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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unlike many, we found the differences between these two schools to be pretty significant.   We visited thinking that swat would be a good fit and left thinking that Haverford was way more preferable for my dc.   We spent a lot of time talking with a set of current students at swat- they were super inviting and nice - about what it’s like to be a student there.  I have no doubt it’s a great education but we left with the strong impression that’s it’s just too intense for my dc.  Haverford, on the other hand was really appealing in terms of rigor and balance, and my dc loved the student responsibility and trust aspect of the place.  We also left thinking the small size was not as much as an issue since BM is so close and connected - almost like the claremont consortium in many ways.  The land acknowledgment and Covid things were just non-issues to us [/quote]

It’s a nice and supportive place to be if your kid fits the mold, and they will find lots of other people affirming and celebrating their beliefs.

I personally believe that a lack of ideological diversity is bad for intellectual discourse and development, which is true of Haverford and Oberlin as it is of Liberty and Oral Roberts. But everyone has their own perspective on that matter.

All of this assumes that your kid is not Jewish. If they are, I would not suggest they attend without having them make contact with the campus Hillel to get an honest assessment of the climate. [/quote]

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