Smith College Top Questions

Smith likes to present the image of a wonderfully diverse and welcoming place, where stereotypes and labels disappear.

That they are gay, feminist, ugly, combative, and/or rich.

Everyone comes from a rich family Everyone is a lesbian

That everyone is gay and/or vegan.

That we're all radical, bite-men's-heads-off feminists, or that we're all lesbians.

we're all feminists and lesbians. we're all spoiled and wealthy.

Lesbians Rich snobs

Smith students are gay, masculine, man-hating, overachieving, wealthy and competitive.

Stereotypes about Smith are that it is a lot of rich, white liberal women who are caddy and bisexual. That they are unattractive (thanks GQ magazine) and obnoxiously feminsit.

It is a school full of unattractive, intelligent and independent women.

that we're all gay, that we can't dress ourselves, that we're really intense

People seem to think that Smithies are either wealthy, uppity and conservative or gay, socially liberal hippies. We are known for studying a lot and being a little nerdy and, sometimes, for being strong leaders with a lot of "Type A" personalities.

Lesbians; overachievers.

lesbians, smart, hard-working

smithies are: rich, white, and lots of them are gay

Many people assume we are all gay and very liberal.

We're all man-hating, feminazi lesbians. Or, if the stereotyper is older, we're domestic, pearl-wearing future wives of powerful men.

People say that Smith is a place that breeds radical feminists, and that Smith students are mostly all lesbians. People also say that Smith is just the place that rich girls with pearls hang out until they get married. Clearly, there are some different accounts going on...

A lot of people stereotype Smith students as being predominantly gay. I also think that people tend to think that women's colleges are full of either man-hating ultra feminists or prissy little princesses.

THE LESBIAN RUMORS ARE TRUE Very sexually oriented and fun.