<p>I know this may be a stupid question, but I'd like to know. If possible, please don't consider U.S. News.</p>
<p>Anybody out there?</p>
<p>As good, in what respect?</p>
<p>Overall, in general. I’m sad I was waitlisted at Wellesley but then I realized my stats weren’t exactly that great, plus admissions is always random. If I really wanted to go to Wellesley I should have worked harder, I think. I got into Bryn Mawr and Mount Holyoke so now I’m just comparing.</p>
<p>You should have applied to Smith. <em>frown</em></p>
<p>Ahh… I contemplated that but then I realized the only reason I’d want to go to Smith would be for Slyvia Plath. It was tough. But now I have regrets for not working harder in high school.</p>
<p>All in all, I regret not working harder for Wellesley. I knew it’d be hard.</p>
<p>Like almost any woman’s college, but the community is great at Bryn Mawr. I don’t know this from experience, but from my aunt who went there. She said the community is really tight knit, and they welcome you in with open arms. Also, apparantly is has really good food and dorms!
It’s a top liberal arts college, I can’t say more about academics.</p>
<p>All three are top tier LACs. Peope like to presend these things (prestige) can be determined very finely, but in reality that’s not the case. Largely because of Wellesley’s superior financial resources (which keeps its US News ranking high), it is the most well-known of the women’s colleges, but I think Bryn Mawr, Smith, and Mount Holyoke are great colleges, well-respected, within the elite group of top LACs, providing ample resources, prestige, and opportunites, and delivering first-rate educations to their students.</p>
<p>Instead of regretting what you didn’t do to get into Wellesley, I strongly urge you to be proud and happy to be admitted to two of this nation’s best and mst prestigious instuitions. They choose you; they saw something special in you. You should go to the school that’s the best fit, where you will flourish. Both Bryn Mawr and Mt. Holoyoke have produced outstanding women who have done great things with their lives. You can be one of them, that’s something to celebrate.</p>
<p>Sorry if this comes off as preachy (I don’t mean it to be…)</p>
<p>I agree with pointoforder. Besides, if you’re looking at meaningless acceptance rate stats (meaningless except for your own ego), remember that all four schools - BMC, Wellesley, Smith and MHC - attract only women and only women who are willing (and often eager) to go to all women’s schools. Also, Wellseley, being closer to Boston, is more desireable and attracts more women who look forward to high powered careers. (Think Hillary.)</p>
<p>That said, what you really need to look at now is which college is better geared toward your interests. For example, my daughter really liked the feeling of Smith but knows that Bryn Mawr can’t be beat for her area of interest - Classics. If you’re going into political science, Smith or MHC might be more suitable.</p>
<p>I predict that in six months your question will seem pointless.</p>
<p>Congratulations!</p>
<p>Thank you for the info!</p>
<p>Oh, why I posted this. No one around me know anything about the schools I’m interested in so I needed some feedback. My counselor couldn’t even spell Wellesley and had never heard of Bryn Mawr or Mount Holyoke. She’s supposed to know these things.</p>
<p>Bryn Mawr is a stunning campus, located in one of the nicest neighborhoods in America (the town has its own Ferrari dealership!) surrounded by multi-million dollar homes. </p>
<p>It’s on a train line, so you have access to downtown Philly (25 minutes) and piece of cake transportation to both New York and Washington. </p>
<p>Bryn Mawr is known for its excellent academics. It is a sister college of Haverford, located less than a mile away with non-stop shutte. Students at both schools take 20% of their classes at the other school, because they’ve divided up some of the departments. Art History at Bryn Mawr, Studio Art at Haverford, and so forth. You can also take courses at Swarthmore, and about 120 or so Bryn Mawr students do, each semester.</p>
<p>If you liked Wellesley, you would like Bryn Mawr. Same basic deal, stunning campus in ritzy suburb. Bryn Mawr’s a bit smaller, a bit more “academic/intellectual” maybe, and has easier access to another college and the city.</p>
<p>Don’t worry stinkyrat…Where we are in New England, no one’s ever heard of Bryn Mawr either. Wellesley maybe, Smith, yes, though my daughter gets the “Ewwww, women’s school” stuff ad nauseum.</p>
<p>Their loss. These are great “Seven Sisters” and near Ivy League “bargains,” especially this year when admissions were super tough and colleges actively sought men. Research the schools and their histories - they’re all fantastic! Also, try the Facebook pages.</p>
<p>Now when someone says, “I’ve never heard of Bryn Mawr,” my daughter’s tempted to reply, “Of course. You wouldn’t have.”</p>
<p>Keep 'em guessing…</p>
<p>Agree with interesteddad and bubblesyablonsky. All these schools are excellent academically, but in some ways Bryn Mawr is the least isolated because of its extremely close “bi-college” ties to Haverford which put lots of Bryn Mawr students on Haverford’s campus on a daily basis & vice versa. Couple that with easy access to Philadelphia (and NY & DC) and opportunities to take classes at Swarthmore and Penn, meaning pretty much unlimited curricular opportunities yet an intimate small LAC feel. My D just spent a couple of days visiting Bryn Mawr and came away very impressed. She said it’s a place “where everyone is smart and interesting but they don’t feel like they have to impress you with how smart they are.” </p>
<p>Because the handful of remaining womens colleges are by definition drawing from an applicant pool half the size of coeducational institutions, and made even smaller by the negative stereotypes held by many college applicant-aged girls, their acceptance rates will always be higher than those of coeducational institutions offering comparable academic resources and opportunities. That, IMO, makes them one of the greatest admissions “bargains” in America, offering a relatively strong probability of admission to women with strong credentials—in contrast to the minuscule and shrinking acceptance rates at mixed-gender school of comparable quality.</p>
<p>Shhhh! We don’t want the secret to get out TOO far :))</p>