Bryn Mawr & Philadelphia

xLxJxCx
Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:33:24 +0000

Hey im a student at bryn mawr so i think i can answer some of ur questions.

bryn mawr is about 30-40 minutes by train from philly. ure right, the train is called SEPTA. its really easy to get into the city since the bryn mawr train station is right across from campus, and the ride is short. going by car is faster, though parking isn’t that good once u get in. i know a lot of people that go into philly almost every weekend (mostly by train since it’s easier), and then theres others that hardly go at all. basically, it all depends on what you want to do. philly is there for anyone who wants to go. the only bad thing is that the train stops at 12am every night, so if u want to stay out late ull have to find a place to crash for the night. SEPTA isn’t that cheap…about $7.50 rt off peak. i dont think there are any school buses that take u into philly…besides one bryn mawr sponsered for campus philly in the beginning of the year.

i love the town of bryn mawr. its pretty small, but its got everything you need: borders, barnes and noble, dunkin doughnuts, starbucks, cosi, bercuccis, thai food, post office, wachovia… also, its a pretty wealthy area. im not sure about the wellesley/boston situation, but it sounds pretty similar. however, philly and bmc may be closer than wellesley and boston, and more accessible cause of the train being so close to campus.

i havent studied abroad yet, but im definitely going to my junior year. i actually talked to my dean about it today. it’s generally hard to go abroad for a whole year unless you want to study a foreign language or you have a reason similar to that (maybe a really good program in ur major or something). one of my friends convinced the school to allow her to go abroad to london for all of next year, but it wasnt an easy feat. however, talking to my friends in other schools, this seems to be the case in most liberal arts colleges. a lot of colleges have a residency requirement of 7 semesters, which gives u absolutely no option of going abroad for a year. also, bryn mawr has quite a few approved programs in different counties available, and i know a few people who have gone to un-approved programs abroad and got them approved for the school. ive never heard of anyone not getting all her credits transferred from going abroad…in fact ive only heard of people getting more credits than they earned in the school abroad! so, unlike my friends at other schools that ive talked to, there is really no fear of not having enough credits after going abroad.

i hope this was enough information. good luck choosing schools!