Real World Opportunities and Environment at Smith?

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Hi, I’m hoping to major in Music and English (considering minors in either Art History or Philosophy). I was wondering if students ever get real-world professional experience at Smith- it kind of felt as Smith was in its own little bubble when I visited. As a musician, I would like to perform and attend concerts. As a writer, I would have liked to have held internships with organizations and magazines (not just local gazettes, like Hampshire Gazette, etc.). Are there any opportunities in the area at all, specifically as a musician and writer? Or does one really have to go elsewhere, say on a Praxis internship, to really have these kinds of opportunities?

Also, does Northampton ever get boring?

Any thoughts are welcome!

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yes, you get many real world opportunities at smith because of all the networking and recruiting and internship opportunities from other smithies.
attending concerts? i get about 2 emails a month from the music department about concerts in town/in northampton
performing? yeah, there are open mic nights downtown
im only a first year so it hasnt gotten boring yet. even if it does, people do weekend trips to boston and stuff.
for music/writing opportunities, again im a freshman, but i suppose so, yes