Anonymous
Post 04/20/2020 10:17     Subject: Tell us about Swarthmore
Anonymous wrote:Do they give scholarships (not the need based kind)? Good place for a STEMy kid with FANG job aspirations?

VERY generous
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2020 10:11     Subject: Re:Tell us about Swarthmore
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If DC wants to major in engineering, can s/he avoid some of the liberal craziness? Or does it permeate the entire school?


Your little conservative snowflake will be okay.


The pseudo-liberal has spoken!
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2020 09:56     Subject: Tell us about Swarthmore
Anonymous wrote:Do these guys give out decent merit aid (like Grinnell) ?


Not as good as Grinnell, no. Need-based is very generous but there are very few merit awards at Swarthmore.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2020 09:52     Subject: Re:Tell us about Swarthmore
Anonymous wrote:If DC wants to major in engineering, can s/he avoid some of the liberal craziness? Or does it permeate the entire school?


Your little conservative snowflake will be okay.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2020 09:35     Subject: Re:Tell us about Swarthmore
If DC wants to major in engineering, can s/he avoid some of the liberal craziness? Or does it permeate the entire school?
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2020 09:30     Subject: Tell us about Swarthmore
Do these guys give out decent merit aid (like Grinnell) ?
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2020 12:20     Subject: Tell us about Swarthmore
My DS was class of 2014! He went to medical school.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2020 16:18     Subject: Tell us about Swarthmore
Anonymous wrote:Do they give scholarships (not the need based kind)? Good place for a STEMy kid with FANG job aspirations?


My sister is class of 2014 and got FAANG offers and so did her peers.

Swat will set you up for fang. You’ll have to be more proactive about networking though
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2020 15:45     Subject: Tell us about Swarthmore
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don’t think there is a SLAC anywhere that’s not SJW liberal. Need to find a state school.


Sorta true. However, if you major in the natural sciences or economics, you can ignore the worst of them.


+1
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2020 15:28     Subject: Re:Tell us about Swarthmore
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When DC toured she was told kids rarely go into Philly. She thought it was too crunchy for even her liberal self


My DC felt the same. didn't even want to do the campus tour


Crunchy? No.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2020 10:48     Subject: Re:Tell us about Swarthmore
Anonymous wrote:When DC toured she was told kids rarely go into Philly. She thought it was too crunchy for even her liberal self


My DC felt the same. didn't even want to do the campus tour
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2020 23:28     Subject: Tell us about Swarthmore
Do they give scholarships (not the need based kind)? Good place for a STEMy kid with FANG job aspirations?
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2020 23:12     Subject: Re:Tell us about Swarthmore
Isn’t it pretty quirky? Their marketing materials were weird/funny in a way that totally turned my dd off. She refused to apply but I’m sure it may work for the certain kids that fit the culture there
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2020 20:21     Subject: Re:Tell us about Swarthmore
I have never needed psychiatric care until I became acquainted with DCUM.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2020 20:05     Subject: Tell us about Swarthmore
One friend from HS in Greenwich Ct went there. He was from an extraordinarily wealthy family. He also suffered break-downs throughout HS and was under psychiatric care.