Haverford v. Bryn Mawr

HC_Alum
Thu, 23 Mar 2006 22:59:21 +0000

My comments may be a bit dated, but I don’t think 100+ year old schools change much from year to year. Your daughter should ask students when she revisits.

Depending on who you ask, the answer will be “HC vs BMC” or “HC and BMC”. There is integration of academics and social opportuinites… which is one of HC’s best features. X-registration is a non-issue. Social events are advertised in the bi-college. In my experience, minority students (and students with specific/ non-mainstream interests… ie the fantasy/roleplay kids) in the bi-co, and tri-co for that matter, enjoy socializing cross campus. Hc students in the performing arts and humanities benefit from the bi-college and find BMC an asset. Without being vulgar, HC guys (who are attracted to women) don’t see BMC as a neighbor as being a bad thing.

You’ll find people at both schools with anti-BMC/HC prejudices.

If your daughter applies herself at either college, she will do well. That said, I do have to say that BMC has a post-bac program for college grads interested in taking pre-med courses… and from my older sister’s experience (chem major BMC) these post-bacs often compete with undergrads at BMC for attention from professors and the pre-med advisor. My sister is now practicing ob/gyn but she, in looking back, is somewhat bitter towards the post-bac program… and the fact that she wasn’t allowed to get counseling from HC’s wonderful pre-med advisor (please see my prior post).