<p>Anyone thinking about going?</p>
<p>No. I couldn't stand never seeing the opposite sex.</p>
<p>it's not a Monastery, there a many all women schools located w/in driving distance.</p>
<p>I was impressed by the mail Wabash sent me, but I wasn't considering schools in the midwest. I would respect anyone who goes there, surely.</p>
<p>yes HOWEVER there a many all women schools located w/in driving distance. and Furthermore, what are your reasons for foiung to College in the 1st place? To score or to learn?</p>
<p>and what of Hampden-Sydney? any takers?</p>
<p>Congratulations Wabash, I think it's a terrific school --- they have many grads who are leaders in various fields and they provide an awesome amount of support and personal attention to students. I don't know why people have no problem with females going to Smith or Wellesley but shudder at the thought of males getting the same type of support and experience at a school like Wabash or Hampden-Sydney. Both are not for everyone, but then again, no school is...good luck to you!</p>
<p>yes, but how to convince my parents....</p>
<p>I'm going for the learning, of course, but it would be nice to see ladies on a regular basis.</p>
<p>there are many all female colleges near by.
so i figure work all week see 'um on the weekends</p>
<p>Yeah, but whats wrong with seeing them everyday?</p>
<p>slipper1234 makes a very good point.</p>
<p>nothing. however, you are at college to get aneducation.</p>
<p>Yeah, but thinking that interacting with the other sex will diminish your education seems like a misinformed notion to me. Having women everyday in class in a great majority of cases offers no distractions. Outside of class having different perspectives, I found, made it very interesting. Also, what is more educational, meeting women superficially at some weekend parties or getting to know them in the library, at club events, etc.</p>
<p>One of the things that I thought was cool about Hampden-Sydney was that there were no gender assumptions about fields of study. They used to have this tagline "Real Mean Read Keats" (this was just around the time of the "real mean don't eat quiche" books) and I thought there was something to that. Love literature and poetry? Want to major in French? You won't be one of the few guys in those classes. Want to get involved in a club? It won't be a girl taking the minutes. Etc. Small things, but I liked them.</p>
<p>I don't think having women on campus in any way "detracts" from one's education, heck no. But not having them there gives a place a unique environment that I suspect you will never have a chance to experience again. Anyone who worries about your social life is really poorly informed. I can't tell you how many HSC alums are happily married to women they met--while in college! Heaven knows I spent an awful lot of weekends there when I was in college. I also took a co-ed class there. it was taught one week on my campus, one week on theirs. So even amidst a single-sex college experience you can try the other way on for size now and then.</p>
<p>I'm having trouble finding grads of HSC in my area. Any ideas?</p>
<p>becuse HSC's site is a little confusing</p>
<p>i suppose i could contact my area rep.</p>
<p>I would do that. While H-SC has students from all over, many of them are from the SE region and stay in that area after graduation. My college (which was an hour from H-SC) had students from 40 states but the majority were from VA, GA, NC, TX, etc. And after graduation it seems many settled in DC, Atlanta, Houston, Charlotte, Raleigh.... I am not sure where you are, but I am sure there is an alum who isn't too far away and the college may be able to put you in touch with them.</p>
<p>Dear Wabash,</p>
<p>My son is a sophmore at H-SC and he loves it. As he put it, while it is all male during the week, there are plenty of girls on campus on weekends etc. In fact, he's been dating a girl from Hollins for over a year now.</p>
<p>Good luck in your decision!</p>