Mount Holyoke College Top Questions

The sciences are very strong and the professors are there to help you! Let them get to know you on a individual basis and they will be your friend all through your stay. The Career Development Center certainly is useful to help you pair your academics with useful networking internships or jobs. I chose Mount Holyoke because of it's liberal arts education. I'm able to take science classes and at the same time throw in a random history class for fun just as easily with very little scheduling problems.

The classes are small for the most part so it's easy to get to know your professors and work closely with them. Students tend to be fairly competitive. The most unique class I've taken is an American Studies course called Framing Youth Culture. We basically just studied youth expressive forms (like teen magazines, sex, even DJing). We had to write a research paper for it and I wrote mine on youth drug use. I'm not a huge fan of the distribution requirements, but I guess they're good to make the students "well rounded". Education is definitely geared towards learning for its own sake and not just employment.

Academics are a big deal. Biology is a big deal. Lots of pre med students. They don't have core education requirements where you have to take specific classes, but they have distribution requirements. Where you have to take so many classes from each catagory of classes (Humanities, Sciences, Lanuage and Social Sciences). This allows students to take a varity of classes in which they are interested in instead of the same old boring manditory classes. Self Scheduled Final Exams are fantastic! Beware of sketchy people trying to break the rules though, they ruin it for everyone.

Academics at MHC are very important, and students take them very seriously. Sure, there is the occasional slacker, but for the most part everybody worked very hard to get there, either for admission, a scholarship, or both, and don't want to waste the chance. The classes are engaging and the professors make an effort to know your name--particularly in the larger seminar classes where it's not imperative that the teacher remember who you are. Attendance has been mandatory in all but one of the classes I've taken, which is both good and bad. Good because if you're struggling, at the very least you'll have a 100 in attendance, and bad because if you're sick or have something you'd rather do, it's important that you either make it to class or communicate with your professor to make other arrangements--something that can be awkward at first. We have broad distribution requirements, but you'll end up filling most of them on your own as long as you take a diverse set of courses in the beginning--and your adviser will help you figure out the rest. I didn't really spend any time with professors outside of class, but when I saw them in the coffeehouse or library I would say hi and they would greet me back, but that might have just been my Southern Hospitality coming out. education at MHC can be geared towards getting you a job or a more theoretical, liberal arts, learning for its own sake--it all depends on your own course choices and goals.

This is why I chose Mount Holyoke when I was a freshman. My professors know my name and the classes are almost always less than 30 students. Everyone is as dedicated to their work as I am. Physics is a very small department, so my classes are no more than 10 students and we work together often outside the classroom. All departments stress that learning should be a lifelong process in search of knowledge, rather than a means to an end.

Most often, the professors do know your name. My favorite class this semester was my 100 level English class. I really learned a lot and enjoyed it because it was a first year seminar. My least favorite was Philosophy. I don't know about the higher level Philosophy classes, but I felt that I didn't learn a lot from my introductory level class. The professor didn't seem to know how to control discussion, which was unfortunate.

MHC is a great school academically...all the classes are small and the professors are for the most part very accessable. I think theres a little too much focus on idealism and there needs to be a slightly more realistic focus, at least in the politics department. Overall though i felt it was a great school academically.

Academics at Mount Holyoke are very rigorous. The professors are really great and care a lot about their students. There are several requirements as we are a liberal arts college. I'm really glad that I have had to take some core classes that I might have avoided otherwise (geology, computer science, a language). I probably would have avoided these classes but really ended up liking them.

Professors are great, they are always there to help. The work load is what you make of it. Students tend to be inwardly competitive, unlike some of our rival schools - cough, Smith, cough, cough - where things can get nasty between students (or so I hear.) Plenty of people spend their lives' in the library but I know that it is possible to balance a social life with good grades, at least after first year once you figure out how things work.

Professors are amazing. The majority of them learned everyone's names in the first two weeks, which is impressive in 100 level lectures. Students study a lot. Some actually don't, but I do and most of my friends do. I've found you have to do your homework thoroughly throughout the semester and don't leave it till finals!! Students are NOT competitive, just with themselves. There's the occasional girl who'll complain about ONE B and say "now i can't be valedictorian!!!" But those people deserve to be punched anyway. college is for learning damnit! I just took greek tragedy & film. we read greek plays and then watched fore xample Bladeruner and talked about similarities. It was great!!! The requirements are okay, the Phys. Ed. one makes me want to die: high school is over! The education is geared for learning but you'll definitely get a job leaving MHC!

Academics are amazing. Most people I talk to are overwhelmingly happy with the program they are enrolled in. Classes are small, professors are interested in your academic achievement and development, and there are plenty of resources on campus to aide you in your success. MHC is a liberal arts college therefore, you will most likely not find a major that is very career driven.

Just like any school or college, there are good and bad professors. It is just a matter of finding out which ones are good when you are choosing classes. It's very important to choose classes which are interesting to you.

