Prompt database · 2026-27 cycle
Bryn Mawr College
Deadlines
source| Early Decision | November 15, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Early Decision II | January 1, 2027 |
| Regular Decision | January 15, 2027 |
Essay prompts (1)
- identity2026-27500 words
Bryn Mawr students bring their authentic selves to campus. What do you know about yourself to be true—and what in your background or experience led you to that truth?
This is the 2025-26 wording, carried over: Bryn Mawr College has not republished this prompt for 2026-27 yet. Schools usually post updates around the Common App opening on August 1; we re-check after that and change this text only against an official source.
The school's published AI policy
The Bryn Mawr community abides by an Honor Code that centers integrity and values the authentic ideas and opinions of its members. We invite our applicants to embody that same spirit in compiling their application materials – the Admissions Committee is interested in hearing your thoughts and voice as a means of understanding your potential for success here at Bryn Mawr. While Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be valuable in researching the college application process, when used in preparing your application, they can dilute the unique expression and distinct perspectives that make a candidate stand out to the Admissions Committee. The following uses of AI will be considered unethical by the Committee, who reserve the right to deny candidates suspected of falsifying any component of their application: • Relying on AI-generated content to outline or draft an essay • Copying and pasting content directly from an AI generator • Translating an essay written in another language
the school’s published policyChecked Sep 8, 2026
Our reading
Bryn Mawr requires authentic applicant authorship under its Honor Code and names a closed list of three unethical AI uses — outlining or drafting via AI-generated content, copy-pasting from an AI generator, and translating — none of which reaches asking AI for feedback on a draft the applicant wrote, though the page never affirmatively blesses feedback and warns that AI used in preparing an application "can dilute" a candidate's distinct voice.
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