Smith College

So I’m graduating this spring and all of the little things that bug me about this place are just starting to add up. Smith looks pretty in all of its promo photos, but in reality Smith can be a junky place. The library is constantly filthy, with every computer area covered in grime, dust and crumbs. The computers take 10+ minutes to load the internet. The cafeteria food is hit or miss — many times a miss. My adviser was really awful-​unhelpful, snide, outright rude-​you name it, and I’ve been stuck with her for years, unable to switch because, despite my major department being one of the largest on campus, there are still only a handful of professors.
When Smith posts about amazing stuff their students are doing, those students have been able to do those amazing things through their own networking. Low-​income students are left with few opportunities, and by the time graduation comes you can see who has succeeded — and who has not (spoiler: the rich kids do very well at Smith, the poor kids go back to their hometowns with no jobs). My choice to attend Smith was predicated on how they advertise themselves, and after being here for years the rose colored glasses of Smith’s image are broken and gray. I wish I had never come here.

I attended the Specialist to Strategist Smith College Executive Education program in June of this year. It was an excellent and well-​run program, with a lot of thoughtful and thought-​provoking programming from renowned speakers.
Having a week of speakers at both the Hotel Northampton and the Campus Center, we got to walk the campus over several times, and even got to try out the lake!
They took good care of our physical needs, keeping us well fed, well-​directed, and prepared for the elements with umbrellas and scarves. While the food for meals was ok, the snacks were really good — both in quality and variety. I appreciated the healthy and not-​so healthy choices, depending on my mood and level of exhaustion. They also scheduled yoga and Zumba classes in the mornings.
The program even included time on the lake! Most women tried the canoes and kayaks, but the guy in charge let me and another participant try out sculling since we’d had previous experience on a crew team. It was a nice way to get to experience the area and take a break from the long days in cold meeting rooms with difficult microphones.
I highly recommend this program for all my friends and colleagues.

Having completed my Masters Degree here at Smith College, I enjoy the opportunity to come back from time to time to walk through the campus as well as see exhibits at the museum.
This campus is gorgeous and the history behind this Womens Undergrad college is incredible. Some of my favorite spots are the gardens, the pond, as well as the museum and campus center. Having spent countless hours in class and at the library, walking onto campus now feels comforting.
If you want to get your learn on, or if you just want to spend time outside, then Smith College is the place to go. Just remember that traffic in Northampton can be chaotic and parking sometimes is a bit tough.

Dear Smith College, I love you. I admit it took us a while to start this relationship, but once we started I couldn’t let go.
I just graduated, and I could not be more thankful for the inspirational (women) mentors I’ve had because of this college.

Ah Smith. Beautiful campus! Fun being at a women’s college; where the women fight against the objectification of women by dressing objectively. Many handsome ladies here! All joking aside, it’s a great school and has a great campus and everyone is very nice. Came up to see my cousin graduate and she loved it, and Jane Austin was the commencement speaker, so it’s definitely cool to me.

I love Smith! I am about to graduate with my MSW and I only spend the summers here instead of the traditional school year. It has been like summer camp. The campus is gorgeous with lots of things to do. The academic part of my program was excellent and I feel as if I got an amazing education and already have a job lined up. I am going to miss Smith and hope to visit lots.

A previous reviewer said: «When they shovel my dust, it will still rise up to praise Smith.»
I wish I could come up with something equally succinct yet profound, but she summed it up so perfectly. Smith is magnificent. Period.

Smith is overrated if you enjoy any of the fine arts. I found almost all of the professors to be boring, inaccessible, and unhelpful. My fellow students were, on the majority pompous, entitled posers with no real life experience outside of their home town suburbia. Smithies are supposed to be bold, intelligent leaders, but I found nothing but wimpy chumps full of themselves and their half-​assed ideas.
One star for having a wonderful food service when I started circa 2002 – 2003. Ah, the breakfasts. So wonderful. Another star for having horse back riding as a sport.

When they shovel my dust, it will still rise up to praise Smith.

Smith College is the largest all women’s college in the US and one of the best. Located in beautiful Northampton (the Berkeley of the East), Smith is known for its strong academics, strong sense of community, and strong alumni network.
You won’t find a dorm on campus. Instead, students live in, literally, houses that can accommodate 15 – 80 women. On Fridays, students gather in the house common room to take part in an afternoon tea. It’s a great time to socialize with other students and faculty as well.
Smith has a very open, diverse culture, so women who identify as being lesbian, bi, trans, or gender neutral are all welcome. In fact, Smith has it’s own Coming Out Day. You can always tell who came out the next day in class because they would be sporting some freshly shaved heads.
Minus one star because their financial aid packages suck and no matter how many times I had to explain my situation, my aid was never increased but instead decreased every year. This happened to several other students as well. If you come here and you’re from a middle class family, be prepared! :(

In 1999, I started as a first-​year at Smith College. I graduated in 2003 with the confidence to take on the world.
Smith breeds strong, independent women. It’s a Seven Sisters College located in Western Massachusetts. Notable alums include Gloria Steinem, Sylvia Plath, Madeleine L’Engle, Betty Friedan, Julia Child, Yolanda King, Margaret Mitchell, Congresswomen Tammy Baldwin and Jane Harman, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and First Ladies Barbara Bush and Nancy Reagan.