#prospie

[anialater]

It doesnt look like much but it HURTS. My love comes to give me ice packs. My heart is full. I can’t wait to grow old with you. When i die i hope it’s in your arms holding your hands

[legogradstudent]

Mulling over an admit's question about which of three programs to attend, the grad student catatonically murmurs, "No."

[legogradstudent]

Introducing himself to an admit, the grad student learns that she is actually a first-year.

[officialcolumbiauniversity]

Due to scheduling stuff, i couldn't make it to any of the days on campus and the like. Luckily, I'm able to go up to campus with my family and get a look around this week. I've already scheduled a tour but I'm assuming that's more geared toward prospective students, not someone who is already enrolled. Is there anything I should make sure I do/see with my family on my own while I'm there?

Days on Campus is pretty geared towards prospies, and it’s hard to find things to do that make up for it, on your own. That being said, there are a few things that you should do besides the ones I already wrote about in this post and then later in this post. I would recommend the following:

walking the Brooklyn bridge

catching a free concert in Central Park

visiting either Famiglia’s, Koronet, or V&T

figuring out where all 5 dorms are, and getting a very good feel for campus while you’re here. You really don’t want to be stuck at East Campus at 3 AM and forgetting how you got there because you’re drunk, or be at Hamilton and realizing your class is in Claremont in 10 minutes but you have no idea where that is. (True story.)

taking a bus tour. At night. It’s gorgeous, and honestly ends up being kinda helpful when you go to Chelsea with friends later.

[officialcolumbiauniversity]

What special occasions should incoming students pack for? or, more specifically, when did you find yourself needing to go out and get clothes for an event? Thanks for your help!!

If you plan on doing anything related to formal events, like orchestra concerts, networking events for pre-business and pre-med, or Greek life rush, pack for that, otherwise there isn’t much that you need to plan in advance for. 

[officialcolumbiauniversity]

some prospie posted in the Class of 2021 Facebook group that she emailed ugrad about getting free swag, because other schools like Penn and Brown gave out selfie sticks and shirts and flash drives and mugs and shit. Like. Ya I get it the bookstore doesn’t deserve its sticker prices but also they kinda do? New York is expensive? And besides, you shouldn’t get free merch if you haven’t committed to Columbia--lots of free stuff is given out once you get here. And if you come here and you think that’s not true, it’s probably because you’re not going to enough football and basketball games.

[shitmawrterssay]

Is it common for people to transfer into bm? I don't think I can afford 4 years. my gpa and sats are pretty good, so I can definitely get in, but I don't think they're anything that would qualify me for a ton of merit scholarships to fill in the gaps I can't cover

Yes! Transfers even get their own customs group so that they can still go through all of the traditions that, well, traditionally, are for frosh/first years. There’s a whole transfer community that you can be part of if you want to be!

I hope that, if you want to and if you can afford to, you’ll be able to spend some of your college life Bryn Mawr! The community will welcome you with open arms at any point in your undergrad career.

If any transfers in the bmc tumblr community want to chime in, feel free to do so!

[sameenbyhat]

Hi! I saw you on the Bryn Mawr tag! If you're not too busy would you mind answering a couple questions from a prospie? What's the community like at a women's college; is the drama like the rumors put it out to be? What are your favorite/least favorite things about the school? What is the local area like in relationship to the school? What are classes like (size, seminar/lecture)? Also I'm Jewish and was wondering if there is a presence of a Jewish community on campus? Thanks so much!!

Drama? Not hugely. (Unless you mean theater, in which case, yes.) There were a couple big things this year, but they were mostly one or two people doing something really rude and everyone else getting ticked. There isn’t a culture of drama, tho. The people I know mostly are too busy to do rumours.

Favorite: Other students. The SGA! Some of the professors. The campus is pretty glorious, too.

Least Favorite: The health center has Issues. I think this is true at most colleges, but I know it to be true at Bryn Mawr.

The local area is really easy to get to - you just walk off campus. There’s a train station which can get you into Philly, and the train is pretty cheap. (But NOT wheelchair accessible.) If you want to stay within walking distance there’s an excellent library, which you can get a card at, a game/comic store, pharmacies, restaurants, and a supermarket.

There are both seminar and lecture classes. Classes vary hugely in size - I’ve heard of three person classes, tho the smallest I’ve ever had was tenish, but even the biggest classes are under a hundred students. That’s a loose estimate, and probably high.

As for a Jewish community, yes there is one! Maybeseveralthings is a graduating senior, but they can tell you about it! There was kosher for passover food in the dining halls recently, and the I walked past a whole bunch of people using the kosher campus kitchen.