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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.

All-women’s colleges aren’t mainstream anymore, or attractive to a critical massive of apolitical heterosexual girls, as they were pre-1970s. No debutantes, no weekend trips to meet Yale boys.

Except for maybe Wellesley, they attract and/or target a niche market. And that niche is a combination of upper middle class white lesbian (or lesbian-adjacent) girls; minorities seeking substantial financial aid, and international students.

Not every American girl wants a “Bama Rush” type of college experience, but they don’t want to join the “Social Justice Movie Club,” either.

The Result, achieved by slow drip over the last several decades: a complete replacement of one type of student body by another; relatively fewer applicants (vs mainstream colleges like NESCACs), higher admission rates, lower status and rankings, etc etc.

Farewell Nancy Davis Reagan. Au revoir, Barbara Pierce Bush.

+1 You have nailed it.

Not even close. See the other post about the consortium with other schools, etc. My DD has been talking to people at the school and getting feedback from some of the students and it is NOTHING like you all are describing. Absolutely nothing.

Yeah ok. Get back to us after she has been there a year.

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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.

All-women’s colleges aren’t mainstream anymore, or attractive to a critical massive of apolitical heterosexual girls, as they were pre-1970s. No debutantes, no weekend trips to meet Yale boys.

Except for maybe Wellesley, they attract and/or target a niche market. And that niche is a combination of upper middle class white lesbian (or lesbian-adjacent) girls; minorities seeking substantial financial aid, and international students.

Not every American girl wants a “Bama Rush” type of college experience, but they don’t want to join the “Social Justice Movie Club,” either.

The Result, achieved by slow drip over the last several decades: a complete replacement of one type of student body by another; relatively fewer applicants (vs mainstream colleges like NESCACs), higher admission rates, lower status and rankings, etc etc.

Farewell Nancy Davis Reagan. Au revoir, Barbara Pierce Bush.

+1 You have nailed it.

Not even close. See the other post about the consortium with other schools, etc. My DD has been talking to people at the school and getting feedback from some of the students and it is NOTHING like you all are describing. Absolutely nothing.

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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.

All-women’s colleges aren’t mainstream anymore, or attractive to a critical massive of apolitical heterosexual girls, as they were pre-1970s. No debutantes, no weekend trips to meet Yale boys.

Except for maybe Wellesley, they attract and/or target a niche market. And that niche is a combination of upper middle class white lesbian (or lesbian-adjacent) girls; minorities seeking substantial financial aid, and international students.

Not every American girl wants a “Bama Rush” type of college experience, but they don’t want to join the “Social Justice Movie Club,” either.

The Result, achieved by slow drip over the last several decades: a complete replacement of one type of student body by another; relatively fewer applicants (vs mainstream colleges like NESCACs), higher admission rates, lower status and rankings, etc etc.

Farewell Nancy Davis Reagan. Au revoir, Barbara Pierce Bush.

BM is a women's only college in name only. THere is a consortium with other nearby schools (Swat, Haverford, Penn) where they can attend classes, and there are men on campus and in classes, and vice versa. I think there are some restrictions on hour and where and what have you. But it's not "women only" in the way it was in the 1950s.

posted that by accident - the CIA was one of the big recruiters. Lately it's been harder for girls to get into co-ed colleges, and women's colleges are seeing good times.

I went to Smith College, and there really weren't that many other great options for women who wanted a SLAC in the northeast back then. It was very corporate/big government at the time, and ythe CIA They were going down in selectivity

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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

Agree but yikes. What a fall, in terms of academic mission, isn’t it.

I walk around campus all the time (live nearby) and love the history and beauty of it. The students look happy, fwiw. More of a tweedy studious look than Villanova, but not monolithic. Friends who are alumnae are amazing, very accomplished women.

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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.

They can. I have been to that area numerous times & have taken that train.

PP here. I agree and didn't say otherwise, just stated that crime is a problem in Philly. That's true.

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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.

All-women’s colleges aren’t mainstream anymore, or attractive to a critical massive of apolitical heterosexual girls, as they were pre-1970s. No debutantes, no weekend trips to meet Yale boys.

Except for maybe Wellesley, they attract and/or target a niche market. And that niche is a combination of upper middle class white lesbian (or lesbian-adjacent) girls; minorities seeking substantial financial aid, and international students.

Not every American girl wants a “Bama Rush” type of college experience, but they don’t want to join the “Social Justice Movie Club,” either.

The Result, achieved by slow drip over the last several decades: a complete replacement of one type of student body by another; relatively fewer applicants (vs mainstream colleges like NESCACs), higher admission rates, lower status and rankings, etc etc.

Farewell Nancy Davis Reagan. Au revoir, Barbara Pierce Bush.

+1 You have nailed it.

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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.

They can. I have been to that area numerous times & have taken that train.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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. [/quote]

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)[/quote]

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

FFS. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

All women or all non-men? Do they accept non-binary students?[/quote]

Haven't they all started admitting transwomen? [/quote]

No. Wellesley’s President made it clear that they are only accepting biological women.

Anonymous wrote:This is a ridiculous thread populated by racists, sexists, homophobes and juveniles.

Let’s give a warm welcome to the Villanova students logging in from the Courts. (Kidding. Mostly.)

This is a ridiculous thread populated by racists, sexists, homophobes and juveniles.

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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.

Whatever crime there is in Philly is irrelevant to the experience at Bryn Mawr, which is what led me to think you're a troll. Or do you think people should avoid Swarthmore, Haverford, Georgetown, GW, Columbia, NYU, Harvard, MIT, BU, etc. because of high crime areas within 20 minutes, too?

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.

All-women’s colleges aren’t mainstream anymore, or attractive to a critical massive of apolitical heterosexual girls, as they were pre-1970s. No debutantes, no weekend trips to meet Yale boys.

Except for maybe Wellesley, they attract and/or target a niche market. And that niche is a combination of upper middle class white lesbian (or lesbian-adjacent) girls; minorities seeking substantial financial aid, and international students.

Not every American girl wants a “Bama Rush” type of college experience, but they don’t want to join the “Social Justice Movie Club,” either.

The Result, achieved by slow drip over the last several decades: a complete replacement of one type of student body by another; relatively fewer applicants (vs mainstream colleges like NESCACs), higher admission rates, lower status and rankings, etc etc.

Farewell Nancy Davis Reagan. Au revoir, Barbara Pierce Bush.