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New Students
New Students
Welcome MoHome. We are so happy you're here.
Starting college is incredibly exciting. You’ve worked hard to get here, and all kinds of academic and social opportunities await you.
It’s also pretty common to feel some uncertainty right about now. You’re embarking on a journey that challenges you to aim high, discover your passions, and embrace change. Remember, Mount Holyoke has many resources and services available to you as you adjust to college life. And they’re available to you not just now, but throughout your time here.
Mount Holyoke is delighted to be offering you both the freedom and the responsibility to create an adventurous intellectual life—one that will propel you forward on your chosen path.
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Welcome MoHome
Orientation
Starting college is incredibly exciting. You’ve worked hard to get here, and all kinds of academic and social opportunities await you.
Academic guide for new students
Everything you need to get started on your journey here at Mount Holyoke.
Housing resources for new students
Mount Holyoke has many resources and services available to you as you adjust to living on a college campus. And they’re available to you not just now, but throughout your time here.
Traditions
When you’re the nation’s oldest institution of higher learning for women, it’s only fitting to have treasured traditions. As a student, you’ll quickly discover that the College’s traditions bring the community closer together and create some of your most memorable Mount Holyoke moments.
Traditions and Annual Events
Living on campus
Enter through our Gates and you feel it: the connection, the community, the spirit of relentless curiosity. Because nearly all our students live on campus, our spaces are designed to bring people together. Throughout your time here, you’ll develop friendships during early-morning yoga, late-night milk and cookies (a Mount Holyoke tradition), and everywhere in between.
Living on Campus
Upcoming first-year events
CAMPUS VOICES
What stories will you tell?
BOOM! is more critical than ever
Miki Lin ’27
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Ramadan away from home
Sehaam Tahir ’29
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The continuous work of being in community
Reva Babbar ’28
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Explore Stories
Dean of Students and Division of Student Life
The student life team seeks to build and support a vibrant community at Mount Holyoke College. We are a resource for students, parents, faculty, and administrators.
dean-students@mtholyoke.edu
413-538-2550
205 Blanchard Hall
Brenda Payette
Assistant to the Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students
413-538-2550
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