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As if employers cared that we can take courses at Penn?</p>
<p>True story: a Haverford alum gave a “how to apply to a job in consulting” workshop for the Career Development Office. At the end of the workshop, a student asked him if his office had internships or entry-level positions. His response: “Yes, but we hire exclusively from Princeton and Wharton.” </p>
<p>Bryn Mawr enjoys nowhere near the name recognition or respect on the job market as the Ivies. Our alumnae network may be very dedicated, but since we are a tiny college it’s a meager 5,000 alumnae small - not something that you would want to rely on for a job. I remember talking to a counselor in the Career Development Office my junior year, when I was toying with the idea of going into engineering. She told me that I’d be 100% on my own because so few Bryn Mawr students go into engineering that it’s not worth their while to maintain resources in this field. </p>
<p>Sorry for being so negative. I just felt like someone should present a counterpoint to the “Ivy League Connection” and “Alumnae Network” hype. That being said, Bryn Mawr is a great school academically and socially and I would not want to miss my time there!</p>