<p>Thank you very much Stacy, this actually helped quite a bit.....when did you graduate from smith?</p>
<p>and squaregirl- I am also a straight feminist who loves hillary clinton!! did you already apply?</p>
<p>Yay, Hillary lovers! And yes, I already applied. :)</p>
<p>I graduated in 2006.</p>
<p>I am so excited to go to Smith, I really hope I get in, I'll be class of '14. what are you going to major in?</p>
<p>I am a straight high school senior, and reading this discussion makes me realize that if Smith's supportive attitidue toward lesbian behavior causes homophobes to avoid it, then that is a BIG vote for going to Smith. It effecitvely eliminates an entire group of trogolodytes that one does not have to deal with. Count me in, if I can swing the tuition...</p>
<p>"My best friend there was a different sexual orientation than me and it didn't affect our friendship at all...on the contrary, I think we both learned a lot from each other!"</p>
<p>If I were to change the word "sexual" in the above quote, to "political," would the rest of the sentence be the same?</p>
<p>This is a serious, honest question. Please provide a serious, honest answer. I'm not interested in sparking a political debate. I <em>am</em> interested in truth. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance,
winchester</p>
<p>Just to clarify my question: It has to do with general campus political climate. It's not about any two individuals or even small groups.</p>
<p>Wel, OK, I'm going to stick my neck out. If my D had to pin-point one negative side to Smith, it would be the excessive political correctness. Mind you, this may come from the fact that she is European and isn't used to tiptoeing around minorities because some innocent remark or joke is immediately interpreted as a racial comment.</p>
<p>Thanks "lost."</p>
<p>To everyone:</p>
<p>I know everyone's experience is different, and no comment posted here is necessarily reflective of the school at large. So don't worry about painting an inaccurate picture.</p>
<p>The way I see it, every little bit of information is but one piece of the larger puzzle. The more pieces we get, the better we can see the whole picture. The more educated my daughter and I can be, the more confident we can be in her decision on which school to attend.</p>
<p>So thanks for any and all insights.</p>
<p>Winchester, Smith definitely has a liberal majority, as do most college campuses across the US. And yes, the women who arrive with apolitical mindsets (okay, okay, not many of Smithies are apolitical!) may be leaned on a bit to accept more liberal views, but there ARE conservative women on campus.</p>
<p>Winchester, most of the people at Smith are liberal...anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. But are there friendships across political lines? Yes. My best friend at Smith was a democrat, and so am I (while we differ on religion, sexuality, and even our feelings about chocolate, dogs, and travel, we do have that in common!) but I did know several more conservative people and was able to work well with them and enjoy their company.</p>
<p>In grad school, I was part of a 4-person study group that included me, two other somewhat liberal students, and a girl who had worked for several Republican Senators and interned in the White House Counsel's office during the Bush administration. She's an extremely interesting and kind person, and became a good friend. We don't agree on everything, and we don't always talk about politics (sometimes it's easier to stay on friendlier topics), but our political differences haven't kept us from enjoying each others' company. I think if you're a friendly person and are able to balance talking about politics with other topics, you will make friends with a variety of people, regardless of their political beliefs.</p>
<p>I am a freshman at Wellesley, and am very unhappy about the large “in your face” lesbian community here. I went to a counselor to express my discomfort and she turned out to be gay!! Basically she told me that there was a large lesbian presence not only in the student body but also among the administration, and that I should just get used to it.</p>
<p>I am not anti-gay, but I feel intimidated by the aggressiveness of what is at my school.</p>
<p>So what does this have to do with Smith? You are posting on various boards about your supposed problems with Wellesley. Cease and desist please.</p>
<p>I suspect latinlover is a ■■■■■ (check out “her” other posts).</p>
<p>We heard that Smith is a good pre-med feeder and that alumni help graduates get into med school. Is this true? Anyone had experience with this?</p>
<p>I don’t know about alums helping Smithies get into med school, but Smith does have a strong science program and a lot of pre-med students and plenty of Smith doctor alums (including the first woman doctor in Kenya). Also there are good opportunities to do research as an undergrad, if you are so interested.</p>
<p>Alumnae getting premeds into med school? I don’t see how that it possible, given how the system works. As for being a good “pre-med feeder,” you should contact the pre-health office. They should be able to give you exact stats about the number of med school applicants, their MCAT scores, and where they were interviewed/accepted. </p>
<p>Because my D was a neuroscience major at Smith, she briefly considered med school. I know that Smith prepares the kind of students that med schools look for, so I would imagine that an excellent student would have success in the process. You might want to start a separate thread to discuss this in greater depth.</p>
<p>Yes, a thread titled “Smith and Med School” is likely to garner more on point attention than one titled “lesbians.”</p>
<p>if your sister is gay , etc. , that could be why she thinks such a high percentage of smithies are since like people attract . in any event , who really cares ? lots of people beginning college are not sure what their attraction profile is anyway .</p>
<p>You are correct . A freshman at college is not going to be recruited or brainwashed into being gay . On the other hand , there is no shortage of religionist groups running around trying to convert non-superstitious people to their religions .</p>