Bryn Mawr College Top Questions

Bryn Mawr really is an incredible place. The friends I have made here are people that I will be friends with for the rest of my life, and even the girls I'm not friends with are family. Bryn Mawr has become just as much of a home to me as my house and community back in Georgia. I have never felt so completely welcomed into a community before. People - students, professors, deans, health center workers, custodians, EVERYONE - genuinely care about you. I have had some difficulty in my personal life (all my own issues unrelated to the college), and everyone has been so helpful and supportive and accommodating. They take such good care of you, while helping you learn how to take care of yourself. Like I said, Bryn Mawr wasn't my first choice, and I essentially came because of the money they gave me, but I don't regret a thing. Given the chance, I would make the exact same choice a million times over. I honestly can't imagine myself anywhere else.

Our dorms are beautiful, our food is great. Yummy ^_^

Bryn Mawr is not your typical college. It's so much better.

Self-scheduled, self-proctered exams are wonderful, made possible by our social and academic Honor Code.

You know you want to come. :P The Dorms are VERY nice. People say our dorms look like castles from the outside, and they feel like it from the inside. The rooms tend to be spacious, and the laundry is FREE. Do you know how much money that's saved me, not having to pay for laundry? Bryn Mawr also hosts a great sense of community. The campus is gorgeous. We have a building that people claim appears to have come straight out of Harry Potter. We have a three-college consortium with Haverford College (our former Brother school), and Swathmore College. We also have ties with UPenn under the "Quaker Consortium". Under duress and unique circumstances, a student can even take a class at Villanova University. We have a patron goddess (Athena). You can't tell me that isn't cool.

You either love Bryn Mawr or you hate it. There is no in between. Just really make an informed decision before you come here. Visit, get a tour, an interview, stay with a student, go to a party, whatever. Just really make sure its what you want in a college. Beware, its not fun and a ton of work! Don't get enticed by the name or whatever...making a good fit is the most important...and let me tell you it can be weird here.

Bryn Mawr is a remarkably special place but it isn't for everyone. If you want hardcore parties in your dorm every night and to be drunk all of the time, this isn't the place for you. If you want to be challenged, grow as a student and a person, be exposed to new people and become more outgoing and adventurous during your college career AND have the drive to make it happen in a school that doesn't put everything on the table for you, then I'd recommend Bryn Mawr.

If I have a daughter, I would seriously recommend Bryn Mawr to her. There is something about this school that gets inside of you. I spent many nights at Haverford, Swarthmore, and the University of Pennsylvania. Bryn Mawr is what you make it. Of course, if my daughter told me she wanted to take a year off because she was too stressed at school, I wouldn't bat an eye. There is a balance that sometimes gets lost in the shuffle here. Sometimes we try to do too much. But I wouldn't have it any other way.