One of my friends has been faculty there for a while and has said nothing but great things about the college.
That's great. :) I am of course now wildly curious as to who, but I won't ask you to say here. ;)
I can definitely see the benefits to a certain kind of young adult of a major research university -- more choices leading to a wider variety of opportunities -- but a small, woman-focused institution was exactly what I needed at that stage of my life. I looked at UC Berkeley and recoiled from its size immediately (the largest school I applied to was Santa Cruz, which is organized into smaller residential colleges and seemed less overwhelming). I would probably have found my circle eventually, but it would have been much harder and more stressful I think.
no subject
That's great. :) I am of course now wildly curious as to who, but I won't ask you to say here. ;)
I can definitely see the benefits to a certain kind of young adult of a major research university -- more choices leading to a wider variety of opportunities -- but a small, woman-focused institution was exactly what I needed at that stage of my life. I looked at UC Berkeley and recoiled from its size immediately (the largest school I applied to was Santa Cruz, which is organized into smaller residential colleges and seemed less overwhelming). I would probably have found my circle eventually, but it would have been much harder and more stressful I think.