(Smith) Things to expect from Smith: a sometimes oppressive overly-liberal

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	A-	Faculty Accessibility	A
Useful Schoolwork	A-	Excess Competition	C
Academic Success	A-	Creativity/ Innovation	B
Individual Value	A-	University Resource Use	A
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	A+	Friendliness	A-
Campus Maintenance	A+	Social Life	B-
Surrounding City	B+	Extra Curriculars	B
Safety	B-

Describes the student body as: Friendly, Approachable, Closeminded Describes the faculty as: Friendly, Helpful

Female

ACT:32

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SAT2100

Quite Bright

Lowest Rating Excess Competition	C

Highest Rating Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	A+

She cares more about Excess Competition than the average student.

Date: Dec 23 2014
Major: Math (This Major's Salary over time)
Things to expect from Smith: a sometimes oppressive overly-liberal atmosphere, lots of queer folk, lots of people who will inspire you. While another recent comment has mentioned the competitive and stressful vibe here, and I do not disagree with that, I think that Smith trains you to be a sort of feminist woman

out to change the world with her woman powers.

If you are not like that when you come in—if you're like me—you may at first be intimidated by the people in your intro classes who seem to know everything about the subject already, who raise their hand to every question and (attempt to) correct the professor. You may feel like you don't belong at such a school. You might try to leave. I, for one, applied to transfer out of Smith, but ultimately returned because of the things that had drawn me to the place at first: the camaraderie, within your house and otherwise; the political activism; the quirkiness; the idea of being one of the many influential and awesome women who have gone to Smith and schools like it.

It is a hard place to be sometimes. You will wish you went to UMass at some point. Or maybe Hampshire, or Amherst, if that's your style. And possibly Smith is not the place for you—it is certainly not the traditional college experience; no hopping social life for sure, no men. But, having been here for three years, I see that Smith has changed me for the better, stressed me out more than another school might have, and definitely taught me different things about myself than another school would have. Plus, I think I will be eternally grateful for being forced to appreciate the value of my own sex (/gender/identity?? You will learn many words here to describe how your genitals relate to everything else).

If you come here, be confident. You can say the wrong answers in class and be OK. You got into this school for a reason, and it really is a great place to be.

Responses

Smith is racist. Don't come here. The college prez actually had the gall to say, "All lives matter." What a load of racist BS. BLACK LIVES MATTER! BLACK! BLACK! Why is that so hard for racists to understand?!?

Not surprised at this intolerant, totalitarian environment that Smith has become. Most of their degree programs are worthless!

I agree with the previous comment. Only black lives matter uncategorically. White lives don't matter at all. Whites are racist automotons without human empathy; they do not deserve human rights. Islamic, Hispanic, and Asian lives matter depending upon the extent to which members of these groups ally with blacks and "SHUT UP AND LISTEN!" The leadership at Smith may be racist ("All lives matter" BS!), but most Smithies would agree with my comment.

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