Haverford College Top Questions

The DC isn't as bad as people say. We just like having something to bitch about. Every time the DC has a themed-meal or comes up with a new name for the vegetable soup I think, "Aw, DC, you try so hard for us!" Oh, and everyone's going to tell you about Mrs. Dubin who swipes cards and John Francon who looks like Mr. Clean. But everyone who works at Haverford is awesome!

Because there is so much student activity and there is so much student involvement in running things, not to mention the constant shifting of the students body, there is immense potential for change. There is something you want that isn't there, or something you like? Start it yourself, there are lots of support structures for doing so. Examples of this are E-house, the Quaker House, the monthly Open Mic night, the Alliance (group to have open discussions about race, racism, and oppression), Club Crew and others...

I have very mixed feeling towards Haverford. They do not hand you the College experience on a golden plate. They pamper you too much in terms of cleaning after you, having your food ready... they will kill you with work... but there are nice and interesting people. As a united student body, this place sucks, but if you go after each student individually you will find AMAZING people.

If you are looking between Swartmore and Haverford know this: they are very different schools, and if you are a down to earth, fun-loving yet smart person Haverford is for you. Seriously, rivalry aside, Swat students are very tight lipped, not as fun, and often Haverford rejects. Swat sucks!

I LOVE HAVERFORD.

this is a great place for someone who finds that the ivies are not good for undergrads and want a place to explore and a rigorous program. settled in the suburbs, 20 mins from philly great weather, all seasons, the campus is probably 80{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} singles. most people do not have roommates. customs program is unbelievable. imagine going from complete strangers to a family that you trust and love in 4 days. i didn't believe it, but i wouldn't have wished for anything else right now. there is no authority, everyone is charge of themselves, no RA, no fearful and strict admin. all friends and equal in the quaker environment

I love it here. Also, I had a single as a freshman. Pretty rad.

The campus is beautiful and covered in trees and flowers. the gym is state of the art with plenty of space for everyone. Classrooms are very well equipped as well, especially chemistry labs.

The school is small but don't think you'll ever get to know even everyone's story in your year. You can take classes UPenn or the other small school in the area (Bryn Mawr, Swatmore). I tend to party all around so anything within a 5 mile radius is fare game (3 other schools). There is a huge mall near-by (KOP). The food is really bad and sometimes the work can get crazy if you don't stay on top of it. If you do come here make sure you do get off campus every once in a while cause a small campus can get smaller when you trying to avoid people.

Make sure you can really handle this place. It's possible that as Haverford gets more and more popular, it may start to resemble a normal college with normal people. But please please test the waters before you make the jump. It's a weird place in here, and not everyone can/should handle it.