BY SARAH RACICOT '13  

Though I had the grades and SAT scores to go just about wherever I wanted when I applied to college, I looked exclusively at women’s colleges: Wellesley, Mount Holyoke and Smith. I felt by far the most comfortable at Mount Holyoke and that was the main thing that influenced my decision. However, at that point Mount Holyoke was in the top 25. If Mount Holyoke had been ranked much lower, I would have likely gone elsewhere.