<p>Class of 1974 grad – elated after receiving a beautiful thank you card from the best Seven Sister out there! </p>
<p>I learned that we drew a record number of undergrad applications… I think we’re “beating” Smith this round. Not to be shallow and hyper-competitive – just extremely proud of my alma mater! My favorite prof went on to run Smith – we girls help each other, you could say! </p>
<p>Plus, we’re #1 on Washington Monthly’s list of colleges that contribute the most to society!</p>
<p>And now, my public confession: I once thought we made a mistake not hitching up with Haverford… glad to see that I was wrong! </p>
<p>Ottoline – Pem East/ Erdman alum</p>
<p>While you might be elated, I’m scared dumb - applying this semester and it looks like I will have a lot of competition…</p>
<p>Hey, when I was applying, I was scared, too. Comes with the territory, I suppose.
Marinozai, just show Bryn Mawr who you are – and I’m rooting for you to get in!!</p>
<p>Thanks so much, Ottoline - hopefully for just one year Bryn Mawr will have the least undergrad applicants 
Just kidding, I just hope I get in. I never intended to have a first choice school, and after visiting…<em>headdesk</em></p>
<p>That’s so great to hear, Ottoline. I hope you’ll be coming to reunion in the near future. I worked the event this summer and it was so much fun!</p>
<p>Englishivy, </p>
<p>That’s great to hear about your generous involvement with class reunions. Last one I attended was in '84, and mostly because I wanted to show off my darling husband. We had a good time, for sure. Then I returned to campus in '88 as a BMC club prez – they paid the way and I got to catch up with some of the girls I’d interviewed. The food was so much better than in the early 70’s! But, the absolute best return visit I ever made to campus was in '07 with my son. Part of his big college tour – and we stayed at Wyndham and had a fabulous two day visit together. I dreamed of staying there after graduation – and visiting with my son was a memory I’ll always treasure. He really liked BMC – As for H’ford: he didn’t want to apply to a school that has a squirrel for a mascot… When I told the kind folks at Wyndham that I was from the Class of '74,
they served us special cocktails: cranberry juice and ginger ale! Great combo!</p>