<p>I go to an all-girl high school right now. My school is highly conservative and very stifling. I have recently started to apply to colleges. I am looking for a place where I can get an education in engineering (or 3-2 program) and feel comfortable with my sexuality. I guess my question is how comfortable I would be at Mount Holyoke? Would it be easy for me to find a girlfriend there? How is it in comparison to Wellesley, Bryn Mawr, and Smith on the gayness factor? Alright well thanks.</p>
<p>You will be very comfortable socially and intellectually. You will be able to be yourself, whether you want to be very “out”, or more reserved and discreet. MHC is a very open, accepting, inclusive place. A little less so than Smith (The town of Northampton is known as the best place to live for lesbians.) South Hadley is a bit more conservative, but very friendly.</p>
<p>Mount Holyoke (and the town of South Hadley) is definitely a very accepting community, regardless of sexuality. I’m a current student here at MHC, and I feel that people of all sexualities are on very level ground. To answer your question, you would definitely be able to find a girlfriend here. (To anybody reading this who is worried that you won’t be able to find a boyfriend - there are 5 Colleges here, with over 35,000 students - you can definitely find someone.) Unfortunately, I am not able to compare the other Seven Sister schools on the “gayness factor”, I haven’t really spent a lot of time at those schools.
Hope this helps!</p>
<p>I would agree with the other posters. The only think I should point out is that Smith has its own engineering program, one of the few if any women’s colleges to have one. Good luck.</p>