Bryn Mawr College Admission Essays

In a world grappling with ethical dilemmas and constant moral compromise, the importance of a strong honor code cannot be understated. As a college student seeking a nurturing environment that fosters personal growth, intellectual empowerment, and ethical conduct, I am drawn to Bryn Mawr College…

I hate sitting in a classroom and sensing the hesitation and self-consciousness of the other girls, something I fight against feeling myself. The silence continues until a male peer speaks, and the conversation continues between him and his comrades. My female classmates and I remain…

“Angelina, you’re 18 going on 45” – that’s my best friend, Bailey’s, favorite expression. What most people don’t understand, though, is that those qualities of mine that make me seem older are simply the result of a rather unusual upbringing. Of course, saying that usually…

“Get out, and never return to this family.” Again, Dad caught Mom with her secret lover. It is even more unacceptable in China, a rather conservative country, to have extra-marital affairs. Mom said nothing. An hour later, she walked out with four big bags. It…

“Where did you go to college, Ms. Jennifer?” is a question I get often at lunch mentoring. The kids I work with are less focused at times with why I’m there and instead want to know everything about me. Instead of giving them a long…

Think about a neighborhood. The clumsy, haphazard houses are chock-full of individual life and experience. The cars whiz busily down the street, past gargantuan rows and corners of houses and apartments brimming with families, stories, and people. They all live in the same community, but…

It had been raining and windy all morning. The conditions were not ideal for a college tour, but off I went to see Bryn Mawr. Upon my arrival on campus, I was captivated by the women at Bryn Mawr. These women looked confident, focused, and…