Mount Holyoke College Top Questions

Huge LGBT population, super serious, politically active, slutty, smart

That we're pretty, study all the time girls that get blackout drunk on the weekends. Also that we're all lesbians.

Some common assumptions about women's colleges in general are that everyone is gay, that the few straight girls here are starving for male attention, that we're afraid of men, and that we're all militant feminists.

We are all brainy lesbians - or if we're straight, we're desperate for guys :P

That we are all interested in women.

We're all either feminist lesbians who want to escape "the real world" or we're man starved skanks who spend every spare moment partying at UMASS and Amherst.

liberal, gay, tree-hugging, intellectual, smart, independent, strong, well-rounded

Some stereotypes are that all girls at mount Holyoke are very very smart and all lesbians.

There are a lot of different stereotypes. Since we are an all girls school many males think we are "easy", and in some cases that can be the case (as with any school). There is also a stereotype of mount holyoke being a gay campus... yes we are very happy people and no we have no judgements about your orientation. We like you that way you are!

The question I am asked most frequently is if I'm a lesbian yet. The second most common question is "why did you give up on the male race?" This one comes most often from guys who can't gather enough mental capacity to form a better pick-up line. The truth is that yes, we do have more homosexuals percentwise than most schools. The other part of that is that not every girl who enters Mount Holyoke "gives up" on the male race, myself included. I'm still as straight as a pin, but i don't feel the need to refrain from friendships with lesbians and bisexual students.

People assume that everyone is either gay or afraid of men (a common assumption about many all-women's colleges).

There are many homosexual and trans-gender students. Another stereotype is that we are all over achievers and study way too much. There was a rumor that we have more homework than Yale.

The girls are either lesbians or boy crazy and we party hard.

Some stereotypes include that Mohos are prudish, very studious, a bit unwelcoming, and uber feminist.

Mt. Holyoke in mostly gay women and those who are straight are desperate.

That the women are mostly gay, or mostly just looking for someone to sleep with. That we are uptight about academics and don't know how to have fun.

Mount Holyoke students are often thought to be strong-willed, very intelligent feminists. Also, many assume mount holyoke students are gay, or socially awakward.

1. We are all feminist lesbians 2. Tree hugger 3. Book worms

-Mt. Holyoke students never get to see boys. -Mt. Holyoke students have stupid parties because it's a women's college. -Mt. Holyoke students are all lesbian.

Everyone is a lesbian or that it's a school for riders who aren't academically oriented