Watching the faces of the parents of the 1st years also in the dinning room was too much fun.</p>
<p>In response to a poster, Bill Denneen, Mt. Holyoke's Office of Communications, posted Holyokes new visual tour on the CC board today. It appears the administrators of MHC lurk as well.</p>
<p>((there are guys here and there, including at Sunday morning brunch because theyre still there from the night before. I'm sure some parents loved to hear that ))</p>
<p>This semester I have seen an amazing amount of boys on campus in classes. And it goes to show you how much more liberal Smith is with the boy policy. At a school like Notre Dame, you are expelled if a boy stays in your room or vice versa. At Smith, your bf or whatnot can stay in your room for up to 28 days. I find that amusing.</p>
<p>At Smith, your bf or whatnot can stay in your room for up to 28 days.}}}</p>
<p>I forgot about that rule.
LOL--28 days. Only a women's college would come up with that number. Think about it :)</p>
<p>that's the same video that's part of the dvd they sent me</p>
<p>Jennifer...I showed it to my D thinking I was showing her something she had never seen, and she said the same thing to me. Of course, I never got to see that video.
RLT <em>LOL</em> GOOD ONE!!!!</p>
<p>My daughter was just admitted ED II to Smith and is beside herself with happiness! I loved the video, which of course she'd also seen and never shared with me! I've emailed it to friends/relatives who are all extremely impressed.</p>
<p>I've been aborbed with other things the past few days, finally had the time to sit down and watch this. Thanks for the link, RLT, very nice.</p>
<p>Of course, I couldn't resist the impulse to think of how I would direct & edit some shots....</p>
<p>Welcome to the Smith Parent family, MomofSmithie. Isn't it amazing when you run across something great and get the "Oh, I knew about that..." response?</p>
<p>{My daughter was just admitted ED II to Smith and is beside herself with happiness!}</p>
<p>MomofSmithie...congratulations to you and your D. My D was admitted ED II as well, and is still jumping for joy!</p>
<p>{{{I've emailed it to friends/relatives who are all extremely impressed.}}}</p>
<p>Merci. Thats why I posted it. Im on a recruiting drive. :)</p>
<p>Congratulations on your daughter's acceptance.</p>
<p>{{{{Of course, I couldn't resist the impulse to think of how I would direct & edit some shots....}}}}</p>
<p>Can you believe Smith made the video without consulting us? :)</p>
<p>I agree though. More of the old college buildings, center of the quad, lake, arboretum, etc. and area (town) should have been in the video, because their beauty is also a selling point. It was amazing to me how many kids (my daughter included) liked or disliked a college based on its appearance and the "feeling" of the local town, or lack of one.</p>
<p>Writing here from the Campus Center, so I'm getting the video in "real time! ;) The opera last night was amazing, and the hall was packed (they've apparently sold out the tickets for all three days.) The "enchanted plants" were (for me) the starts. We went to a superb lecture on Francecsa Caccini at the UMass Center for Renaissance Studies, ate Nigerian food in Amherst, and then ran (drove!) back to the campus. The usual crisis - the cellist forgot his baroque bow, so my d. had to figure out how to break into the music building to rescue one from the early music room. But it went great. Got to meet all the profs. D has been working with, and got to talk with Dr. Christ.</p>
<p>She is now well settled into Hopkins, and she is much more in her element. We are very pleased to -- she's the kind of person who can easily isolate herself if given the chance, and Hopkins, because they all cook together, and the kitchen is center of social life in the house, is an extraordinarly convivial place.</p>
<p>Yesterday, I actually visited a friend at Wellesley. The feel is very different. Wellesley's campus is much, much larger and strung out, and so you rarely experience students walking on the campus except in ones or twos. I was surprised at my reflection that the more compact campus at Smith just makes it feel very much more bustling. </p>
<p>Anyhow, we are having fun! My wife is busy helping d. fix up her bike. We went to an Asian grocery to get my d. all her favorite staples (including a can of "drumsticks" - an Indian vegetable.) We will go to the opera again this evening.</p>
<p>Mini...sounds like you're having a great time at Smith, and congratulations to your D for doing such a fine job. Glad to hear that the opera sold out all three nights. Damn cello players are all the same, always forgetting their bows.</p>
<p>Also nice to hear about Hopkins, sounds like a great fit. My D has been looking into housing as well, although a little early (but is there really such a thing with a Smithie?) She'll be visiting again in a couple of weeks with her friend who is also interested in Smith. I'm sure this trip will have a different feel now that she's admitted. Again, congratulations, and continue to have a great visit.</p>
<p>My D has been looking into housing as well, although a little early {{{</p>
<p>Not al all. My daughter decided which house she wanted to live in during a Feb visit. Just remeber, many of the students she meets might not be there next year, so don't choose a house based on a newly found friend</p>
<p>Good point RLT, and I'm sure she won't. When she takes her friend for a visit in the next couple of weeks, my D will take a good close look at the houses while her friend does tour and info session. She is really looking forward to going back as a Smithie now, because she will be looking at the campus with a different eye. BTW, her friend who is interested would be a great addition to the class of 2010. She is a bright, articulate young lady with great grades, SAT's, and my D is trying to woo her from Yale where she is a legacy. Also, let's say she decides on Smith and gets accepted, would she and my D have a chance at the same house? Are those options possible?</p>
<p>BJM, I'd be surprised if they honor pairs requests...too complicated and, more importantly, too likely to add make for pre-formed cliques. My advice: choose an area of campus and let the process work. My D has friends at several other houses and it's not an impediment.</p>