What is the stereotype of students at Bryn Mawr College?

Katie

A lot of surrounding schools think that Bryn Mawr is a school full of freaks. I don't think that 'freaks' is necessarily the right term to use. There are a lot of very individual women here--I think that as a strong womens' college, part of the appeal is that you can be as unique as you'd like to be. It's obnoxious when people from Haverford or Swarthmore automatically peg you as that weird Bryn Mawr girl who runs around with a cape on. Not all of us are like that. However, within the school's boundaries, you can definitely see a lot of stereotypes. You have the rugby girls, who are more often than not are partiers that date at least two of their teammates. You have the capies, who play Quidditch and spend their meals discussing anime. There are a lot of groups, and, for me at least, it's hard to really relate to any of them.

Emily

That we are all liberal lesbians.

Madison

I think there's a stereotype here of work hard, play hard, and the idea that we're all incredibly driven women. There's also this (relatively unfounded) stereotype that women at Bryn Mawr are here because they dislike men; totally untrue!

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