Swarthmore College Top Questions

Here's your chance: Say anything about Swarthmore College!

Morgan

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.

Ryan

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.

Rhiannan

Come to Swat! It's amazing!

Ayanna

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

Bryce

Wheeeeeee!

Harper

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

Erin

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.

Liz

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.

Brendan

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.

Travis

Nope. Nothing else.