<p>My own D is in the final stages of saying YES! to an all-women’s college. She was admitted to all 5 LAC she applied to , so has options. Two of those options include the top LAC’s in Mn. Where does she really want to be? The all-women’s college. She didn’t always feel this way.</p>
<p>All-women’s colleges weren’t even on her radar screen when she first started the college search. Then she attended Girl’s State and realized how empowering it was to be in an atmosphere of bright, motivated young women such as herself.</p>
<p>We visited 10 LAC, 3 of them all-women’s in Massachusetts. The visit process was new to me because when I attended college my family basically could afford to fund part of my tuition at a local state school with me funding the rest. After having been through the search and visit process with my daughter I cannot emphasize enough the importance of visiting a campus. Each campus has its own uniques qualities that attract or repel a given student (my theory is that the atmosphere is permeated by the adherence to the mission of each school -or not- and you can FEEL it). My D outright rejected three of the co-ed campuses we visited, along with one of the women’s colleges- because of the “feel.” One of the all-women’s colleges was “the ONE” for my D. This doesn’t make one school or another better or worse than the others, but simply means that the fit is right- and I am now a true believer in fit! </p>
<p>Women’s colleges are not for every young woman. My younger daughter definitely wants co-ed. But for those young women who know themselves well enough to choose one, I am now convinced that there are superb opportunities awaiting them in an all-women’s environment.</p>