Undergraduates and alumnae of Bryn Mawr College are invited to write an essay on the topic of:
‘Transformations: How has the Bryn Mawr College experience made you the person you are today?’
The essay competition’s theme is ‘Transformations: How has the Bryn Mawr College experience made you the person you are today?’ The competition this year is open to current students and to alumnae; the student prize is $500, the alumna prize will be a gift pack including a copy of Offerings to Athena edited by Anne Bruder and issued for the 125th Anniversary celebrations of the founding of the college. All entrants will have the chance to have their work published on the website.
This is the second annual essay competition of The Albert M. Greenfield Digital Center for the History of Women’s Education, and this year we are delighted to welcome alums to join in after the many requests we received last year to hear your voices.
As with last year we have partnered with the Friends of the Library in running this competition. Last year, we asked students to consider the relevance of single-sex education in the twenty-first century. The winner was Kai Wang ’14 and her essay can be read here. Two other entrants to the competition also published their pieces on the blog: Wendy Chen, Class of 2014, published her reflections on the importance of single-sex education in her experience, which can be read here; Emily Adams , also class of 2014, looked at the issue from multiple perspectives, saying she wouldn’t have it any other way (click here to read her post).
We invite you to think about all aspects of your college experience, either presently or in the past:
- What made you choose Bryn Mawr over other colleges?
- How has your Bryn Mawr experience shaped your life?
- Did you learn any surprising lessons? About yourself? Or other people?
- Was it a culture shock or a nurturing haven, or both?
- What are your abiding memories of your time here?
- In what ways has it been a transforming experience for you?
- What are the key moments of your time at the college?
The essays should be no longer than 2,000 words and all essays must be submitted by Friday, November 30th, 2012 via email to the Director of the Center, Dr. Jennifer Redmond at jredmond@brynmawr.edu
Click here for the essay competition poster and be sure to tell all your friends:
Is it *truly* an essay contest about how BMC transformed the current student/alumna, or is it an essay about women’s education?
Hello
Yes, it is! Obviously the context of Bryn Mawr being an educational institution for women is relevant to the essay competition, but we are asking for responses from a personal perspective. Hope you enter!
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What a fantastic idea! Perhaps next year there will be a small cash prize for alums too?
It certainly isn’t be ruled out! With the limited funding we have for prizes, the judging committee though it would be best to put the bulk of the funds towards helping out cash-strapped students, but we’ll see what we have in the pot for next year.
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