<p>Here’s how we play: The only goal is to name one thing that you love about Smith or that makes it unique: (you’re only allowed one comment at a time). This will serve to help current Smithies appreciate what they already have, and encourage future Smithies and prospies. Remember, if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all! I’ll start:</p>
<li> Great housing</li>
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<li>Great housing</li>
<li>Admissions :) If it were not for them, anything else wouldn't be possible. One in particular bent over backwards for us one cold Feb. evening and it made all the difference in the world.</li>
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<li>Great Housing</li>
<li>Admission</li>
<li>Financial Aid-they made it possible for me to afford College in the US!</li>
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<li>Great Housing</li>
<li>Admission</li>
<li>Financial Aid-they made it possible for me to afford College in the US!</li>
<li>math forum
My D (not a math major, but a student who has taken numerous math courses including in her final semester) recently mentioned how much she appreciates the math forum on the 3rd floor of the Math Dept. building. She says it is open 24 hours/day and the profs, whose offices apparently ring the lounge area, typically keep their doors open. Students can wander in on a casual basis and get help with a proof if needed. D got in the habit of regularly doing her math HW/studying right in the math lounge for the supportive atmosphere and access to math minds. </li>
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<p>One of the ways in which Smith provides more than in-class academics.</p>
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<li>Great Housing</li>
<li>Admission</li>
<li>Financial Aid-they made it possible for me to afford College in the US!</li>
<li>math forum</li>
<li>Dining options - YUM all over campus!</li>
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<li>Great Housing</li>
<li>Admission</li>
<li>Financial Aid-they made it possible for me to afford College in the US!</li>
<li>math forum</li>
<li>Dining options - YUM all over campus!</li>
<li>Those little extras (like the end of classes carnival with enough sugar and inflatable toys to produce a coma)</li>
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<li>Great Housing</li>
<li>Admission</li>
<li>Financial Aid-they made it possible for me to afford College in the US!</li>
<li>math forum</li>
<li>Dining options - YUM all over campus! And Kosher K :)</li>
<li>Chapin Lawn on a beautiful day...</li>
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<p>unexpectedly ran into 3 old friends over the weekend because they were sunning out there :)</p>
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<li>Great Housing</li>
<li>Admission</li>
<li>Financial Aid-they made it possible for me to afford College in the US!</li>
<li>math forum</li>
<li>Dining options - YUM all over campus! And Kosher K</li>
<li>Chapin Lawn on a beautiful day...</li>
<li>More options than you can take advantage of: academic, social, EC's</li>
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<p>D has said that she's cutting back for her senior year. All the rehearsals piling up at the end of the year--dance programs, orchestra, wind ensemble--put too much pressure on studying for finals, papers, etc., while maintaining something remotely resembling a sleep schedule. (Had back to back all-nighters last week.)</p>
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<li>Great Housing</li>
<li>Admission</li>
<li>Financial Aid-they made it possible for me to afford College in the US!</li>
<li>math forum</li>
<li>Dining options - YUM all over campus! And Kosher K</li>
<li>Chapin Lawn on a beautiful day...</li>
<li>More options than you can take advantage of: academic, social, EC's</li>
<li>The Republican Club (and its e-board)....</li>
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<ol>
<li>Great Housing</li>
<li>Admission</li>
<li>Financial Aid-they made it possible for me to afford College in the US!</li>
<li>math forum</li>
<li>Dining options - YUM all over campus! And Kosher K</li>
<li>Chapin Lawn on a beautiful day...</li>
<li>More options than you can take advantage of: academic, social, EC's</li>
<li>The Republican Club (and its e-board)....</li>
<li>A willingness, that permeates every level of college life, to support student activities, projects, and needs </li>
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<p>I've been especially impressed with the athletic support my D has received, in particular the attention to sports-related health issues, as well as the little extras like the banquet to honor athletes who maintain high academic performance. Also, the college's receptiveness (at least this has been true in her case) to student-initiated campaigns on behalf of social/environmental causes, enabling students to discover their voices as activists for social change.</p>
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<li>Great Housing</li>
<li>Admission</li>
<li>Financial Aid-they made it possible for me to afford College in the US!</li>
<li>math forum</li>
<li>Dining options - YUM all over campus! And Kosher K</li>
<li>Chapin Lawn on a beautiful day...</li>
<li>More options than you can take advantage of: academic, social, EC's</li>
<li>The Republican Club (and its e-board)....</li>
<li>A willingness, that permeates every level of college life, to support student activities, projects, and needs </li>
<li>my friends here, who have been just as important as my professors in shaping my post-grad plans and values.</li>
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<li>Great Housing</li>
<li>Admission</li>
<li>Financial Aid-they made it possible for me to afford College in the US!</li>
<li>math forum</li>
<li>Dining options - YUM all over campus! And Kosher K</li>
<li>Chapin Lawn on a beautiful day...</li>
<li>More options than you can take advantage of: academic, social, EC's</li>
<li>The Republican Club (and its e-board)....</li>
<li>A willingness, that permeates every level of college life, to support student activities, projects, and needs</li>
<li>my friends here, who have been just as important as my professors in shaping my post-grad plans and values.</li>
<li> The fact that the arts and athletics are treated as integral part of the Smith experience for those who wish to pursue them, not as tangential "extras."</li>
