Mount Holyoke College Top Questions

I feel as though this is an impossible task, but here it goes; my classmates are wonderful, beautiful women who are kind and absolutely brilliant in their studies; they work hard and let nothing constrain them, especially expectations.

My classmates are extremely intelligent, dedicated, empowered women who have taken their education and lives into their own hands.

Most students are active and interested in what they are studying or related passions. As a side note, most of the women are politically liberal.

From what I view I feel that Mount Holyoke students wear 4 types of clothing to class on an everyday basis. The most common is the jean, t-shirt and sneakers combo, I feel that the majority of students wear this to class everyday. The second most common is athletic wear, either they play sports or just feeling like wearing sweatpants for the day I say that this is the second most popular. The third would be more dressy, shoes, skirt or dress, blouse, cardigan,make-up, styled hair (that's not loose or in a ponytail) I personally know some MOHOS who dress like this everyday. The final would be pajamas but I only see this with students who have early morning classes.

Very diverse student body, and I'm not just saying that. Somewhere around 20-25{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} are international students, with relatively large populations from China, Nigeria, and Pakistan. Perhaps it's because of that demographic that the student body is hyper-aware of global politics (International Relations and Politics are two of the biggest majors at MHC alongside sciences). It's impossible not to interact with different types of students, and the school is not overly cliquey. Students wear anything from sweatpants to riding crops to a blazer to class, anything goes. MHC gives out TONS of financial aid every year, which is the reason many students choose the school over others - this aid is both in merit and need-based scholarships.

My classmates are diversely talented, deeply passionate, and remarkably dedicated, but they are also down-to-earth, realistic and approachable.

All of the groups on campus are great. It's awesome to have that much diversity...though sometimes everyone just needs to chill out. It's very easy to get a group of people up in arms over a simple question. It's almost TOO progressive, like people are forcing themselves to be offended most of the time. Though even with that, you will never find an all around kinder group of students on any other campus. The students tend to dress up. We like to look good. Mount Holyoke students are from everywhere in the world. There are two distinctions that you sometimes come across with students. There are the very wealthy girls, and the not wealthy girls. They're all very easy to separate, but they interact with each other. Even if the wealthier girls tend to have a very sheltered view on life. The students are almost always extremely liberal.

The student population is mostly white. This is not necessarily a bad thing, and it's not uncommon for a small liberal arts college. The admissions staff does, however, try to bring in people from different backgrounds. The problem is, according to some people, that the College claims students of color and international students as an achievement, and they lump everyone together. As a student of color, I felt that I would have a lot of resources and support, and I have not been proven wrong. The administration does really listen to concerns. There are cultural houses on campus and cultural events. Many faculty of color are often willing to take students under their wings (although there aren't that many of them). All in all, though Mount Holyoke is good at recruiting people from lots of different backgrounds, there should be more of an emphasis of inclusion within the student community. If there were, the admissions staff would not have to try as hard. I have not heard of any serious racial incidents on campus, mostly just little misunderstandings. Most Mount Holyoke students are from the Northeast. A few, certainly not the majority, come from wealthy backgrounds. Some of them got here on merit, I'm sure, but others are not that bright and there is a consensus that they were accepted because their parents paid the entire cost of admission. Most people here get some sort of financial aid. Unfortunately, not many people here are from working-class backgrounds. That's probably partly because MHC is no longer a need-blind school. That being said, most people I know are happy with financial aid. Students are generally very nice to each other. Unfortunately, there is a lot of self segregation, but this phenomenon does not always occur on racial lines. Some people just realize they have common interests and they bond. Groups don't tend to be super exclusive, though. Students do generally care about a lot of different causes. Unfortunately, sometimes they don't make the effort to support those causes. Worse still, they join causes and don't make connections between similar groups. Not everyone is aware of every issue, and, honestly, you can't expect everyone to be. As far as LGBT culture on campus goes, there is a consensus that sexuality is fluid. There are some people who don't even bother to define it. Not everyone on campus is queer, though. They're a minority on campus, but they're very visible.

The students are very helpful to each other and everyone is opened towards each other's unique backgrounds from cultural, sexual orientation to academic backgrounds

Students on this campus form a community. We are very open and accepting. We have a huge international and LGBT community and I am proud to say that students from all over the world and of all religions are welcome here. This is a place for open, accepting, tolerant students - definitely not for close-minded or biased people, especially not if you are biased towards a certain religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

I love the diversity of it! There are many internationals, students of color, and students from all economic backgrounds. It is a wonderful combination. Most women are very outgoing and friendly, which makes everything feel very "homey." Most women are active and interested in numerous things either intellectually or socially. By far, most of the women are liberal! There are a select few who are conservative, or are uninterested.

MHC is a very liberal school, and very accepting of everyone despite race, religion, sexual orientation, and/or socio-economic status. I have friends from all over the country and even all over the world. We have a little bit of everyone here, and I think it would be very hard to come here and not find someone that you get along with.

Brilliant, accomplished, dedicated and friendly.

They are interested and engaged in the world around them, well-rounded with various interests and hobbies, and eager to meet new people and explore new things.

They tend to be either really outgoing or really reserved. People are really friendly and easy to talk to. Everyone cares about their grades but they're not too competetive about it. There is an extreme amount of diversity in race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender presentation, and even what country they live in. You can pretty much be who you are and find somewhere to fit in. They are all women, which can seem wierd but once you get here it's a really cool community to be a part of.

They are engaged and interested in what we're learning.

Most of my fellow students are passionate, intelligent, very progressive-minded, and competitive.

Friendly, smart, motivated, fun!

My classmates were some of the most intelligent, reliable, independent women I have ever met.

My classmates are some of the hardest working women on the planet, and they will certainly be the ones that change the world for the better.