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Like Living With Women?

Smith housing is the best kind of housing you can find. They aren't dorms, they're houses. Most rooms are decently sized, with the exception of a few rooms scattered across campus. Many get involved in house community, and most remain in the same house all four years. Many first-years have roommates, but sophomores and up generally live in singles. There are common living rooms and studies in the houses, each room is wired for Internet, cable, and phones, and nearly all houses have hardwood floors.

Depends on Your Minority

There is a variety of underprivileged/subordinated groups on campus: transgender students, students of color, differently abled students, lesbian/bisexual students, Republican/conservative students, Christian students, working-class students. While the students work hard to effect change and diversify the campus, only SOME minority groups are considered by the administration.

On Campus Parties, Off-Campus Bars

There's a group/house-sponsored party nearly every weekend that admits with student IDs (not by age). Off-campus bars card, but many allow underage people to join their 21+ friends. To be honest, most in-town fun is had in the bars and with the consumption of alcohol.

Honor Code, Say Whaaat?!

Academically, students are responsible for honesty and integrity in their work. There are no final exam proctors, and professors often don't stay in the room during in-class exams. As for drinking, there is an amnesty policy in place for underage drinkers. This means that if a student calls emergency for an underage drinker who is in need of medical attention, neither will receive disciplinary action further than a conversation with their Area Coordinator and the Wellness Director.

Just Inconvenient

Tickets are reasonable, but the money goes into a scholarship fund. Need for a car is very small. Students have free bus rides to and from the nearest mall and surrounding colleges during the academic year, and the campus itself is small. Parking availability is limited. There are a set number of green and yellow parking decals, and the only guarantee is to seniors.

Snow Sucks

The only time it can get really bad here is in the deep snow. As long as you have a decent pair of boots and some coordination, it's no big deal, but classes rarely get canceled, and the snow can become ice or slush.

Living the Good Life

I love Smith. I felt comfortable here to explore myself, my goals, and my academic options, and re-evaluate as necessary. It has the perfect balance of parties and academics for my taste, and the overall character and personality of the students makes it an interesting and stimulating environment. Sure, it has its pitfalls, but that's part of life. I wouldn't change anything about my school or the people in it.

Traditionally Traditional

Smith is all about the traditions. We still have afternoon tea in the houses once a week, people eat together as a house, there are individual tradition days that have been around for decades (even over a century), Convocation has its traditions, Commencement has it's traditions, individual houses have traditions, even student orgs have traditions. If you're the kind of person who likes to connect with where you are, this is certainly the place to do it--participate in the traditions!