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<p>I'm thinking of a competing insitution in particular with respect to #11.</p>
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<li>Great Housing</li>
<li>Admission</li>
<li>Financial Aid-they made it possible for me to afford College in the US!</li>
<li>math forum</li>
<li>Dining options - YUM all over campus! And Kosher K</li>
<li>Chapin Lawn on a beautiful day...</li>
<li>More options than you can take advantage of: academic, social, EC's</li>
<li>The Republican Club (and its e-board)....</li>
<li>A willingness, that permeates every level of college life, to support student activities, projects, and needs</li>
<li>my friends here, who have been just as important as my professors in shaping my post-grad plans and values.</li>
<li>The fact that the arts and athletics are treated as integral part of the Smith experience for those who wish to pursue them, not as tangential "extras."</li>
<li>The CDO (Career Development Office) and PRAXIS</li>
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<ol>
<li>Great Housing</li>
<li>Admission</li>
<li>Financial Aid-they made it possible for me to afford College in the US!</li>
<li>math forum</li>
<li>Dining options - YUM all over campus! And Kosher K</li>
<li>Chapin Lawn on a beautiful day...</li>
<li>More options than you can take advantage of: academic, social, EC's</li>
<li>The Republican Club (and its e-board)....</li>
<li>A willingness, that permeates every level of college life, to support student activities, projects, and needs</li>
<li>my friends here, who have been just as important as my professors in shaping my post-grad plans and values.</li>
<li>The fact that the arts and athletics are treated as integral part of the Smith experience for those who wish to pursue them, not as tangential "extras."</li>
<li>The CDO (Career Development Office) and PRAXIS</li>
<li>The consistenly down toilet sets (yes, I had to bring it up again :)).</li>
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<li>Great Housing</li>
<li>Admission</li>
<li>Financial Aid-they made it possible for me to afford College in the US!</li>
<li>math forum</li>
<li>Dining options - YUM all over campus! And Kosher K</li>
<li>Chapin Lawn on a beautiful day...</li>
<li>More options than you can take advantage of: academic, social, EC's</li>
<li>The Republican Club (and its e-board)....</li>
<li>A willingness, that permeates every level of college life, to support student activities, projects, and needs</li>
<li>my friends here, who have been just as important as my professors in shaping my post-grad plans and values.</li>
<li>The fact that the arts and athletics are treated as integral part of the Smith experience for those who wish to pursue them, not as tangential "extras."</li>
<li>The CDO (Career Development Office) and PRAXIS</li>
<li>The consistenly down toilet sets (yes, I had to bring it up again ).</li>
<li>The research opportunities</li>
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<li>You gain enough comfidence to slip yourself in a single men's bathroom in the public because the women's bathroom was taken. Because you already do that at the CC and the library.</li>
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<p>. You gain enough comfidence to slip yourself in a single men's bathroom in the public because the women's bathroom was taken. ]]</p>
<p>What you never found out was how many men were hanging out in the showers in the women's bathrooms. That should give the parents comfort. :)</p>
<p>(Excuse the thread drift . . . )</p>
<p>"15. You gain enough comfidence to slip yourself in a single men's bathroom in the public because the women's bathroom was taken."</p>
<p>I saw a Bryn Mawr student do this at the local Starbucks. The door to the women's bathroom was locked, so, without a second of hesitation, she opened the door to the men's room and went in. It completely cracked me up. I wouldn't do that unless I was TRULY desperate, and, believe me, there would still be some hesitation. :-)</p>
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<li>Great Housing</li>
<li>Admission</li>
<li>Financial Aid-they made it possible for me to afford College in the US!</li>
<li>math forum</li>
<li>Dining options - YUM all over campus! And Kosher K</li>
<li>Chapin Lawn on a beautiful day...</li>
<li>More options than you can take advantage of: academic, social, EC's</li>
<li>The Republican Club (and its e-board)....</li>
<li>A willingness, that permeates every level of college life, to support student activities, projects, and needs</li>
<li>my friends here, who have been just as important as my professors in shaping my post-grad plans and values.</li>
<li>The fact that the arts and athletics are treated as integral part of the Smith experience for those who wish to pursue them, not as tangential "extras."</li>
<li>The CDO (Career Development Office) and PRAXIS</li>
<li>The consistenly down toilet sets (yes, I had to bring it up again ).</li>
<li>The research opportunities</li>
<li>You gain enough confidence to slip yourself in a single men's bathroom in the public because the women's bathroom was taken. Because you already do that at the CC and the library.</li>
<li>The 5-college dance program</li>
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<ol>
<li>Great Housing</li>
<li>Admission</li>
<li>Financial Aid-they made it possible for me to afford College in the US!</li>
<li>math forum</li>
<li>Dining options - YUM all over campus! And Kosher K</li>
<li>Chapin Lawn on a beautiful day...</li>
<li>More options than you can take advantage of: academic, social, EC's</li>
<li>The Republican Club (and its e-board)....</li>
<li>A willingness, that permeates every level of college life, to support student activities, projects, and needs</li>
<li>my friends here, who have been just as important as my professors in shaping my post-grad plans and values.</li>
<li>The fact that the arts and athletics are treated as integral part of the Smith experience for those who wish to pursue them, not as tangential "extras."</li>
<li>The CDO (Career Development Office) and PRAXIS</li>
<li>The consistenly down toilet sets (yes, I had to bring it up again ).</li>
<li>The research opportunities</li>
<li>You gain enough confidence to slip yourself in a single men's bathroom in the public because the women's bathroom was taken. Because you already do that at the CC and the library.</li>
<li>The 5-college dance program</li>
<li>The art museum and the greenhouse</li>
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