<p>I’m applying to Swarthmore and didn’t visit Haverford, but I think what turns me off about the honor code isn’t what it stands for, which I think we all agree with at least to some extent, but the idea that you would need such emphasis on something that to me seems to be mostly common sense (behaving civilly and responsibly towards one another, as far as I can tell). Do I have the wrong idea? Is there more to it than that?
So does that mean that Bryn Mawr’s biology department mostly deals with environmental studies and animals? That worries me. I’m applying to BMC, but I’m a biochem/neuroscience kind of girl, and one of the reasons I’m not sure that majoring in bio would be right for me is that I want to avoid ecology and the like. I realize that this is way off-topic and that you probably don’t have that much experience with Bryn Mawr’s department (or Swarthmore’s, for that matter), but any information would be much appreciated.</p>