Why Mount Holyoke?

Ready for a laugh?  Here is all the great thinking that went into our decision making. How hilarious!  Try to guess which classmate said what.  
WHY DID I CHOOSE MOUNT HOLYOKE?  

1. because my mother adored MHC
2. because my eldest sister went to Smith (’52)
3. because Judy Fowler did (Ed note: MHC ’60)
4. because my brother at Amherst thought the MHC girls were the best (and most like me!) ! 
5. because my father wanted me to go to Smith
6. My parents said I could go anywhere to college, I lived in Memphis,  and I wanted to travel!
7. because my father wanted me to
8.  because my mother was so active in MHC alumnae clubs
9.  I rejected it in 9th grade since 5 yrs of language were required, and  I applied after MHC requirements changed to three years .
10. because my mom went there
11. because my adored cousin had gone there and because I was interested in Science.  Also, I couldn’t ride a bike!
12. I went my first year to William & Mary, hated it, and transferred.
13. Mother wanted me to go to Sweet Briar, but I did not want to go south.  An outdoorsy girl,  I chose MHC over Ratcliffe.
14. Wellesley’s attitude seemed “You would be so lucky to get in here,” but MHC exuded “We’d be so lucky to have you!”
15. I was accepted at Skidmore with a scholarship, but my parents were happy to pay the difference.
16. the swimming pool, that glorious swimming pool with floor to ceiling windows overlooking Upper Lake!
17.  because my mom and 2 older sisters went there and I got more financial aid than I would have at Wellesely
18. My brother at Dartmouth led me to look east.  A boyfriend from Princeton helped me choose from Smith, Wellesley or Holyoke.
19. further away from my Bucks County, Pa. home than my other choice, Bryn Mawr  
20. My brother, who I worshiped, went to Amherst (’56) and a family friend was a V8 at MHC.  My dream was fulfilled.

Find the answers below.

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1 Judy Marshall Kennedy, 2 Liz Hottel Barrett, 3 Dottie Smith Mann, 4 Betsy Karch Wilson, 5 Sherry Welles Urner, 6 Barbara Bowman Prairie, 7 Diana Diggin, 8 Dee deFerranti Abrahamse, 9 Rocki Hill Hughes, 10 Sue Wheatley Carr, 11 Liz Kaplan Thornton, 12 Sallie Crittendon, 13 Frannie Blair, 14 Kim Kimball Holmquist, 15 Jo-Ann Mayer Orlinsky, 16 Bobbi Childs Sampson, 17 Jennifer Bagster-Collins Seaver, 18 Sylvia Beasley Snyder, 19 Amy Connard Laidlaw, 20 Chris Hollister Hila

Email your reason (please keep it short) so I can add it to the list.