Smith ( http://www.smith.edu ) is an excellent school and is well known nationally both in graduate school and employment realms.

Another way to explain to your Dad about going to a women’s college could be explaining that many women’s colleges are in consortiums with other schools. This gives you the benefits of a women’s college with exposure to co-ed classes. Some examples include:

The College of Saint Catherine ( http://www.stkate.edu ) a Women’s College in Saint Paul, MN which is connected to The University of Saint Thomas ( http://www.stthomas.edu/ ) which is a co-ed school that was previously all male.

The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University

( http://www.csbsju.edu ) in Collegeville, MN. Saint Benedict is a women’s college and Saint John’s is a men’s college. While students can take courses across campuses each school has a unique identity and separate residence life, dorms etc.

If you are looking for further ways to approach the question of attending a women’s college you could check out http://www.womenscolleges.org/ which includes a section on college searching ( http://www.womenscolleges.org/perspective/college_search.htm ) as well as a comparison of women’s colleges and co-ed colleges ( http://www.womenscolleges.org/perspective/nsse_study.htm )