college search: massachusetts colleges

northeastern – 11 sep 2016

September break. Time to tour the schools in the northeast that Camille is interested in!

We flew into Boston and spent the night there to get a little bit of a feel for the city.

wellesley – 11 sep 2016

Driving out of town, we went through Northeastern to see where it is situated. From there, we took a leisurely drive through Wellesley. It wasn’t at all what I had pictured, but visiting didn’t make Camille reconsider not having it on her list.

mt holyoke – 11 sep 2016

hampshire – 11 sep 2016

amherst – 11 sep 2016

Then out to the five colleges. We drove through Mount Holyoke (Camille loved the campus but not S. Hadley). Hampshire – not at all Camille’s school. And then Amherst. Nice campus, but not a good fit for Camille. Finally, we arrived in Northampton. Before visiting the college, we spent a few hours exploring the town. So many bookstores! Coffeeshops! A very nice vibe to the place, for sure. And then I was surprised to see how close to town the college is. Just a block away from the center of it all! We wandered around for a while, then called it a night.

The next morning, we returned for the information session and tour. I really enjoyed learning more about the school and I think Camille did too. Downsides are that the library will be out of commission for three years and that there is no nearby “big” city.

[Back to college search: the overview.]

smith – 11 sep 2016

smith – 12 sep 2016