Bryn Mawr College Top Questions

There is nothing stereotypical about Bryn Mawr. Each girl is different with her own interests, views, personality, etc. Every student can find hundreds of other Bryn Mawr girls who shares something in common with herself. Bryn Mawr is also a mixture of students from different backgrounds, nationalities, and beliefs.

Some are some aren't. I definitely see men all the time, especially because I major at Haverford and take a lot of classes there. There are a lot of lesbians at Bryn Mawr but it is all a part of the liberal, open-minded atmosphere that anyone can appreciate.

Yes, mostly, although I don't really know how much work other schools assign. I find that everyone cares about their work, and people work HARD and CARE. It's amazing to be surrounded by these kinds of people, so different from in high school. I don't know what other schools are like, but the amount of partying here must be much less than at other schools.

No. Not everyone at Bryn Mawr is a lesbian and we talk about things besides school. Also there are plenty of people at Bryn Mawr who go to parties.

To an extent, because Mawrtyrs have to work hard, but they know it- that's why they come to Bryn Mawr. Students know it's a great school to be at for four years.

No. Bryn Mawr students may not have frats but Mawrters still have parties and know how to have a good time. Mawrters know how to manage time and even though the work load is tough, we get our work done. ALthough the gay population seems large, it is really not very different from any other school, it is just a smaller campus and the gay population is very vocal. In fact the openness of the gay population really shows for the overall openness of the entire campus.

For sure. There are people who deviate but overall these "stereotypes" are true.

nope.

Yes, these apply to most people here. The remaining students fit the typical drunk, sex-obsessed and frequently stoned stereotype found at most colleges.

I'm sure there are people who might fit those categories here, but probably no more so at any other college. There just aren't any gay men, mysogynists, or promiscuous men to balance it out.

Bryn Mawr is most definately not exclusively a lesbian school, nor is it completely filled with oddballs. The students run the spectrum from women who would have been in sororities to women who were ostracized in high school. The honor code here makes Bryn Mawr a safe space for people to express themselves in the truest form.

No. In the Bryn Mawr population there are no more bisexuals or lesbians than at other colleges, they just feel more comfortable expressing their feelings. Often classes are much harder than at other colleges or universities because non of the classes offered at Bryn Mawr are weighted and almost all professors refuse to curve tests or final grades.

To some degree, but I do not believe that we are stodgy and boring, but rather that we are all much more relaxed when it comes to partying. There is never a need to be sneaky and worry about getting "caught" drinking etc.

Yes, that's pretty much true.

Come to Bryn Mawr, and you will meet rugby players and others who might, at first glance at the back of the head, look like men, as well as extremely girls who only leave their dorm rooms and library to go to classes and eat. But most of the students here work hard, are at least a little odd (and I mean that in the best way possible), are extremely cool, and genuinely want to make a difference. I think that Bryn Mawr is extremely underestimated academically and socially.

We are not all gay/lesbian, it sometimes seems like that because the gay/lesbian community is very vocal and visible, mainly because we feel safe to be so. However there are many straight and other sexualities present on campus and the vast majority are heterosexual. We do not all hate men, we just like our space, many people go to Haverford, Swarthmore or other local schools to socialize with men, or in the case of Swarthmore and Haverford to take classes.

Some of the stereotypes are accurate for some students perhaps, but it's not excessive. Bryn Mawr students don't fit into any one stereotype; however, everyone's very dynamic.

These stereotypes are incorrect.

I came to Bryn Mawr afraid that the first one would be true, based on what people had told me over the summer, and was relieved and happy to find that it has practically no basis. There are some verrry rich people at Bryn Mawr, but by no means are the kind stereotyped common. There are a good number of lesbians, but by no means a majority, and I think that they are more prominent on Bryn Mawr's campus than most simply because it is a very accepting atmosphere. The PC stereotype is probably the most true, but it's over-exaggerated. There are a very wide variety of students at Bryn Mawr, and stereotypes other than smart women don't give them justice.

no. not a one.