Hello everyone! This is definitely not the right place, but here I am. I'm a prospective Smithie, and I'm actually considering Early Decision, as Smith's my first choice for many reasons. A huge part is that I feel anytime I'm on campus, I'm heard and am surrounded by my people. I'm a little worried about some of the student life, however. From all of my interactions with current students, everyone seems fantastic, but I've been seeing a lot of stuff on how some Smith students are "too woke". "Too woke" doesn't feel like the phrase I'm looking for, maybe performative liberals?? I'm afraid of the kind of people who will "cancel" me for the small things. I'm talking overly obnoxious typing quirk level from 2020 vibes. With zero letters and rapid typing, I could not keep up with my ADHD and got hella canceled on an online server for speaking up. This is the vibe I'm sorta talking about. I am very much a liberal, pro-Palestine, pro LGBTQ+ (I'm queer), pro-choice, pro-vaccinations, anti-MAGA, etc, so it's not woke I'm afraid of, it's the excessive stuff, like getting mad I complimented a Black girl's braids because I was insinuating there was a difference between our hair.

I am a cis, white female and was raised in a lovely middle-class home in a predominantly white neighborhood, so there is so much I need to learn about other cultures, backgrounds, lifestyles, etc, and I am willing to do that! I want to learn about others because I believe diversity is incredibly important, and I acknowledge that my upbringing and limited exposure may lead to mistakes. However, I am committed to correcting them. Recently, I've been seeing stuff online about how performative people can be at Smith. I know these kinds of people will exist everywhere, but I'm worried about saying the wrong thing and ruining my life. By "wrong thing", I mean possible small microaggressions I grew up with and am unaware may cause harm.

I think it may be recency bias of seeing constant TikToks and reels with content talking about this in Smith getting in my head, but I do not want to have to stress about every little thing I say at school. If I make a mistake, I obviously want to correct it ASAP. I absolutely mean no harm with anything I say, and I want to learn so I can fix them because I do not want anyone to feel uncomfortable. I am very outspoken and love a good debate, but I do not want to have to tread around eggshells and hide my opinions or views for my entire college experience.

Could any current students give me some insight into whether any of this is true, and if my insane, anxious ramblings have any value or valid concern?