Mount Holyoke College Top Questions

There are a lot of gay women here, but I think that it's because the college is so liberal and open to everyone.

they are partly accurate. i am not totally sure of the part about 2/3 being gays.

There are a lot of queer women on campus, but it stems from the tolerant and open-minded atmosphere which is fostered here. Women from all walks of life come here to Mt. Holyoke, including gay women, and all are accepted for who they are.

They are accurate in that they encompass a certain part of what Mount Holyoke students are like but they don't give the full picture.

I do not think the Simpson one is, but the latter is very accurate. At least that is what I see in most people here.

Are any stereotypes accurate? Of course not! There are always going to be different sides of the story--there is no "one" Mount Holyoke student that represents all of us. We're all different, we all approach things differently, and we should judge individuals one at a time instead of making stereotypes.

Not entirely.....but about 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} accurate!!

Mt Holyoke has the the most uniquely diverse population that I have ever come across. So it does not come as a surprise when you find all sorts of people here. Mt Holyoke is definitely not dominated by one type of culture or student body. Everyone will be able to find their niche, and its just a matter of looking around carefully. In reality, you will be able to find a whole bunch of people who actually have boyfriends, a lot of overachievers and, I guess some of us still do burn our bras!

No, not everyone is homosexual, or liberal, or a party person.