<p>Hey Maggiedivecc,</p>
<p>My best advice to you, if you haven’t already, is to try and schedule an overnight visit with a current student through the Admissions office. This will give you a more in-depth experience than with a tour as you’ll be shadowing a current student. More information on scheduling a visit here: <a href=“http://www.brynmawr.edu/admissions/by-day/index.html[/url]”>http://www.brynmawr.edu/admissions/by-day/index.html</a></p>
<p>This is copied from a previous post I made about TriCo relations:
A facet of Bryn Mawr that I really love is the college’s location and relationship with other colleges. As a prospective I had looked at other colleges with consortium relationships but was always weary of how practical it was in reality. I was shocked my first week at Bryn Mawr to find so many of my fellow first years enrolling in multiple classes across the Tri-Co (Tri-College Consortium: Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore). Especially with Haverford, which is just a mile down the road, the free bus system really enhances a fluidity of academic and social mixing. Students can even opt to live on any of the three campuses (although most prefer Bryn Mawr - I mean, who doesn’t want to live in a castle?!). Students also take advantage of our cross-registration privileges with UPenn, not to mention their social events. Philly in general is home to numerous colleges (UArts, Temple, Drexel, PAFA, Villanova, etc) so you don’t just have to be in an academic consortium to meet people. One distinguishing feature of Bryn Mawr students is that every experience is different - it is absolutely what you make of it, allowing each student to carve a totally independent path for themselves. Most students will spend some weekends at events in the Tri-Co, some off campus in Philly, and then some just staying in with your hallmates watching movies.</p>