Why women's colleges are still relevant

"Women are the nurturers desiring all to be happy. "

LMFAO thanks for the laugh Hunkmuffin it's much appreciated.

Wow this article was really cool. I couldn't do an womens college simply because I tend to get along with guys better than girls usually. Less drama in most cases. The comments were nice too except for the occasional crazy ranter.

I'm working on a college blog right not so if anyone would like to read some of the posts and give their feed backs I'd appreciate it!
www.homeworkandhotties.blogspot.com

Hey! Kids come out of "high school" in Europe with a skill for life!!! Makes "Universities" in America look like a breeding ground for racial and economic chaos! Think about it!!!

Mysterious Gryphon, I believe you are referring to my comment, and you make a good point. Reading it, I guess one could interpret my statements as drawing a line between intellectual and partier. Let me assure you that this is not what I was saying. As you have shown in your own comment, being both intellectually-driven and a person who enjoys socializing and partying is totally possible.
I was making two very distinct points in my own comment: one about my reasons for choosing my college (the academics and intellect) and one about my own personality (not liking to party). Perhaps my phrasing made it seem as if one thought was a continuation of the other, but this was not my intent. I do not "pretend" anything; I'm just trying to convey my own feelings and situation.
Choose coed, choose public, choose private, choose to party and be academically stellar, choose not to party, choose a single-sex education - it all depends on what is best for you as an individual, and that is what matters most.

Isn't it amazing how info changes on your computer daily??? Books are here for a reason! Just read one every once in a while and do what your BOSS says do. A banana peel could go to "school" on a computer!!!

well every body has righty to diside the life that he we leav

I could not do an all girl anything. I had a majority female class in high school and it sucked. 15 girls to 2 guys for almost 3 hours. I was irritable the whole year.

I relate to men better and if they mess with me a light kick in the can, can fix it. -_^

I would love it!!! I wish I went to an all girls high school!

Colleges are frequently attractive locations. I don't believe that I ever drove past one that I didn't admire. However, most museums are rather attractive, but I would never willfully sit in a building, day after grinding day, waiting for someone who has little clue of how to enjoy life, telling how to read a dictionary, encyclopedia, or the ordinary things that make each of us individuals.
Far be it from me to tell idiots how to achieve success, but really, all I ever needed to know, I learned before Kindergarten!

Barnard '04 ... best decision I ever made! :)

Oh look, hunkdaddy's back with more driveling idiocy. He's so dense he doesn't realize that his entire post proves the point that women's colleges are still relevant.

There's plenty of stuff for MEN-only, or race specific. That's ok, right? But if something exists just for women, that's wrong.

So no, women have NOT achieved true equality. Just look at the comments here on Shine.

Though I too was apprehensive of the idea of going to women's college, I definitely chose to go to Wellesley college because it is so academically-driven and intellectual. I'm not about partying (though there are plenty of opportunities too, apparently on campus and at MIT and Harvard) and a women's college helps me feel not out of place. Sure, I get the lesbian and feminist radical idea - both of which I'm not - thrown at me more than I would like. But rather than cringing at these ideas and thinking "Well if that's what others think of people who go to women's colleges, I'd rather not", I think to myself, "Well, I'm not, but who cares exactly what another person thinks anyway!" Find the college that is right for you, whether it be coeducational, public, private, etc. It's all about achieving the right fit.

I went to Texas Womans University and it was co-ed. It is a state school that lost a court battle in the 90's. The ratio was 1 man to 100 women and atleast 5,000 students attended. Most of my class only included women but some had maybe 2 guys in them. It was an incredible experience.
They have 2 all female dorms and 2 co-ed dorms.
The alumni association refuses to have the university go through another name change.

95-97% of people in prison

Honestly, I really object to creating a dichotomy between having fun and being an intellectual. I firmly believe that the most intelligent people are capable of finding a balance between fun and work, of using that intellectual capacity to succeed academically without sacrificing the joys of youth.

I went to a small, co-ed, liberal arts college. I joined a sorority. I was out at the fraternity parties Friday and Saturday nights and had organization meetings nearly every night of the week. And I graduated with a 3.8 GPA and had two master's degrees before I was 23. I'm now a college professor at 26.

Women's colleges are a great option for many women. I'm glad that we have the choice to attend all-girls or co-ed. But please don't pretend that you must choose between being a partier and an intellectual - because so very many of us can embrace both.

If women are equal, why does a woman need her own college?

And in case you females don't know, it's not about you or 'me' but for us all. Our Pre-Amble states that we have individual freedom "for the common good." Legally, it's not about 'me'. Special interests serparate us,

And it's not all good. In fact, the most extreme form of hate is indifference. Because feminism tells us all that being tolerent is how we need to live, we are tolerant? We are actually hating values like character, truth, and difference.

Men are black & white, right & wrong. Women are the nurturers desiring all to be happy. Two things that are tearing our society apart. We all will never be happy individually without a secure home with a dad's/man's stability and a mom's/woman's nurturing. Why is we never hear that 95-97% of people didn't have or didn't have strong dads aat home? That's reality! It takes two to raise whole people even though some do well alone, that isn 't how it was meant to be.

Household/ at one time were safe havens to go to for security, comfort, and rest. When we all had to have 'our own way' (thank you feminism), it became about what makes me happy and not the family.

Wow, that was interesting to read all these comments. There were those intelligent, articulate comments from women who attended the all women colleges, a couple of total trash pieces and that crazy rant from hunkdaddy. These women are right, while not for everybody, these colleges are a great place to develop leadership skills and great academics.

I agree Ahleah G 2. I went to Scripps College (The Women's College at the Claremont Colleges) and several of my friends had papers published in Scientific Journals and were interns at NASA while they were still undergrads. Those girls are now are now perusing PhDs while I went on to get my MA in the arts. I felt as though we flourished (I in the arts and they in the sciences) and were supported and respected by the college community at large. Being at the Claremont Colleges we had plenty of interaction with the menfolk of the other colleges so we never felt cut off from 'normal' college culture.
While women's colleges are not for everyone, they certainly offer a wonderful intellectual and social experience for those who choose it.

Women's colleges are just as bad as affirmative action. Women shouldn't need special treatment. Lacking input from a certain group of the population, in this case men, just leads to ignorance, and people that aren't as well rounded.

Smith College was an amazing academic experience and enriched my life. I made lasting friendships and studied in a tightly-knit community of fun, intelligent, supportive women. A totally unique privilege I am forever grateful for.