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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]College is still great place to meet and date. All 3 kids dated seriously and had long term relationships in college (2 sons and 1 daughter). 3 different schools, all private and coed  t10/t20. We considered Wellesley and Barnard. When we toured, it felt Heavy with activist lesbians and a mix kids from traditional/conservative international families which is a funny mix. Not the right fit for my daughter. I loved the idea, but i think women's colleges need to redefine themselves. With all the gender identity stuff, womens colleges now welcome those who 'iidentify as women'. Imo, the women's rights movement has been displaced by lgbtq+, and the mission/rationale for women's colleges is hard to understand and feels a but obsolete. 
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Mount Holyoke is an excellent school. But on the campus tour they no longer describe their mission in relation to women. They say they have a proud history of educating “marginalized genders.” (At least this was the case ~ 6 years ago.)

We read an article in the school paper from a cisgender woman who said her boyfriend had been treated with hostility on campus because he represented “the patriarchy.”

This vibe influenced my daughter’s decision not to accept their admissions offer.[/quote]

THIS x1000 
PS What's the point of an all-women's education if it isn't all women?[/quote]

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