<p>Hello Everybody~!</p>
<p>I am an international student from China. a few weeks ago i posted a thread on cc regarding whether to choose bryn mawr college or middlebury college. I got a lot of warm and really helpful reply, and i've decided to take your advice of not sacrificing financially so much for Midd....i hereby thank you all~!!</p>
<p>But now a new problem arises, as i've received the financial offer of Mount holyoke college, which indicates that the financial grant of mhc is nearly identical with those of bmc. Thus, the economic consideration, which was my erstwhile reason for not considering mhc, is no longer an outstanding factor...</p>
<p>So, BMC and MHC... which one would be better? I have various interests, from biology to history, from economics to physics, from politics to geography... and currently i am seriously considering applying to law school after graduation. So now regarding my potential major and school choice, here are some of my thoughts. I am aware that they are premature and incomprehensive, so all of your suggestions and comments are welcome~!</p>
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<li>MAJOR：
it seems that high relevant majors such as 'pre-law' are not favored by law schools at all, so it is okay for me to majored in a seemingly less relevant major. And i was wondering whether economics(perhaps major)+history(minor) would be a good choice ... bmc doesn't seem to have a extremely strong eco department, while mhc's eco is one of her strongest programs... Is my knowledge here reliable? In the light of this which one would be better?</li>
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<p>2.GPA
I've learned from some sources that the decisions of law school application depends mostly on LSAT and GPA. Since standardized tests are relatively independent from schools or colleges, what counts more will be the GPA standard... Many a people said that, in order to being admitted by top law schools, a 3.8 and even 3.9+ GPA is indispensable... But I've heard from bmc alumni that there hardly exists gpa inflation... and that, directly after 4.0, there come 3.7...3.6 and so on... I don't care too much on scores myself, but i was just wondering whether such rigid gpa standards will be a disadvantage while applying to law school?</p>
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<li><p>ACADEMICS
bryn mawr is renowned for its rigorous academics, while mhc is also famous for its class experiences and professors( as indicated by several princeton review index...) Is there any differences between the educational quality of those two schools? which school focuses more on critical writing and reading skills? or are they just very much the same in this respect?</p></li>
<li><p>SCHOOL SPIRIT, LOCATION, QUALITY OF LIFE, ETC...
to be honest, this is the worst part about which i could know... because i could only know the schools via internet and, occasionally, by asking alumni... Both of them are great colleges. I love them both, but i just cannot tell which one i 'match' more.... as the location... bmc is near philly, while mhc seems relatively rural ... bmc has intimate relationship with haverford, swat, and u penn... while mhc has her five-college alliance... so in those miscellaneous respects, what are your opinions? Which one would you prefer and why?</p></li>
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<p>Thank you again for your time! I sincerely appreciate all your advice~!</p>