<p>To Mephisto101 … Over the years, I’ve encouraged a lot of young women in my purview to consider Simmons. You’re right about the location. For a girl who wants an urban environment in the midst of the Boston action and also a “real” campus, Simmons is perfect, and it’s walking distance to many other colleges, too (and also has cross-registration with several neighboring schools).</p>
<p>Typically, the students I’m quick to direct to Simmons are:</p>
<p>a) Those who are interested in the more selective women’s schools (Wellesley, Smith, Barnard et al) but probably won’t get in.</p>
<p>and/or</p>
<p>b) Those who are interested in majors with a definite professional ring to them like nursing, physical therapy, nutrition, special ed, etc. (Simmons offers liberal arts, too, but it does offer a number of majors that the more typical liberal arts schools don’t.) </p>
<p>I have been very impressed by a number of Simmons alums I know … including the Dean of Admission at Wellesley :)</p>