<p>How involved is the consortium involving Bryn Mawr, Swarthmore, Penn, and Haverford? I ask because I am interested in Haverford, but I am hesitant because it seems too small for my liking. </p>
<p>I know that Bryn Mawr is really close to Haverford. Do the two campuses intermingle openly? If so, does this make the social scene feel more like that of a campus of 2,500 rather than 1,200? </p>
<p>Also, is it easy to take classes through Bryn Mawr, Swarthmore, and Penn as a student at Haverford? I have heard good things about taking classes at BM, but not much when it comes to Swarthmore or Penn.</p>
<p>Well, inasmuch as no one else is speaking, I will offer my limited perspective fwiw.</p>
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<p>Not quite sure what you mean by this. Perhaps clarify? I would say that Bryn Mawr students at Haverford, and Haverford students at Bryn Mawr, are not at all uncommon.</p>
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<p>I doubt that.</p>
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<p>Swarthmore and, especially, Penn take considerably longer to get to than Bryn Mawr, so all else equal there is less interest.</p>
<p>I don’t have first-hand experience, but S has told me that although many kids go to BM for classes, very few go to Swarthmore or Penn because it’s much more difficult to work it into your schedule. BM and Haverford are very closely related and share similar schedules in order to make it easier to go back and forth. That’s not true for the others.</p>
<p>I don’t think that it would seem like it was twice as big because you spend most of your time at your own school. However, if you ever need a change of scenery, the schools are only 1 mile apart, and they offer different activities if you don’t like what’s going on at your own school. </p>
<p>You can also look at it as extra courses that you can take. If you don’t like what’s at Haverford, you can take something at BM. I also hear that the food at BM is “amazing”, according to S.</p>
<p>He LOVES, LOVES, LOVES it. And it wasn’t even his first choice!! </p>
<p>He’s been to BM and Swarthmore for various events, and he really likes that he can do that. He was also very concerned about the size, but it doesn’t seem to bother him. He loves the atmosphere at Haverford and the people there, so I think that makes up for it. He’s very happy with his decision to go there, so I hope you’ll consider it as well.</p>
<p>You can be as involved in the Consortium as you’d like. For example, I was a Bryn Mawr student (class of 2011) and spent most of my junior and senior years at Penn. That was not commonly done but certainly an option, and it really helped me when I started to feel claustrophobic in the Bryn Mawr bubble. </p>
<p>Does the Bi-Co feel like one big school? No, not really. You’ll notice a different academic atmosphere at the two schools, and you’ll notice that the students don’t freely intermingle socially. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t make it work for you. You are welcome to be more involved on the other campus than the “average” Haverford student.</p>
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