Tell me about Bryn Mawr

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My daughter attends and though it is close to big bad scary Philly (which she loves to visit for concerts and festivals), she could safely walk across campus naked in the middle of the night and the main concern would be scaring a fox or raccoon.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why Bryn Mawr isn't ranked that high? When I applied to colleges in the 1990s, it was ranked the #5 liberal arts school. I see it is now #31.

Just curious what happened.

Because all-women’s colleges aren’t popular anymore.

Wellesley and Barnard do fine

Bryn mawr never attracted either the polish or the latter or the hyper elite of the former hence it’s issue

These days I guess it helps that Wellesley is outside of Boston and Barnard is in NYC.

Bryn mawr, on the other hand, is in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania!

…it’s 20 minutes outside of Philly, genius.

Where crime is a big issue. Where a wonderful, much admired, young Black policeman was murdered by a lawbreaking white 18 year old man.

Troll.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why Bryn Mawr isn't ranked that high? When I applied to colleges in the 1990s, it was ranked the #5 liberal arts school. I see it is now #31.

Just curious what happened.

Because all-women’s colleges aren’t popular anymore.

Wellesley and Barnard do fine

Bryn mawr never attracted either the polish or the latter or the hyper elite of the former hence it’s issue

These days I guess it helps that Wellesley is outside of Boston and Barnard is in NYC.

Bryn mawr, on the other hand, is in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania!

…it’s 20 minutes outside of Philly, genius.

Where crime is a big issue. Where a wonderful, much admired, young Black policeman was murdered by a lawbreaking white 18 year old man.

You know, a lot more white people are murdered by black people each year than the other way around, by a staggering amount. To be fair, most black victims are still killed by other black people. But this should offer you some perspective.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why Bryn Mawr isn't ranked that high? When I applied to colleges in the 1990s, it was ranked the #5 liberal arts school. I see it is now #31.

Just curious what happened.

Because all-women’s colleges aren’t popular anymore.

Wellesley and Barnard do fine

Bryn mawr never attracted either the polish or the latter or the hyper elite of the former hence it’s issue

These days I guess it helps that Wellesley is outside of Boston and Barnard is in NYC.

Bryn mawr, on the other hand, is in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania!

…it’s 20 minutes outside of Philly, genius.

Where crime is a big issue. Where a wonderful, much admired, young Black policeman was murdered by a lawbreaking white 18 year old man.

Crime is no issue in Bryn Mawr.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, people are not smart. Bryn Mawr is on the Main Line on the commuter train line from Philadelphia. Middle of nowhere? One of the nicest neighborhoods to live in the country.

It is a tad run-down compared to 20+ years ago (and I’m sure people on here will want to argue to death against that). But definitely not in the middle of nowhere.

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Merit Scholarships up to $45,000 a year.

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Anonymous wrote:Wonderful, life-changing school with a strong alumnae net work. I never miss a reunion.

But yes, if she’s not comfortable being around gay people and those who are passionate about social issues, not a good choice.

It isn’t just being comfortable…but there is some degree of pressure to partake- much more than there would be in a co-Ed school (from same sex)

I assure you that while gay sex is available, it is not mandatory.

FFS.

It's not mandatory obviously, and there are great people there! Nonetheless, applicants should be aware that there is a large percentage of lesbians attending many of the all women's colleges.

All women or all non-men? Do they accept non-binary students?

Haven't they all started admitting transwomen?

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why Bryn Mawr isn't ranked that high? When I applied to colleges in the 1990s, it was ranked the #5 liberal arts school. I see it is now #31.

Just curious what happened.

Because all-women’s colleges aren’t popular anymore.

Wellesley and Barnard do fine

Bryn mawr never attracted either the polish or the latter or the hyper elite of the former hence it’s issue

I don't think that's true. When women's options were limited, Bryn Mawr was a famously intellectual place. It's just that women's colleges lost their original mandate, and their new one fixated on transgressive gender and sexuality is not equally good.

[Anonymous]

It is all about fit. Many students take classes at Haverford and other schools in the consortium. and do extremely well. Some people just thrive more in a collaborative environment. Don't listen to the noise and visit. See if it is the type of place your daughter would thrive in.

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Anonymous wrote:D attends and loves it!! Was not planning on looking at any women’s colleges, but decided to visit after suggestion from a teacher. Fell in love with the beautiful campus and close knit environment and applied ED.

If in the DMV very easy to visit and see other colleges nearby.

Things she loves:
Excellent academics in a collaborative environment with small classes
Intelligent passionate engaged students
Traditions
Alums very involved
Easy to connect with professors
Ability to easily take classes at Haverford
Option to take take classes at Swarthmore and UPenn
Septa commuter train takes you into Philly in 20 minutes or so to Amtrak station
Cute towns with restaurants, shopping and coffee shops all in close proximity
Campus leans left similar to most SLACs and many colleges but good fit for her

All this. Some of the most brilliant women I’ve known have been from Bryn Mawr - passionate, engaged, talented, driven women.

