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Hi! I am interested in MHC's financial aid packages. Was it generous for previous 2021 applicants? and how ED2 can make any impact for final admission's decision?

thank you in advance!

Hi folks, I am a senior in high school looking forward in applying to MHC for ed2. Can any past or current student share their experience with the rowing program? I am interested in being a walk-on.

3.25 GPA full IB candidate, EC: founder of Sierra Club chapter at my school (environmental) -2years Created a FilmReview Blog -1year Created an Insta account for awareness -1year -Volunteer at Senior Center: 65+ hours for a year now Vice President of Gender and Sexuality Alliance club -just started 😭

• Won English Award out of my whole class (junior year)

Submitted an Art portfolio and creative writing peice

Major chosen: English

Story: Kinda didn’t start caring abt grades until junior year, so there’s like a jump in my grades from freshman and sophomore year to junior and senior, but GPA was increasing🙌🏼

Idk i’m very skeptical abt getting in with a low GPA, atp all I see are people with 4.0 applying to MoHo😭 Also I visited the schcool hopefully that helps 😭

I'm a senior in HS, and I'm applying to MHC early decision 1.

-No SAT/ACT scores -3.9 Gpa (unweighted) -Honors Spanish for 9th grade, my private schools didn't offer any ap/honors courses -Public school for 9th grade, then homeschool for half of 10th grade, then a Waldorf highschool for the other half until the end of 11th grade, then a new private school for 12th grade this year. -My personal statement is about my favorite restaurant being the only constant while everything was changing in my highschool years.

• Founded and lead a writing club in 11th grade
• Customer service associate for 1 year at walgreens, earned employee of the month (17hr/week)

-DND club member in 9th grade -In disability affinity and alliance club this year -Assisted an elderly neighbor once a week for 3 years

I’m just starting my senior year and thinking of doing an interview with MH since it’s one of my top choice schools. I haven’t done any interviews yet and it’ll probably be my first. How difficult would you say the interview was (for those who did one)? What should I expect?

Thank you!

Am currently a senior in high school and am considering applying to MoHo. What do current students usually do in their leisure time, or on weekend? (Aside from schoolwork, of course). I'm someone who's pretty fond of exploring new places, trying out new restaurants, etc. so I'm curious. Do students leave campus frequently? Is public transport and commuting convenient, efficient and economical?

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Hello, I'm am currently entering my senior year and I'm trying to narrow down my college list before I start my application process.

So can anyone who has gone or who is currently attending Mount Holyoke College please tell me about their experiences?How the campus is or surrounding? How are the athletics?Other important or helpful things that you think I should know.

I am also wondering does this college give aid or have systems in place to help students looking to apply into medical school?

Thank you.

Is upper lake open to the public? Can I paddleboard there? Thanks!

Hi everyone. I’m thinking about applying but wanted to ask some actual students what they think about the school. Pros and cons? Anything you have to say would be helpful, especially if you have anything to say about the culture of the school. Thanks!

Has anyone taken this class and if you did what did you think about it?

hi everyone! i'm an incoming freshman, and i was wondering if the level courses you take really matter your first semester. for instance, would it be better to try and take 200-level courses because it looks more impressive? or would it be best to stick to primarily 100-levels? is there much of a difference between the two?

thank you!

Hi everyone, I am a senior applying to Moho and got waitlisted. Would any current students/alumni be happy to share some feedback on my letter of continued interest please? This is my last chance so i would really appreciate it if you guys can help. Thank you!!

Hi everyone! I’m a junior hoping to apply to MoHo next year. From 9th-11th, I got average grades but I wanted to show the admissions that I’m capable of doing more in 12th grade.

