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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a Wellesley alum with many wonderful friends who are Smith alumnae.  Like you, OP, I would have loved to see my DD go to my alma mater -- or to another women's college -- but she really wanted a coed school.  For her, it wasn't about finding a guy to date; rather she wanted to have male classmates and platonic male friends, and she wanted to be a part of a community where men and women students would work together and support one another.  She just graduated and over the past four years I've seen that she made the right choice.  I offer just one small vignette to illustrate this -- DD played a varsity sport and at her last college game in the NCAA tournament there were many, many members of the men's teams out there cheering on  the women's team -- exactly the experience DD had hoped to have.  OP, my advice to you and your husband is to let your daughter make her choice without undue influence from her parents.       [/quote]

100%! OP here and daughter is not an athlete but this was the primary reason our daughter is choosing Davidson.  She grew up with a brother and close friendships of both sexes and that is ultimately is what she wants to find in her college experience. As was pointed out in this morning's tour, Davidson has women's eating houses so she has still can find that sisterhood experience though certainly not to the extent she'd get at Smith. She is sad about the life opportunities she is giving up by passing on Smith and said said she wishes she could go to college twice. She and I would have been in the same reunion year and the shared experience of attending Smith would have been meaningful to both of us, but this weekend reinforced all the reasons she wanted to stay on Davidson's waitlist in the first place. Academically, both colleges are top notch with enthusiastic alumni networks to match. Everyone we've met at Davidson and in town has been super welcoming and friendly. Most importantly, daughter is happy with her decision and is now beyond excited about what lays ahead for her next 4 years. [/quote]

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