10 Benefits of Studying in All Girls College

Selection of right college can help in not just the academics but in the enhacing confidence and in various aspects of life. Girls colleges are meant to provide success in the field where women are underrepresented. The views related to Girls College is often contradictary. For some, Girls colleges are empowering while in some consider it to be outdated. There are both advantages and disadvantages of studying in Girls College. Candidates interested in studying in Girls college can refer the article below to know about the details related to Girls College.

 

In students' life the role of school or college plays an important role in overall personality development. Selection of right college can help in not just the academics but in the enhacing confidence and in various aspects of life. Girls colleges are meant to provide success in the field where women are underrepresented. The views related to Girls College is often contradictory. For some, Girls colleges are empowering while in some consider it to be outdated. There are both advantages and disadvantages of studying in Girls College. Candidates interested in studying in Girls college can refer the article below to know about the details related to Girls College. 

We spoke to a few women who have studied in an all-girls college and they helped us put some thoughts and queries into perspective, in this topic. So, let us find out what are the advantages of studying in an all-girls college as per people who have been there and experienced it all, first-hand.

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Wear anything you want

Reena Jain a recent graduate from Delhi University’s Miranda House shared that “some co-ed colleges don’t allow girls to wear shorts and skirts in campus which can be a put-off especially in Delhi summers, but at Miranda you did not face any such commandments”. She further shared that at an all-girls college you “don’t have to bother about people staring at you all the time, (read that as guys checking you out) so over-all you can simply dress the way you want, anything is fine, you can walk to college in your lowers or wear a dress, and trust me, no one is going to judge you”.

Female bonding

In an all-girls college, bonding is a special thing. Girls become more than friends, they become sisters and share all their highs and lows. Since, most females go through similar situations, they are able to understand each other’s psyche and circumstances in a much better way.

Also, “you can say whatever you want and crack any type of jokes, you don’t have to keep looking over your shoulder thinking that you might end up saying something inappropriate in front of a crowd”, stresses Reena.

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No fights over who is dating whom

It is a known fact that majority of fights in colleges occur along the lines of who has a crush on whom. Reena elaborated on the same stating: “Major fights happen when one person has a crush on another and he/she starts dating someone else, now in an all-girls college this is very difficult to happen so there is one less reason for fights”.

Providing a contrary side to the same situation Pooja of Maitreyi College shared that, “Well, girls are very possessive about their friends and fights in girls colleges do not happen because of boys but if one girl’s best friend becomes friends with other girls, whom the first doesn’t like then that is the ultimate doom”.

Deal with politics and cold wars

An all-girls college fine-tunes you to learn the skills of becoming a diplomat. Also, it is a known fact that girls love to gossip and there are no two thoughts about it, but staying in an all-girls college makes you strong enough to deal with pressure situations along with handling cold wars like a pro.

More energy all around

The youth are definitely enthusiastic about anything and everything but the entire vibe at an all-girls college is worth a mention. Pooja shares that, “Girls tend to be excited about any event and infuse a lot of energy and time in ensuring that everything happens in the best possible way”. So whether it is the college fest, college trips or sports events, students in a girls college are known to be full of energy and enthusiasm to take part and organise events to perfection.

Self-esteem & Confidence

A graduate from Mount Carmel, Indu Prasad shares that studying in a girls college, one develops a whole new sense of confidence. “You will mostly see girls hanging out in groups and it is quite difficult to understand what the entire fuss around – it is not safe for girls to go out alone – is about”.

Also, at an only girls college, girls are allowed to take part and handle different situations, right from attending home science classes to participating in football tournaments, which is quite a welcome change.  We as a society are conditioned to thinking that some activities are to be done by males and the other by women but this is hardly an issue in an all-girls college.

Independence

At any college, one tends to shape up their personality and understand the idea of being independent. However, most of the girls shared that they truly experienced freedom when they joined an all-girls college, primarily because they could dress up the way they want, talk about things close to their heart without fearing that they would be judged or simply made fun of.

Popularity outside college

“Outside college you are the talk of the town, everyone wants to know what happens at your college and guys are genuinely interested in knowing you. You are exotic to others”, shares Indu. So, be assured that you will make a good impression even before you speak a word if you are from a good all-girls college.

More opinionated

Not exactly true for all girls colleges, however, most girls share that since they are given the freedom to speak their minds they developed strong views on many aspects of life ranging from the government, religious beliefs, authors, historical events to taking the “Feminism” bandwagon forward.

College fests are talk of the town

Considered to be “forbidden territory” by the male folk, all girls colleges manage to draw impressive crowds to their fests because that is the only time of the year when boys can actually step foot on the college premises. Indu elaborates on the same saying, “The fest at Mount Carmel was the talk of the town and everyone wanted to be a part of it”. Apart from this, an all-girls college fest is probably the only place where guys are a little petrified to enter because it’s a known fact that a slight slip from their end and they would be ragged to eternity by the female crowd on campus.

So, that’s the list from us, if you feel that we have missed some of the benefits of studying at an all-girls college then do share the same in the comments section below.

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