<p>@Coase Good point, more alarming to me as an accepted student with a number of other offers, not only was the late notification (annoying) added to the significant drop of over 1000 applications (troubling), but I hear alot of students turned off Swarthmore for the issues noted here. I have acceptance from Williams, Amherst and Wesleyan and Vassar, even after being courted by admissions at Swarthmore and a rubbish fin adi package, also the accepted students days are a week after all the others, I think Swarthmore has really @#$%&* up this year. </p>
<p>I wont be attending admitted students day or Swat, but I will be going to another highly selective LAC which had more apps this year, offered me full aid, serves decent food and helps me get a decent job.</p>