<p>Hi there! </p>
<p>I’m sorry to hear that your didn’t get a good impression of the student body. Keep in mind, there could be several reasons why the students weren’t as talkative as usual: midterms, the time of the class (early morning classes are rough), or they just could have been having an off day. I’m a current student at Bryn Mawr now and I have all my classes with the same 11 students because I am in the 360 program (if you would like more information about what this is, please look on the website). I feel like I know everyone in the class very well because we spend so much time together and because we all went to Japan for two weeks with the professors. I am delighted to see them every day and I really value the perspectives that my classmates have to share, even after spending all semester with them. In short, I wouldn’t base your impression of Bryn Mawr’s entire student body based on one bad class experience. </p>
<p>I’m a transfer student and the friendly and welcoming student body is one of the characteristics that I initially liked about the college so much. I went to a much larger university previously and I felt sort of lonely sometimes because I could walk two and from my activities without ever seeing anyone I knew. Here, I always see people I know on campus and I feel like I am integrated into a very close-knit network. It’s hard to capture the overall enthusiasm level of the student body because we are such a diverse group, but I would say that most Bryn Mawr women are passionate about what they study and that enthusiasm shows through in their academic and personal endeavors. </p>
<p>Again, I’m sorry that you got a sense that the student body here is unenthusiastic but I strongly recommend that you come back for a second look if at all possible. If you can’t come back, reading student blogs is a good way to get a feel for the campus as well. Here is the link to the blog site: [Blogs</a> at Bryn Mawr College](<a href=“http://blogs.brynmawr.edu/]Blogs”>http://blogs.brynmawr.edu/)</p>