Claire1016

I've been accepted to bmc and I'm definately attending. I'm so excited because I feel like bryn mawr is the perfect match for me. One of my main reasons for choosing bmc was the rigorous academics, but lately I've been stressing out about whether or not I'm going to be ridiculously overwhelmed. After reading reviews, most of the girls seemed to agree that the work at bmc is really intense. The reason I'm worried is because most of my classes in high school have been a breeze. I took a few dual enrollment classes at wilkes university and did very well, but even those classes weren't necessarily rigorous. So I guess I'm asking, how intense is the workload and is it hard to adjust?

b@r!um

The experiences here vary. I was disappointed in my first semester because my classes were not nearly as intense as I was expecting them to be - and I was already taking two upper-level classes that everyone advised me not to take because I would be overwhelmed. Most of my friends agree that the typical Haverford class is more challenging than the average class at Bryn Mawr, and Haverford students adjust and deal with the workload just fine

You sound very well-prepared for Bryn Mawr. I don't think you have anything to worry about.

Claire1016

thanks!

I'm definately looking for an intense workload, I just don't want to burn out.

Hanna

A lot of it depends on your major and what courses you choose to take. You won't have to commit to taking a class until after you've had a chance to attend a couple of sessions, meet the professor, and read the syllabus. Just for example, classics is an extremely intense and rigorous program; intro Greek or Latin is going to take up a huge amount of time and energy. Intro psychology, not so much.

Keilexandra

I've heard different stories, too. My friend transferred from Sarah Lawrence as a sophomore and was very happy with the rigor at Bryn Mawr compared to SLC and HC (where she took one class, a "joke").