Smith College: would a straight cis-gender girl feel out of place?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous[b wrote:]Do most college-aged kids date much? The serious students? [/b]My cis daughter, at a mixed gender SLAC does not.

Yes, most college aged kids date quite a bit.

Not sure about the "serious" ones, but the fun ones do.

Huh. I am a professor, and I observe the opposite. Most of my students who I know are in relationships are pretty serious, and generally more on the quiet side, or at least not the super outgoing party types. The "fun" ones - if we're defining that as outgoing, likes to party, etc. - seem to be more into hookup culture.

I'm including hooking up as in the same category as dating. A PP made it sound as if most "serious" students are more concerned about studying and don't care about dating (be it serious or just hooking up). I said the fun ones do.

[Anonymous]

Being shy isn’t as debilitating for a girl, when it comes to dating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. She will be fine. Yes, there is a significant percentage of the student body that doesn’t identify as both heterosexual and cis-gendered, but the social scene does not revolve around gender identity and sexuality.

2. To the extent she feels a bit out of place at times, I don’t think it’s the worst thing for someone with the privilege of always being in the majority to get a better understanding of what it’s like to be in the minority.

Uhhh. Have you been there recently? Same as Bryn Mawr or any of those. Yes, yes yes, it does.