Campus Celeb: Kelsey Abney, Creator of “Women’s College Problems”

Give us a little info about yourself! Class year, name, where you are from, what you are studying.
 
   My name is Kelsey Abney, I’m from San Antonio, Texas, and I’m studying Middle Eastern Studies and International Relations with the intention of going into Pre-Law.
 

Why did you make the ‘Women’s College Problems’ tumblr?
 
    It’s all in the name of procrastination.
 

Where do you get the ideas/posts for the blog?
 
   People who go to women’s colleges are generally obsessed with making generalizations about women’s colleges, and procrastinating their time on Tumblr, so I thought I would sieze the opportunity to capitalize where I saw a demand. Also, there was another blog called college problems, and I felt that women’s colleges were a specific enough genre to garner its own problems.

When did you start it, and how successful has it been?

   I started it approximately 9 months ago and have almost 2,000 followers. Compared to some of the other tumblr blogs, it’s not a huge following, but it’s an engaging distraction.

What’s the best part about having this moho tumblr?

   It gave me a good starting platform to work on other projects that I have, as well as to begin projects at Mount Holyoke. I also like being able to reach a wider audience if there’s a particular issue that I want to inform people about.
 
 A little more about Kelsey:

If you were stuck on a desert island and could only bring three things, what would they be?
 
   I would bring my girlfriend, a fishing pole, and one of those hand-cranked computers that they wanted to give to kids in Africa before they figured out that it was highly impractical.

 Where can we find you on a friday night?

   I’ll either be Skyping or sometimes I will be at JSU or UMASS Hillel
 

What do you love about Mount Holyoke… despite all the problems!

   I really love the friends that I have made here, as well as the numerous study abroad and internship opportunities. The professors are amazingly approachable and I’ve never experienced a classroom environment where I was uncomfortable. The diverse student body both at Mount Holyoke and in the pioneer valley allows me to engage in interesting conversations with a wide array of people who I might not meet anywhere else.