<p>I think that your academic choices for graduate school would be similar with similar performances at either school. Cost of attendance may be an issue. You will however be, IMHO a different person coming out of Bryn Mawr than UCSD. The better privates on the east coast tend to put their imprint on their students. You will likely be a much better writer and speak differently as a BMC graduate than a UCSD graduate. I suspect that part of it is due to the close interactions of the students and faculty due to the small class sizes and the residential model. I also suspect that part of this is due to the East coast as I do not see it on the west coast. Do not know the south or the midwest. When I lived in Boston one could usually pick out the students who went to MIT or Wellesley or BU or BC or Harvard. Friends of mine whose children have gone east comment on how different their children have become in comparison to their UC friends. I am not sure how much of this is good, but the exposure to the culture of the east probably helps in expanding one’s horizons.
in any case I strongly suspect that your decision has been made and I think all will come out well as you have 2 good options. Good luck.</p>