Demographic: Chinese American, Cis/female, Lgbtq+

Location/Region: Massachusetts, In-state

Major: Art/or humanities major with goal of applying to med school

GPA/Test Scores (optional): UW/W 3.3/3.95, 3 APs, 6 Honors, 4 Advanced, SAT 1350, rank 139/344 (This will be the result of the end of my senior year, I didn’t take any APs my junior year)

Hooks: First-gen with income less than 30k and sole guardian (mom)

LOR: Pretty strong connections with my art teacher (3 years). My algebra 2 teacher because I do fairly well in her class and participates a ton. I’m also sure my counselor will write me a stellar letter because I talk to him frequently.

EC:

Tutored children as an art TA for 5 months (8hrs/weekly, 172 hrs total)

Art club (2yrs)

Sewing club (3yrs)

Comic club (1yr)

History department intern (2yrs)

Volunteered in an Asian Youth Essential Program for 8 months (3hrs/weekly, 70 hours total)

Worked with them (7hrs/weekdays, 301 hrs total)

Volunteered as the art lead in a Sunrise Hub (community that advocates for climate change awareness) for a year. Worked specifically with art marshaling for protests and creating graphics on social media

School ambassador

Worked for two years, will be taking classes at a CC and getting paid for that as well. Possible recruitment.

(Town) for Transformative Change as a core leader who organize events about social justice

March for (Town)

School newspaper NNQ (a student run newspaper) - Co-founder

Thanks!

Edit: The reason why I’m interested in MoHo is because of their amazing alum connections, the diversity (Im an poc woman and LGBTQ+), I love art and the compact community! I know that as a pre-med, it’ll help me tremendously to have smaller classes.

I am an incoming sophomore transfer student. I’m looking at the housing application and I’m curious about the LLCs, especially the transfer one. It sounds like it could be a good way to meet people, but I also feel like only being around other transfers would make it hard to integrate with students who’ve been on campus for longer. Also, is the dorm the community is housed in a well liked one? I’m not sure if I should apply or not.

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Hi i recently commited to MHC and I am an international A-level student. While i am not worried about my CAIE grades as I am studying for those and I already have straight A*/As ever since 9th grade in CAIEs on the basis of which I was accpeted, my internal school grades really dipped in my final report. My mid term report, which was sent to them before they came to a decision had 1 A, 2 Bs, 1C and 1D but my final report has 1 C, 1 B and I failed the rest of the 3 with a U. I was accepted on aid and scholarship and while i may have plausible reasons for the drop and also the fact that these were not my CAIE grades(which are the real deal for A-level students), I am afraid my admission will be revoked or at the very least, my scholarship. Please guide me as to how I can help my situation or if I should be expecting the worst rn cz i m really scared

I’m an admitted international student, and I plan on commiting to Mount Holyoke. I was trying to estimate my expenses for the incoming year, but I couldn’t access the meal plan prices. Could someone inform me about either this year’s, or if released, next year’s meal prices?

Hi, I recently got admitted to the class of 2026 and am planning on majoring in computer science!

I was wondering what the CS major is like:

1. Is it easy to get into classes you want?
2. How are the professors?
3. Do the CS courses prepare you well for the working world?

Thank you in advance to any responses!

I’m wondering where the LLC’s are located. I’m interested in a few different ones but I’m also interested in certain dorm buildings and I’m wondering which LLC’s are in which building

title - I got in RD, and I'm from India

i was recently accepted into mount holyoke, and i am very grateful because they gave me excellent finaid. the campus looks stunning and i really enjoy all the traditions i heard of. however, i am someone who loves going out to eat at cool restaurants and having things to do, so i’m scared i will be bored at mount holyoke. thoughts?

Hey Y'all.

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Just got accepted to Masters of Arts of Teaching at Holyoke.

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Wondering if anyone can attest to their experience with the program?

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Cheers.

Hello! 👋 I'm looking for students willing to share their experiences (positive or negative) about leases, landlords, and off-campus housing in the Pioneer Valley.

I'm collecting stories for a podcast episode about housing in the area and would love to talk about why you chose to live off campus and how it's affected your time at Mount Holyoke.

Feel free to message me or send an email to cphurley@umass.edu. Thanks!

My EFC is approx $10 - 15k Does Mount Holyoke give enough aid?