Definitely on the nerdier side though!

(But yeah, no one frightened of lesbians should go there)

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why Bryn Mawr isn't ranked that high? When I applied to colleges in the 1990s, it was ranked the #5 liberal arts school. I see it is now #31.

Just curious what happened.

Because all-women’s colleges aren’t popular anymore.

Wellesley and Barnard do fine

Bryn mawr never attracted either the polish or the latter or the hyper elite of the former hence it’s issue

These days I guess it helps that Wellesley is outside of Boston and Barnard is in NYC.

Bryn mawr, on the other hand, is in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania!

…it’s 20 minutes outside of Philly, genius.

Where crime is a big issue. Where a wonderful, much admired, young Black policeman was murdered by a lawbreaking white 18 year old man.

Troll.

PP here. I'm not a troll at all. I love Philadelphia and think it's a beautiful city with much to offer. I can also admit that crime is a big issue and that the murder of Officer Fitzgerald was a tragedy. His family is suffering because of a Bucks County delinquent.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why Bryn Mawr isn't ranked that high? When I applied to colleges in the 1990s, it was ranked the #5 liberal arts school. I see it is now #31.

Just curious what happened.

Because all-women’s colleges aren’t popular anymore.

Wellesley and Barnard do fine

Bryn mawr never attracted either the polish or the latter or the hyper elite of the former hence it’s issue

These days I guess it helps that Wellesley is outside of Boston and Barnard is in NYC.

Bryn mawr, on the other hand, is in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania!

…it’s 20 minutes outside of Philly, genius.

Where crime is a big issue. Where a wonderful, much admired, young Black policeman was murdered by a lawbreaking white 18 year old man.

Troll.

PP here. I'm not a troll at all. I love Philadelphia and think it's a beautiful city with much to offer. I can also admit that crime is a big issue and that the murder of Officer Fitzgerald was a tragedy. His family is suffering because of a Bucks County delinquent.

Bryn Mawr isn’t in Philly.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why Bryn Mawr isn't ranked that high? When I applied to colleges in the 1990s, it was ranked the #5 liberal arts school. I see it is now #31.

Just curious what happened.

Because all-women’s colleges aren’t popular anymore.

Wellesley and Barnard do fine

Bryn Mawr never attracted either the polish or the latter or the hyper elite of the former hence it’s issue

I don't think that's true. When women's options were limited, Bryn Mawr was a famously intellectual place. It's just that women's colleges lost their original mandate, and their new one fixated on transgressive gender and sexuality is not equally good.

+1 this

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why Bryn Mawr isn't ranked that high? When I applied to colleges in the 1990s, it was ranked the #5 liberal arts school. I see it is now #31.

Just curious what happened.

Because all-women’s colleges aren’t popular anymore.

Wellesley and Barnard do fine

Bryn mawr never attracted either the polish or the latter or the hyper elite of the former hence it’s issue

These days I guess it helps that Wellesley is outside of Boston and Barnard is in NYC.

Bryn mawr, on the other hand, is in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania!

…it’s 20 minutes outside of Philly, genius.

Where crime is a big issue. Where a wonderful, much admired, young Black policeman was murdered by a lawbreaking white 18 year old man.

You know, a lot more white people are murdered by black people each year than the other way around, by a staggering amount. To be fair, most black victims are still killed by other black people. But this should offer you some perspective.

You sound like you're trying to minimize what happened to Officer Fitzgerald. Maybe you're a friend of the murderer's family?

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why Bryn Mawr isn't ranked that high? When I applied to colleges in the 1990s, it was ranked the #5 liberal arts school. I see it is now #31.

Just curious what happened.

Because all-women’s colleges aren’t popular anymore.

Wellesley and Barnard do fine

Bryn mawr never attracted either the polish or the latter or the hyper elite of the former hence it’s issue

These days I guess it helps that Wellesley is outside of Boston and Barnard is in NYC.

Bryn mawr, on the other hand, is in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania!

…it’s 20 minutes outside of Philly, genius.

Where crime is a big issue. Where a wonderful, much admired, young Black policeman was murdered by a lawbreaking white 18 year old man.

Troll.

PP here. I'm not a troll at all. I love Philadelphia and think it's a beautiful city with much to offer. I can also admit that crime is a big issue and that the murder of Officer Fitzgerald was a tragedy. His family is suffering because of a Bucks County delinquent.

Bryn Mawr isn’t in Philly.

I know exactly where it is. A previous poster was saying it's in the middle of nowhere. Another poster said 20 minutes outside of Philly, as if students could easily go to Philly. I said crime was a problem in Philly. That's a true statement.