<p>I’ve been doing research on Bryn Mawr, and it seems to satisfy my every sounded and unsounded criterion - all too perfect to be true. </p>
<p>But I was first interested in Bryn Mawr, because it is reputed to have an excellent Classics programme and strong humanities over all. </p>
<p>Classics is the love of my life and the dominant factor in my college choices, so I it would be amazing if somebody here could provide an insight into what it is like in BMC. </p>
<p>Comperative Literature is a supplemental love of my life, and I am aspiring for a double major, so I would be thankful for some comments as well.:)</p>
<p>I don’t know much about comp lit, but Classics is one of BMC’s finest programs. They have a first class faculty, and you’ll be in class with highly motivated and prepared peers. This is a great reason to look at BMC.</p>
<p>One of my old roommates is a Comparative Lit major and loves it! She’s also a German major and has really enjoyed taking her classes across a variety of disciplines-- film, language lit, etc. It is a shared program with Haverford, which provides a breadth of course opportunities and faculty. More on that here-- [Bryn</a> Mawr College: Comparative Literature](<a href=“http://www.brynmawr.edu/complit/]Bryn”>Comparative Literature | Bryn Mawr College)</p>
<p>As for Classics, Hanna is right, it is definitely one of our most prolific majors. Historically, Bryn Mawr’s Classics, Archaeology, and Art History departments have been strong for a very long time. The fact that we have a Graduate Program in those fields is a testament to their rigor and strength. Every Friday the Classics department hosts lectures by international professors and scholars. A couple weeks ago I attended one about 19th century tomb raiding in Athens. While I’m not a Classics major, it was really interesting and a great resource on campus. More info on the grad group is available here: [Bryn</a> Mawr College: Graduate Group in Archaeology, Classics, and History of Art](<a href=“http://www.brynmawr.edu/gradgroup/]Bryn”>http://www.brynmawr.edu/gradgroup/)</p>
<p>I, personally, am not a Classics major, but one of my closest friends is so I emailed her your questions and this is her response:</p>
<p>"In response to the Classics/Comp. Lit - yes, it is definitely possible to study and even major in both. There’s a Haverford student in my Classics senior seminar who is a double major in Latin and Comp. Lit. Since both Bryn Mawr and Haverford have comparative literature departments there are certainly a lot of offerings. Also the Classics department here at Bryn Mawr is just amazing. It’s a very old and established department which means that besides having awesome professors (and a lot of them compared to many other colleges) it has a graduate program (I’m a senior and currently taking my second cross-listed graduate/undergraduate level Latin course) and a weekly lecture series of all sorts of classical topics accompanied by delicious snacks. Some people view the graduate program as a disadvantage to undergraduates because it means there are far fewer opportunities for undergrads to TA introductory Latin, Greek, etc., but I have always found that the graduate students are an asset who are willing to help and show you that you’re not the only one incredibly excited about whatever obscure classical fact you’ve just unearthed.</p>
<p>The Classics department has four distinct majors - Culture and Society, Latin, Ancient Greek, and Classical Languages. I feel like the easiest way to combine one of these with Comparative Lit. would be to major in one of the languages (or Classical Languages) as the current senior I know is doing. I believe he is writing only one thesis (some people who double major in, say, Sociology and German might end up writing as those don’t mesh quite as well as Classics and Comp. Lit).</p>
<p>In short - yes it is definitely possible to double major, and I believe Bryn Mawr has one of the best Classics departments in the country."</p>
<p>If you have more questions, I can get you into contact with my friend (her name is Gaia). Just let me know! Hope this helped.</p>
<p>Thank you, everebody!
Your responses have, pretty much, have sealed the deal. </p>
<p>SapphireBlue2014, please tell your friend I appreciate her help.
Yes, it would be great if you could PM her contacts to me, since I might gave some specific questions later on. </p>
<p>Apparently I need 15 posts to PM people on here. wow. haha, if you could PM me I could reply with contact info (if it College Confidential lets me that is).</p>
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