<p>Since the acceptance rate is so high, I hope I won’t get rejected…because I would feel like a loser…
So I was wondering who gets rejected…
Are the essays really important?
I don’t think mine stood out, but I know that my sat scores are above the ranges…
I don’t have any leadership roles or membership in many clubs, and the clubs are for volunteering.
I have solid extracurriculars in music. But nothing like going to DC for a competition with a team etc etc
oh and plus I’m not in top 10%, won’t be surprised if it weren’t 25% either…-_-</p>
<p>Your question is an interesting approach to the admissions process, but I think it is not the most natural question to ask. Selective colleges in general, and Bryn Mawr in particular, are not looking for reasons to reject students. They are looking for a reason to accept an applicant. </p>
<p>If your application convinces the reader that you would make a positive contribution to the campus community, you would be a strong candidate for admission!</p>
<p>Academics at Bryn Mawr are challenging - supposedly more so than academics at other colleges of the same selectivity. Thus it naturally becomes a question if a student is ready to make a serious commitment to academics at this point in her life. The lower your high school class rank, the more important that your teachers attest to your academic maturity in their letters of recommendation. </p>
<p>Good luck! Let us know how things go!!!</p>
<p><em>I am in no way affiliated to the admissions office and have no experience working in admissions. Everything I am saying is based on my own college application experience or hearsay.</em></p>
<p>“because I would feel like a loser” <– I kind of interpreted that as “only losers get rejected from Bryn Mawr”. I’m guessing that’s not what you were going for, though. </p>
<p>Anyway, I agree with b@r!um. I also don’t think that BMC’s high acceptance rate is really indicative of low selectivity. I’ve heard people describe the applicant pool (for BMC and Smith, in particular) as “self-selective”, which I guess is supposed to mean that they get a lot of applicants of the caliber that they’re looking for. I kind of hate that term, but I do think it applies to Bryn Mawr and a few other women’s colleges. So I think you should keep that in mind. I earnestly hope you (and I :D) get accepted, but I don’t think you should consider yourself a “loser” if you get rejected (God forbid).</p>