Bryn Mawr College
About
Bryn Mawr College, a prestigious historically women’s liberal arts institution just outside Philadelphia, is renowned for its intense academic rigor and its exceptional track record of empowering female leaders, particularly within its top-tier programs in STEM, the social sciences, and the humanities. The student experience is defined by a deeply collaborative, inclusive campus culture shaped by a historic student-run Honor Code and beloved, generations-old traditions like Lantern Night and May Day. What truly sets Bryn Mawr apart is its membership in the Tri-College and Quaker Consortia, which grants students the resource-rich opportunity to seamlessly cross-register for classes, join extracurriculars, and socialize at nearby Haverford College, Swarthmore College, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Wikipedia:Bryn Mawr College is a private women's liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as a Quaker institution in 1885, Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sister colleges, a group of historically women's colleges in the United States. The college has an enrollment of about 1,350 undergraduate students and 450 graduate students. It was one of the first women's colleges in the United States to offer graduate education through a PhD.
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Bryn Mawr College accepts the Common Application. All Common App schools require the personal statement essay. Some schools also require supplemental essays — check the school's page on Common App for current prompts and word limits.
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