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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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I was a transfer student, and I was very specific about what I was looking for in
terms of strong academics and a focused environment. Mount Holyoke... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Current Student
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Everyone in the Admissions Office was really friendly. The Dean of
Admissions even wrote personal handwritten notes on her letters
throughout the ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Mount Holyoke has a unique admissions process. The essays are different
from those of other universities...Hence it is not possible to use the
co... READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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MHC is a very small school, so getting classes is never the problem. The problem
is in selecting them because there is a wide variety offered and wi... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Challenging academics; wonderful, carring professors READ MORE
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Current Student
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Most of the professors are excellent, and dedicated to teaching (there
are a few bad apples, but every college has those). The workload is
very ch... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I found it pretty easy to get into all the classes I wanted to take
during my time there. Popular classes (intro level classes) can end up
becomi... READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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I did on campus recruiting and was offered several positions in the mid-90's when very few companies were hiring. Depending on one's major, there are ... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Current Student
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Many graduate schools and companies actively recruit Mount Holyoke graduates. They are known as hard-working, dedicated, motivated, and intelligent. I... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The common complaint of a lot of graduating seniors was that a lot of the recruiters that came to our campus consisted of financial institutions/inves... READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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The campus is beautiful and charming and historic. The town itself is the same,
as are the other local communities-- located in Western Massachusett... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Current Student
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The dorms at MHC are beautifully maintained, spacious, and well laid
out. I have no reason to complain. Some of the rooms don't have such
good lig... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Housing was not an issue for me while I was there: I got singles as a
Junior and Senior. I understand, though, that that is becoming more of
an ... READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Limited social life-- one must take initiative to meet others at the local schools,
attend parties, and the bar scene. Campus parties occur but they... READ MORE
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Current Student
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No Greek system, there are parties and alcohol on campus and at
surrounding campuses; many people also party in the nearby towns of
Northampton an... READ MORE
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Current Student
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As mentioned above, the towns of North Hampton and Amherst have better
bars and restaurants and are thus suited to a social scene. Mount
Holyoke, ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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There is no Greek life to speak of. As I mentioned before, the town of
South Hadley was pretty dead. I always went out of South Hadley for
enter... READ MORE
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