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<li><p>Is this a good school for sciences and math?</p></li>
<li><p>What is the campus/surrounding town like? Social life related things?</p></li>
<li><p>Do they have an honors college. And if so how hard is it to get into the honors college and what is that like?</p></li>
<li><p>What are good stats to have to have a good chance at getting in?</p></li>
<li><p>Any cool things to know about the school?</p></li>
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<p>It’s an outrageously strong school. No honors college (how could you choose honor students at Haverford…everyone would be in it). </p>
<p>Sounds like you are just beginning your search and this is a very unique school. Maybe head over to their website and read a few guidebook reviews and then come back with more specific questions, if you like what you read about the school.</p>
<p>Haverford has few peers: its a great school and its bright student body is generally quite happy there. Major issue: very small student body (around 1100) and close relationship with nearby Bryn Mawr effectively boosts the female:male ratio (perhaps more of an issue for female applicants).</p>
<p>Hey. Your 1st question has recently been addressed under the threads titled Haverford is distinguished in…? and Why Haverford Sciences are phenomenal: Part 12(?) . After you check these out and the college website, I bet most of your questions will be answered.</p>
<p>HC has about 1150 students so it’s a very small college with a small community feel. The great thing though is that HC is in a very tight consortium with Bryn Mawr. It’s the best of both worlds in that you can have easy access to the academic and facility resources of a LAC of 2400 students (8:1 student faculty ratio) but still have very personal and close relationships with classmates, staff and faculty. Having another college close by is a great thing for students in other ways. Sometimes, if you’re feeling claustrophobic and want a quick change of scene, it’s easy to hop on the Blue bus (that runs 2x an hour) and go over to BMC for a meal there and an imaginary “dinner out” (dining cards are shared between the campuses) or a movie. If you’re ever bored of your study nook at HC, (perverse as it sounds) going to BMC to study can be a nice psychological break. Even during the semesters when I was not taking any classes at BMC, just going over there from time to time allows one to break the routine of seeing the same faces at HC which can be mentally fatiguing. These mini-escapes are psychologically healthy. Because of the consortium, tiny HC is functionally one of the largest of the LACs… and then there’s the immediate area around the college which is pretty nice with some affordable student friendly options and also Philly if extreme wanderlust ever strikes.</p>
<p>Regarding the female:male ratio being an “issue”, it’s really not IMO. The main issues I think that impacted the dating scene at HC when I was there were the size of the campus, the small # of students on campus, that many students just weren’t into dating yet, and the volume of work.</p>