<p>I’ve heard that Bryn Mawr is super well-connected to Haverford, what with the department sharing and seamless cross-registration, and it almost seems like they’re one bigger school with two locations. I’m attracted to women’s colleges 'cause of the whole sorority-like tight-knit community thing and I’m wondering if this integration with Haverford affects that at all. How often might one see guys on campus or in classes? Do you think it changes the community feel or makes it different in that respect from the other Seven Sisters? I know the others have cross-registration with co-ed schools too, but it sounds like one is likely to see guys more often at Bryn Mawr than anywhere else.</p>
<p>Oop, another question: what is the library like? Is it the kind of place where students hang out and study together a lot?</p>
<p>Disclaimer: This is my personal take and other students might have had different experiences.</p>
<p>I think that Bryn Mawr and Haverford are pretty well integrated academically, but socially they are two completely different institutions. For example, while we have the option to live on the other campus, no more than 5 students per year have taken advantage of this option for the last 20 years or so. </p>
<p>Statistically speaking, the “average” Bryn Mawr class is 5-10% male but the actual number of cross-registrations vary a lot by department. You will find more Haverford students in departments that don’t exist at Haverford (e.g. geology or Russian) or departments that are so small at both colleges that they need to co-operate to offer a full range of classes (e.g. Chinese, education or computer science). Some of the bigger departments rarely interact at all. </p>
<p>Haverford will be as important in your life as you want it to be.</p>