Anonymous
09/11/2019 08:40
Subject: Re:Smith College: would a straight cis-gender girl feel out of place?
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.
Anonymous
09/11/2019 08:37
Subject: Smith College: would a straight cis-gender girl feel out of place?
Being shy isn’t as debilitating for a girl, when it comes to dating.
Anonymous
09/11/2019 05:58
Subject: Smith College: would a straight cis-gender girl feel out of place?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.