<p>Hey, someone told me that Mt Holyoke is a 'good' but not 'great' college, while another person told me that it's a 'great' college.</p>
<p>What do you think of Mt Holyoke acad? What might the first person have been talking about when he said it's only a 'good' college.</p>
<p>Also, what is Moho stronger in, Arts (like literature etc) or Sciences?</p>
<p>Thanks~</p>
<p>I always heard that it was a ‘great’ college. My counselor says it’s most likely just below Hopkins in academics, and while I don’t have any way of knowing if she’s actually right I agree with her that it’s a great school. My one college book says its most popular majors are Biology/Biological Sciences, English Language and Literature, and Economics, so by the sound of it it’s pretty well balanced. Hope that helps!</p>
<p>You can expect to work hard at MHC and learn a lot. You can expect smart students who measure themselves by their own high expectations not by how well others have done. You can expect small classes and professors who are responsive to questions, who know your name, and who care. You can expect a beautiful campus, good sized dorm rooms, top rate science facilities and athletics facilities, including horseback riding, and many eating options. You can expect a number of traditions. You can expect grad schools to know where you came from and respect the education that you received while there. You can expect to save money on makeup and trendy clothing. Is that “good”? Is that “great”? You be the judge. (Just don’t expect the web cam to work or too many boys in your classes.)</p>
<p>Thanks so much, PsychologyGirl and ConCernedDad for your replies! Mt Holyoke sounds like a fantastic place and I can’t wait to go there this fall! </p>
<p>But, of course, there’s always been the niggling worry that employers may not recognise Moho…So it wasn’t the actual college experience that I was worried about so much as the finding a job with a Moho Degree bit.</p>
<p>enenre, the people that will be hiring you will know about Mount Holyoke. Sure, it may not be a name like Stanford or Princeton, but the people that need to know (employers, grad schools, etc) know. I promise!</p>
<p>Thanks ceb612, I’m getting a lot of pressure from relatives etc who wonder if spending so much money on a liberal arts degree (which most people haven’t even heard of) is worth it. My parents, however, are all for it, cos they know that this is where I’ll thrive, and this is the place where I really can see myself being happy. I admit your reply did make me feel a lot better!
Thanks!</p>
<p>Enenre, I’m way out West in Colorado, and yes, Mount Holyoke is very well thought of. The people that are in positions to hire or admit to grad schools have a very strong positive regard for MHC grads.</p>
<p>Thanks for your input yesshecan :)</p>
<p>Just finished reading all the negative comments about Holyoke [url=<a href=“Mount Holyoke College (StudentsReview) - College Reviews Summary, Student Opinion, Tuition, Application, Sports”>Mount Holyoke College (StudentsReview) - College Reviews Summary, Student Opinion, Tuition, Application, Sports]HERE[/url</a>]<br>
First impression, it could make me doubt a little. Reading negative and positive comments in comparison is fun, I couldn’t tell which one is true.</p>
<p>@libart15: I read the reviews from that site too, and I can’t help but think it’s very extreme. Mostly people are saying that they don’t like the lesbian community, South Hadley is too small, too much studying…I admit, when I first stumbled upon that site, I was very shocked. But, of course, there are plenty of good reviews for moho on that site too. I decided, then, that Moho is just not for some people. You’ve gotta really feel like you’re going to be a fit at a small, hard-working and close-knit women’s college if you want to go there (If I’ve missed any characteristics, please tell me). “You either like it or you hate it” is something I’ve seen many many times while browsing reviews for Moho.</p>
<p>I went to a similar (from what I read) girl’s school for two years and I loved the close, familial feeling, so I knew that for me, moho’d be a perfect fit.</p>
<p>The thing that I was actually worried about was the value of a Moho degree, but if, like yesshecan and ceb16 say, grad schools look favourably upon a Moho degree, then for me, I’ve found the perfect school.</p>
<p>And about “How Sadley” being too small (not many shops etc), there’s not enough partying going on…how’s that bad? o.o No distractions (student-budget and all), and I’m more of a ‘curl up on the couch with a good book’ than a party person.</p>
<p>lol, so for me, many of the negative reviews on that site actually make me view moho in a positive light!</p>
<p>About the academics, below is commented on the site. Is it really true that MHC academics is less challenging than that of Community College?</p>
<p>“I transfered into Mount Holyoke from a community college. I have to say that some of the courses at the community college were more challenging than the courses at Mount Holyoke. I disliked the way the professors bent over backwards to give grades to students who didn’t deserve it. All you had to do to pass a class was show up. What’s up with that?, What happened to having to work for it? The amount of A’s given out was way too high, there was not incentive to excel. It seems the professors feel they have to give the grades because of how much students pay to go there.”</p>
<p>o.o I’ve heard kinda the opposite–that it’s tough–from current/ex-students (from admitted students chat etc). They mention flippantly that they spend about 6-7hours a day finishing hw/studying. And from what I hear from ready2011 (in the Visit and accepted students day thread here @CC), the students (even the host) went off at about 5pm on Sunday evening to study/finish hw etc.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t reeeally know what it’s like though (I don’t go there yet XD).</p>
<p>Mount Holyoke was ranked #1 in the nation for “best classroom experience” last year by the Princeton Review.</p>
<p>@dc20016 What does that mean exactly? How did they get to be #1?</p>
<p>I would say it’s great. Definitely great. However, it “gives back,” so to speak, however much you put in. I’ve been here for a year though and I really love it. The academics are definitely rigorous. As for humanities v. science, I’d say our science has a little bit of an edge, though the humanities here are fantastic. Smith is really excellent for science though, too, and you can find incredible humanities classes at any of the other 4 colleges if you so desire.</p>
<p>I think the word “challenging” can be very subjective. I find MHC to be equally interesting and challenging and spend on average 6 hours a week doing schoolwork, and do 9-10 a couple of times a week. I am currently abroad at the most prestigious college in the area. The work here is “harder” in the sense there is a lot more of it, but it’s almost exclusively busy work, and summarizing. The work is also harder because they do grade on a scale, and half the class will earn less than a C. However, I find myself being silently outraged at how concepts are taught at such a simplistic level and how non challenging the work is despite the fact that amount of it. I spend more time memorizing facts, and no time analyzing concepts or criticizing. Many students of similarly ranked LAC, and large private universities refer to the work as challenging or hard, yet I just find it burdensome and simplistic. It is much easier for me to do better at Mount Holyoke, yet the actual coursework is more challenging and I find the education at Mount Holyoke to be incomparable.</p>
<p>@Shootingstar1:Thank you ^^</p>
<p>@kuredzz: You mention that you’re abroad, do you mean that you’re in a study abroad program? And does MHC grade on a scale? I’m glad to hear the MHC is not about memorising facts, and that there is actual thinking involved lol</p>
<p>And I’m glad current students are taking the time to answer questions! :D</p>
<p>In case you weren’t aware, Mount Holyoke was the first women’s college in the Seven Sister Colleges. The Seven Sister Colleges were founded because women were not allowed into the Ivy League. The Seven Sisters are the female equivalent to the Ivys, so, yes people know about Mount Holyoke. They know that it’s a fantastic liberal arts college for women. There’s a girl I know who’s aunt works for redhat and is told not to strongly consider candidates unless they have graduated from an Ivy or a Seven Sister.</p>
<p>@explosionboomxox: Oh, that sounds great. Does anyone know if the chances are good for an international student to stay in the US after graduation and work there/ attend a graduate school? I mean, MHC is very international and maybe students of MHC have better chances to find an employer in the US?!</p>