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People do not like to talk about how much they'll earn one day - they like to talk about what their passions are and which part of the world they want to save or which issue they want to solve. It is overly idealistic and romantic, but it fosters a sense of community service and world citizenship. if anything it is preparing us for an increasingly globalized world, but sadly sometimes we lose perspective of the NOW, we are in AMERICA, and we need to solve IMMEDIATE issues in our own home. people tend to downplay the U.S. as we have a strong international flare.

Engaging, curious and motivated young women with the desire to make a difference.

Its really nice because everyone is so different, but similar at the same time and no one judges anyone else based on gender, race, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual orientation

Everything from super preppy girls carrying prada purses to cape-wearing, world of warcraft-playing nerds to neo-hippies.

Mount Holyoke women are generally intelligent, passionate, and interesting people who have what it takes to create change in the world.

Mount Holyoke is a very diverse campus, and not one for a close minded or conservative person. The students at come from all over the globe and from all different backgrounds.

Mount Holyoke is a pretty liberal school. As an independent/conservative I expected to be walked all over as I was in high school. The people here, however, are much more open-minded and willing to listen to differing opinions. We even have facilitated discussions of particularly sticky questions. It is encouraging in today's world to see so many women who are so different come together and develop strong friendships. A large percentage of them are from overseas which makes things even more exciting. At times we can be very casual, some of us less so. Really, you can where whatever you want. One of our favorite topics to discuss over dinner (btw, you can sit anywhere) is what steps we are taking to improve our world. What can I say, we dream big.

If you don't like being around women, don't come to MHC (duh!). Also, if the idea of being around people who are different than you makes you uncomfortable, MHC may not be the place for you, because the student body is diverse in many ways and intolerance is... well... not tolerated!

Mount Holyoke students come from many racial and cultural backgrounds which I must admit I love. However the vast majority of them come from upper middle class to down right obscenely wealthy families. This causes an interesting issue with the level of maturity and interaction. Although the girls are 'worldly' many are sheltered and prejudiced.

I come from a cosmopolitan area and am used to a great deal of diversity but generally at Mt. Holyoke you'll find the same kinds of girls over and over again. Over-achieving, socially inept, high stress, possibly gay, almost certainly out of shape women who have brilliant ideas but are afraid to look you in the eyes when talking to you.

The MHC student body is amazingly diverse. The amount of openness towards differing backgrounds and lifestyles is, in my opinion, matched by few, if any, campuses that I have ever seen. Moreover, students don't single out their counterparts and stick to small groups; everyone mingles and has friends from all over, and of all different types. Nevertheless, MHC does tend to be in the middle- to upper-class income bracket as a result of its exclusiveness, and so poorer students may at times feel underrepresented.

MHC is very diverse and really supports diversity and acceptance. There is a large percentage of international students, and students form all over the country. It is a mostly liberal campus, but there is a sizable contingency of conservatives. People from a wealthy background are defiantly most prevalent due to the colleges need for funding due to a decreased interest in women's colleges. However there are certainly people from every economic class.

love to debate and think. Mainly liberal. Fashionable for the most part. Students are very outgoing. Diverse community. Those who aren't open minded and don't like change wouldn't fit in. Mainly liberal students.

there is definitely a lot of diversity on our campus. i should start with they LGBT crowd...they're pretty open, and it can take some getting used to....but honestly, it made me more open to the world. i came to mount holyoke a conservative homophobe, and i am still conservative in some ways, buuuut now i accept everyone and realize that there is a brought sexual spectrum in which to classify people. there are definitely rich people on campus, but there are also a whole bunch of people who's parents are not so wealthy, and also a bunch of people who are there on financial aid or work study. students at our school are mostly liberal leftists.

Diverse for sure and very varied! Mostly liberal. Preps, Lesbians, Artsie, Indie... you name it we've got it!

Many LGBT students on campus. It has really helped me open up because at home I never encountered stuff like that. The student body is really so diverse and it's nice to have such a mixture. Majority of students are activists of some sort and are interested in social change on many levels. Students are from all over the world.

Tensions can grow high sometimes between different groups of people; racially, religiously, and financially. I mean let's face it Mt. Holyoke by modern terms, is a very diverse campus and were not always going to agree, but we try to understand and learn from each other and that's the most important part.

For the most part, students here are liberally minded feminist women from generally the Northern half of the country. However, I am an exception to that and have managed to find my niche. If you don't fit in with the larger group, be it racially, religiously, politically, etc. there are a myriad of cultural, political, ethnic, religious, etc. groups on campus for you to join and find someone like you. It's a women's college, so students wear whatever makes them feel comfortable with themselves--anything from feetsie pajamas with rockets on them paired with cowboy boots and a felt vest to an outfit straight out of a Talbot's catalogue and a set of pearls goes--the same with the financial background of students. I wouldn't be there without my merit-based partial scholarship, but one of my roommates was full paying (and so were both of her sisters--both at MHC) and the other roommate was on a full scholarship that was entirely need based. The mix there is wide and even the terms of each financial aid package are varied--one may have required work-study hours, another optional hours, and still another required to abstain from work-study completely.

I suppose a person who is unaccustomed to/ unwilling to accept diversity would be uncomfortable at Mt Holyoke. For many, its a culture shock seeing so many women from different backgrounds in the same place. While there is a strong New England presence on campus, there are women from the South, West, Midwest and many many international students.

Everyone at Mount Holyoke is really unique and different. There is so much diversity that everyone feels accepted there. There are many international students and they really bring something different to the campus. One of my best friends is South Korean, and I feel like I've learned a lot about her culture. Mount Holyoke students come from everywhere. Students aren't just from one part of the world.