Why so few postings RE: Bryn Mawr?

HC_Alum
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:27:53 +0000

1) I’m sorry you’re not happy at BMC but I wonder what it is you’ve done to improve the situation? Pointing out problems is the beginning… the next step is to then evaluate the problem and take steps with the resources given to make a difference. That’s one of the great things about going to a small LAC… the resources are there to use if you search them out. Also, a relatively small change can make a big impact in a small community. The lessons and empowerment you learn by stepping up and addressing your problems in college can be valuable experience for when you graduate afterwards. Now is your time to learn how to think creatively to solve your issues. Now is the time to learn to deal with frustration in a constructive manner. As a minority person who went to HC when its minority % was an abysmal 17%, and who actually applied and was accepted to transfer to Brown and Columbia, I’m writing from experience. If your college experience was ideal and things were handed/fed to you, do you really think it can prepare you to handle the frustrations that will be present in everyday life?

Is there a student activities office/ small party fund/ student-run guest speaker initiative/ ect… ect… at BMC like at HC?

2) You may have real issues with BMC and it may not have been your 1st choice but I think your tone is undeserved. The college actually spends about $60,000/year for your education even though it “only” asks for $46,00. If you have financial aid (and BMC is more generous with this that its peers like HC, Swat, ect…) you’re really getting an opportunity here.

3) More comments aren’t necessarily better. If you notice, many are self-indulgent “chances” posts (just read the other chances postings to extrapolate your own), redundant questions on topics that have been addressed before (“Williams and athletics”, “Swat and work”, ect…) or are easily answered by the college website. Many threads have to do with “ranking the most prestigious of the elite schools” and other “important” topics for suburbanites with too much time on their hands. Finally, many posts are made that are hostile and disrespectful and are written (IMO) just to stir up controversy.

4) HC’s social life is sort of low key. Some large parties are fun (this was posted by a student before)…

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some are pretty lame. Most parties and social events are informal, sometimes spontaneous, and usually unadvertised… getting a group of 50 friends together in a suite and just rocking out. These are usually the most fun but BMC students don’t know about them unless they know someone already at the party. A “kegger” at Drinker is usually one (and the worst) of many social events during the weekend. HC can be a lot of fun but you have to know where to look. Also, I know some BMC students feel that HC kids are unapproachable/ awkward but seriously, if 188 varsity athletes got up at 630AM on a Saturday to volunteer at Villanova for Special Olympics, how unfriendly can they really be?

[8th Dimension: Special Olympics at Villanova!](8th Dimension: Special Olympics at Villanova!)

5) B@r!um, I think using “Fords” to imply men marginalizes the >50% HC students who are women, no?