<p>Keil, the “I believes” do much for me to clarify you are sharing a personal point of view rather than attempting to declare objective truths.</p>
<p>I will share a few “I believes” as well to round out our differing perspectives so that prospective WC students may explore the merits of WCs for themselves:</p>
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<li><p>I believe WCs have not “justified” their viability, because their viability has never been in question. They offer a fantastic college experience for those given the opportunity to attend.</p></li>
<li><p>I believe an “emphasis on a special ‘all-female supportiveness’ inherent to any and all WCs” is fundamental to the identity and culture of WCs and is to be celebrated, not derided. I don’t believe those who would caricature WCs out of ignorance or sexism are worth acknowledging, and certainly not worth appeasing. While students may variously value (or not) this aspect of WCs and have positive WC experiences, I believe hostility to this core WC value is one of the few reasons a student would not be a good match for a WC.</p></li>
<li><p>I believe gay culture exists on most campuses (or go to a conservative religious campus if it offends one), and is perhaps more accepted at WCs given WCs’ attention to gender rights, but that gay culture is not a defining characteristic of WCs and students should not warned away from WCs due to the spectre that they will feel surrounded by militant femi-nazis.</p></li>
<li><p>I believe LACs also offer superb college educations and students who have the option of selecting either quality WCs or LACs or among WCs and LACs are very fortunate individuals by any measure.</p></li>
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<p>Bon chance to all in the college search!</p>