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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The ones I’ve known from Swarthmore are  arrogant tools. I wish it wasn’t the case because it sounds like an amazing place. [/quote]

Good friend with a fairly successful career yet still pulls that Swartmore card out whenever she gets the chance.[/quote]

That comment is funny to me because My DS graduated from Swarthmore and lots of people are unfamiliar with it.[/quote]

Agreed. The Swarthmore “card” is for potential employers, grad programs, and the occasional uncle who’s an academic. Which is fine. Matters when it should matter and keeps the toxic cocktail party bragging to a minimum. [/quote]

Swarthmore alum here -- this is true in my experience.  I loved it, and it was very intense, so the PP who said not to send a kid there who doesn't love to study is right.  Most people I knew from pre-college didn't really know about it, which was fine with me.  I definitely think I had a big advantage in graduate school admissions (which could not have turned out better for me), because grad schools know the school and because my professors knew me well.  By contrast, my spouse went to HYP and, with a couple of notable exceptions, did not have that connection to professors (though he also loved his college experience).
I suspect I wouldn't get in today, but I'm very glad I went there.[/quote]

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