Cross-majoring at Swarthmore

eliana
Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:48:19 +0000

Thank you so much for all the help! : ) I just sent David Harrison an email and I’ll definitely talk about him in my essay! you really seem to know a lot about Swat…I assume you’re a student/grad?

On an unrelated note - I know that Swat (and most other colleges) give applicants the option of submitting the SAT or ACT. But will it hurt me in any way if I don’t send the SAT, and only the ACT with writing (since I know that most applicants do send the SAT, and only a fraction send the ACT)? My ACT score was a 33, but I’m going to take it again next week. Everyone says that you’re supposed to do better the second time, but I’m paranoid that I won’t. If I don’t get a higher score…do you think that a 33 is fine? I know that they consider a million other things - the GPA, personal essay, why Swat essay, etc - but standardized tests are still an important part.