Bryn mawr vs wellesley vs smith

xLxJxCx
Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:03:04 +0000

i dont know much about wellesley, but i transferred from bryn mawr and met quite a few transfers from smith here at my new school. i still absolutely love bryn mawr (i transferrred b/c it was too similar to my high school experience and i wanted a change). it’s teachers are amazing and students are all very passionate about what they do. from what ive heard about smith from transfers here, the classes were not difficult at all. the teachers seemed comparable to the ones at bryn mawr, but the students generally didn’t feel challanged. one thing that surprised me was that, on facebook, someone had created a group that was about how they wanted to transfer from smith, and quite a few people were a part of it. there was nothing like that at bryn mawr. of course, in general, there are people (like me) that leave all-womens colleges the first year because they found it was not what they wanted, or, in my case, was too much what they wanted. however, there is so much pride in bryn mawr, even from people that transfer. i cant say enough good things about it. if you think an all-womens college is for you, you really cant go wrong with bryn mawr. it’s near philly, good food, and a lot of other colleges, and has incredible traditions. i worried about the required courses before i got there, too, but they really are not that bad. compared to where i transferred, they were really easy requirements! in the end, u really only have to take 4 courses outside of ur major and possibly a year or two of language…and believe me, you’ll want to take those courses outside of ur major! the good thing is you’ll get requirements out of the way while doing it :)