<p>My father dated a girl whose ancestors were Bowdoin’s who wrote a small book of poems called “eggs”.</p>
<p>Since you have chosen 4 schools, of which two are female centered and two are coed, you must first ask yourself, is it the female experience of being at Bryn Mawr or Barnard that you desire vs the Bowdoin or Brandeis environment?</p>
<p>If I was female and wanted a feminine environment, Bryn Mawr would be my choice over Barnard unless I was from a major metropolitan environment where noise were a factor. With regards Bowdoin or Brandeis, Bowdoin is an LAC while Brandeis is a University. </p>
<p>Since your choices are primarlly LAC’s I guess the choices have been narrowed significantly.</p>
<p>Cheers!</p>