<p>I’ve been accepted to six colleges and have narrowed down my choices to these two. What are the advantages of each? Disadvantages? I’m currently leaning towards Smith, but any information about either of the colleges would be a great help.</p>
<p>I’m planning on majoring in East Asian Studies, and perhaps minoring in Psychology, English, Government, or IR.</p>
<p>(cross-posted to Smith and College Selection)</p>
<p>i dont know much about smith, but i can tell u that at bryn mawr the east asian studies department is amazing. im currently taking chinese and ive never had such dedicated teachers before...and thats saying a lot. i also took chinese civ last semester and though it was hard and the teacher wasnt the best, i did learn a lot and im very glad i took it. next year for some reason they're not offering as many intro classes as they did this year, but theres always haverford, swat, and penn to go to, which is really easy. </p>
<p>since i dont know much about smith i cant say any good or bad things it has compared to here. can u visit either one? i think that would help ur decision a lot. bryn mawr has the traditions...and i think the type of student might possibly be different...and though it has tough academics you really learn a lot</p>
<p>Have you taken any Japanese classes? That's the language I'm interested in focusing on.</p>
<p>I've visisted and researched both colleges extensively, but right now I'm looking to see if there's any info to "tip the balance," one might say. :)</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for replying!</p>
<p>i havent personally taken any japanese classes but i have one friend that has, and she says that she really enjoys them. i havent taken any japanese culture classes yet, but they always seem to offer a lot each semester, more so than chinese or korean classes.</p>
<p>Have you visited both of them yet? I went to Bryn Mawr's open campus last weekend, and I'm going to Smith's on Thursday. I'll try to give you my comparison of them after that. As far as Bryn Mawr goes, it's so easily accessible to the train and airport. The campus is beautiful, and I love the traditions and sense of community. Haverford is very accessible too, via the blue bus, and I was surprised how many Haverford kids were at the BMC dining hall. The dorms were beautiful, stained glass windows and dark wood, except for Erdman. If you have more specific questions, pm me.</p>
<p>Mimeea: Actually, I was at Bryn Mawr's Open Capmus and I'm going to Smith's as well. I've already researched the schools like crazy; right now I'm looking to see if I can get any different perspectives (especially from current students or people who know current students.)</p>
<p>SV- I must have missed that part! I've had a long day-- at Middlebury's preview. My mom and I are driving to Boston tomorrow, and off to Noho on Thursday. Maybe I'll see you there!</p>
<p>Japanese is offered at Haverford. I took one year of it. Not everyone got along with the introductory professor who taught it back then, but it was a very good experience for me -- I found him eccentric in a lovable way, and I got an excellent grounding in a very tough subject. The program aims for solid mastery rather than speed/volume of information. You'll be at basic survival level if you ace the first year, but you'll understand the linguistic fundamentals well.</p>