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 College consortium is something that really stands out to me when I was doing the college research. There are a few college consortiums in United States and one of them is the Quaker Consortium. I want to go to a small private liberal arts college where they have a small student faculty ratio. Yet, I still want to have access to courses at a university and other colleges. I know I will surely love my college, but there will definitely be a time where I need to get off campus for classes. Thus, I choose Bryn Mawr College.

Consortiums bring a group of colleges together and enable students to take advantage of courses, libraries, athletics, activities, and social opportunities at colleges other than their own. Bryn Mawr is part of the Quaker consortium with Haverford College, Swarthmore College, and University of Pennsylvania. Haverford and Swarthmore is the nation’s top liberal arts colleges (and so is Bryn Mawr) while University of Pennsylvania is an ivy league. Bryn Mawr students can take classes in Haverford, Swarthmore and University of Pennsylvania. For courses in UPenn, it must not be offered in the Bi-Co (Haverford and Bryn Mawr) while other kinds of courses may be taken within the Tri-Co (Swarthmore, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr).

“College Consortium”. Web. November 15, 2009. http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/higher_education/68968

“The Quaker Consortium”. University of Pennsylvania. Web. November 15 2009. http://www.college.upenn.edu/options/quaker.php

“Bi-Co, Tri-Co, and Penn”. Bryn Mawr College. Web. November 15 2009. http://www.brynmawr.edu/character/bico_trico_penn.shtml