Swarthmore College Top Questions

Honestly, this school tore me down, ripped me apart, and left me for dead. Usually when you tear something down you build it up again. But not here. I came in with great hopes and dreams of the future and now all I want to be is a dreg working at an Indian Casino living at home. I am not kidding so please don't say, "This guy is just having fun with us." Not the case at all. I truly hate academics now and the scholarly profession.

Swatties definitely are involved in a lot of activities. I am constantly amazed to find out that someone has started a new project. People here are driven to do something, but it is not a ferocious cut throat drive. Certainly people want to do well, but it is a desire to do well for personal reasons, not a desire to do well to compete against others. One thought that often occurs is that I'm amazed by what people are capable of doing because of the people that go to Swat.

Come to Swat! It's amazing!

The Amphitheater is the best place on campus, Hands Down!

Wheeeeeee!

Swarthmore's not perfect, but its good enough for me :)

Swarthmore students need to be less close-minded. A perfect example was the recent lecture on modesty by a woman whose name I have since forgotten. It was a controversial talk, but some people felt it was their right to blatantly disrespect her and their opinions. People need to refrain from such obscenities and respect other people's opinions just because they don't fit the general mold of a Swarthmore student's liberal mind.

I love Swarthmore, but ultimately it comes down to what you want from a college experience. If you are more interested in extracurriculars than academics, want to join a sorority/fraternity, want to go to a school where people actually attend athletic events, or want a new and different party every weekend, then Swat is not the school for you. If you really like learning and being challenged in your learning, want peers who are passionate about their beliefs and love to talk about them, and want a school with a distinct sense of community, than Swarthmore is the right place for you.

Pennsylvania weather honestly sucks. Winters are far too long but rarely snowy, which irks a Montana boy like me to know end. Rain is the eternal constant around here and the humidity is unbearable. When it's nice, take advantage. Also, thought I'd say that I didn't appreciate the arboretum until this year. As if we needed any other indication that diversity is Swarthmore College's middle name, the sight of a Japanese tree next to an evergreen is particularly smile-inducing. I don't understand biology for shit, but somehow the arboretum folks managed to grow all these trees next to each other, and for that I'm very grateful.

Nope. Nothing else.

It's a beautiful, beautiful place.

I really like it here at SWAT. the people are chill, i feel safe and secure and my academics rock. and my soccer team is amazing and we won the ECAC's this fall. I can't ask for anything more...lol just an A on my next orgo midterm would be nice... kidding! (but not really.) :)

Do not come here unless you fit the stereotypes! If you don't, just BEING here can be miserable. Trust me, I speak from (ongoing) experience.

I still don't understand why my parents keep getting called for donations to the school when I'm already basically contributing almost 50k a year. Just sayin'.

Do not come to Swarthmore if: You're a budding fashionista You're extremely conservative You need food at all hours of the night You like to go to bed early You like seeing new faces You hate nerds You dislike trees You want to make lots and lots of money You want to be anonymous You're a serious athlete

Even though there's a train station right on campus, Philadelphia is not going to be an integral part of your social life. You will go there once or twice a month, at most.

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tell more trombonists to come because i'm goindg abroad and the balkan ensemble needs a replacement.

If you come to Swat, make sure you want to come to Swat. Otherwise, you're not going to enjoy it here.

I love this place. The academics can almost kill you sometimes, credit transfers can be a big tough from study abroad and such, and housing issues can loom over you, but it's a great place.