Bryn Mawr College Top Questions

Intense, when it comes to academics; hardcore when it comes to partying (generally); active in many areas and pretty liberal. Oh-and lesbians.

Some stereotypes about Bryn Mawr is that all students are radical feminists/liberals or homosexual.

Some stereotypes about bryn mawr students is that they're all lesbians- they're not. Another, similarly contradictory stereotype is that because it's a women's college they're all easy and desperate for male attention- possibly. People think that when you go to a women's college like bryn mawr that you'll never see a man ever.

About the school: that it is academically prestigious and assigns a lot of work. About the students: that all the students study a lot and aim to get Ph.Ds after graduation. That they care more about studying and getting their education than about partying.

One stereotype is that everyone at Bryn Mawr is a lesbian. Another stereotype is that everyone is way too intellectual and that they never talk about anything but school. A third one would be that no one at Bryn Mawr goes to parties--we just study all the time.

Hard-working, intense, smart, over-extended.

That Bryn Mawrters never go out and have fun, that they work too hard and that we are all a bunch of lesbians.

Liberal, smart, dedicated, feminist,

That everyone is a lesbian

Bryn Mawr students as stereotyped as generally weird, cultish, lesbian, socially awkward, wiccan, etc.

That we are all lesbians, or scary man-hating feminists, or promiscuous.

Bryn Mawr is often thought of as a "lesbian" school. I've also heard that only "weird" women attend the institution.

That all Bryn Mawr students must be lesbians or bisexual since they decided to go to a single sex college. Bryn Mawr classes are easier than at other colleges since they are designed around how women think and work.

Often times we are percieved as very serious people who never have fun.

Bryn Mawr is a quiet campus and, relatively speaking, has "no" parties.

It depends on who you talk to, because stereotypes about us run the gamut from large, mannish rugby players to spoiled, overly studious girls who never leave their castle-like dorms . Bryn Mawr is also known as being the most intellectual of the former Seven Sisters. Where I am from, however, most people have not heard of Bryn Mawr. Those who have, however, never fail to be impressed.

We're all gay/lesbian. We hate men.

A lot of people think that Bryn Mawr women are feminists, lesbians, or just downright crazy.

One stereotype is that we are all lesbians, but we are not.

A lot of people think that Bryn Mawr is full of rich, snobby heiresses, very preppy-type socialites, hoity-toity kind of girls. And lesbians. There's also a strong PC stereotype.