I've loved most of the classes I've taken. A few profs that weren't my favorite, but some that I feel have had profound effects on my life and my learning. They always know your name, and are always willing to help outside of class. Students aren't competitive, and studiousness ranges, but I would say on the higher end. Sometimes I wish participation was just slightly more. There are always a few really articulate people in every class who participate frequently. And the one idiot who just won't shut up. Mt holyoke has a lot of distribution classes, but I think this is so important. I love learning about different subjects and making interdisciniplinary discovories. Broadening. I know my friends and I have very intellectual discussions. Most of us are dance majors, and we live and breathe it. I am so lucky to be able to immerse myself in something I love-- we talk about dance constantly, but we certainly aren't limited to that. Its a good mix.

Every professor I've had but one has known my name, even in my intro lecture classes. One of my favorite classes was a first year seminar I took in the music department "The Symphonies of Beethoven". The professor was so passionate and endearing that even though most of us had very little musical background (I sing and used to play the flute) we all came to love Beethoven as much as he did. I loved going to that class - the professor really made the music come alive for us. Studying time really depends on the student. Some people spend their lives in the library and get straight A's and that makes them happy. Other people never go to class and sometimes do their homework and don't get A's or pass all their classes, and I guess that makes them happy too. Most of us are in the middle - we study, but we also hang out with friends, procrastinate online, and do extracurriculars so we get decent grades and enjoy ourselves. A lot of my most interesting discussions happen out of class with friends when I try to explain what we talked about in class. Class participation really depends on the class, but it is always encouraged and happens a lot. Students who take classes off campus usually say that they are the only ones in the class, particularly the only women, who raise their hands and ask questions or make comments. Students can be competative, but it's always very friendly - the person getting better grades than you will usually end up being your study buddy and try to help you get the grade you want. The distribution requirements force you to take classes you normally wouldn't, which for me has turned out to be some of my favorite classes, like an English class I'm taking now. Learning for it's own sake is encouraged, although the end goal of a career is a focus for most people. A lot of professors invite students to their houses for end of the semester parties and are often seen eating with students and generally hanging out on campus.

Teachers are awesome, and truly make you feel like a colleague more than a student. Classes are hard, the professors do expect you to do work, but its nothing you can't handle if you took challenging courses in high school. People aren't competitive in terms of fighting with each other and cheating, but women here put way too much of an emphasis on keeping the perfect 4.0 GPA. The core requirements get pretty annoying, there are way too many of them, its hard to get all the requirements done while still exploring interests and fulfilling major requirements.

Class range at Mount Holyoke. The introductory level classes can be as large as 200 students while the higher level courses are much smaller. Academics are very competitive. Mount Holyoke students strive for top grades because they were the top students in their high schools.

This is not an easy school. You should never be bored here. Teachers here are very friendly and accessible, but have high expectations for you. The academic atmosphere is so different from that of my high school, where only the "nerds" were motivated to get good grades and excel. Here, everyone works, and works hard. For a while,I found all the intelligent people I was surrounded by to be intimidating, until I realized that I was capable of all the same achievements. During finals all the stress can be stifling, because we all care so much about our grades and doing well in classes. However, that does not mean that we don't have crazy parties or don't know how to have fun!

Yes professors know your name, they're awesome, if your a freshman ASK AROUND FOR THE BEST PROFESSORS. Taking a class with Hashimi, Ferraro, and Jones is a must! Students study preety often here, the library is where we live. I do spend time with professors outside of class, that way you can really delve into a research area of your choice. Education as Mount Holyoke is geared toward both. If you want to get into investment banking (which is what i'm doing) its great, we have classes like corporate finance, accounting, advanced corporate finance and money and banking which are classes that aren't even offered in the other five colleges so we have alot of students that are from UMASS, Amherst, Smith come here for classes.

Most of the professors learn my name, either by talking to them or they learn the names of everyone. There is definitely a lot of class participation, not as much in lectures, but still some. I love having the liberal eductation because I am not stuck taking one subject for my entire college years. I think I'd go insane if I had to do that. One of my favourite classes so far was my acting class (THEAT 106(?)). It was so much fun and it had a great atmosphere. I felt comfortable acting out my pieces in front of my classmates.

Most of the time professors your name because classes are small, and even in some large ones they know your name as well. My favorite classes were international immigration and contemporary France. Really intriguing! Students study A LOT! But there also those who don't, it's mixed but I would say the majority of students study very hard. Class participation is usually mandatory, especially in higher level classes. Mount Holyoke students ALWAYS have intellectual conversations outside of classes. There will always be competitive students, but Mount Holyoke is pretty chill. All my classes have been pretty interesting, but international immigration was both challenging and interesting. But if you don't do the reading, you'll get kicked out! I am an international relations and french double major. My department's are great. The professors are helpful. And the secretaries are very welcoming and sweet. Everyone is there to answer your questions. Mount Holyoke's academic requirements are challenging, especially for interdisciplinary majors like international relations, but well worth it. Mount Holyoke is geared towards helping you find a job, but at the same time just learning and being able to contribute to society outside of the career field.