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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do agree with another poster who wrote that these schools are very different. Hard to imagine a person who would apply to both of these almost polar opposite schools and then have difficulty deciding between the two.[/quote]

I don’t see how these schools are polar opposites.  They are both small liberal arts schools not located in a city.  [/quote]

You need to visit. If you think that Smith College and Davidson College offer similar campus cultures, you are probably unfamiliar with both schools.

If it helps, the overlap schools for Smith College are: Barnard, Brown, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Oberlin, & Wellesley.

Overlaps for Davidson College: Wash & Lee, Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Middlebury, Rhodes, and Duke.

According to College Transitions: Davidson College overlaps are Duke, Emory,UNC, U Virginia, and Vanderbilt.

On another college website, Smith has been referred to as "the gayest place on earth" and the former president of Smith College actually conducted a formal poll of then current Smith students asking their sexual orientation due to Smith's reputation as a lesbian school. Smith College had significant issues with student on student same sex sexual assaults several years ago that may have prompted the survey (in addition to Smith's rep as a school for a particular sexual orientation).[/quote]

NP. This post seems extremely narrow minded and biased. Firstly, there is lots of potential overlap between colleges across the "categories" here. My kid applied to several and considered schools across the list. The last portion with "substantial" seems to betray an ugly bias. I have no connection to Smith, but have done research on it as DD considered it.[/quote]

Reread the post that you commented on. Cannot find the word "substantial" to which you refer.

Neither narrow minded nor biased--just responding to OP's question regarding her straight daughter's better choice. The response uses outside publications' findings and writings.

Before falsely accusing others of being narrow minded and biased, I think that you need to look into a mirror for the real culprit.[/quote]

I meant "significant," but the sentiment is the same. Trying to flip the table on me doesn't work even though you want it to. That is such a Trump move -- juvenile and inaccurate. Nothing about typing a different but similar adjective says "narrow-minded." (Absent-minded? Yes, of course)! The issues with your post are present. The bias is there, trying to suggest that Smith is some high-risk den of same-sex sexual assault, and the fact that you attempt to lock down what is and isn't potential overlap betrays your narrow mindset and seems weirdly authority hungry. Just let the kids decide what their overlap is. No one needs you to weigh in to tell them that two schools they like are "polar opposites." If they identify cross appeal, what's it to you?[/quote]

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