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.

Welcome MoHome

A group of new students during the early days of Orientation

Starting college is incredibly exciting. You’ve worked hard to get here, and all kinds of academic and social opportunities await you.

The front gate to MHC Campus with a blue banner that reads "Mary Lyon saw you coming. Welcome to Mount Holyoke".

Academic guide for new students

Everything you need to get started on your journey here at ��ý.

A student working on a laptop in the llibrary as seen through a window outside the building

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.

Students pose in the Library with a stuffed milk carton and cookie.

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

Two students walking down the steps of Porter Hall

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?

Explore Stories

Contact us

Dean of Students and Division of Student Life

The student life team seeks to build and support a vibrant community at ��ý College. We are a resource for students, parents, faculty, and administrators.