DARTMOUTH/Duke/Swarthmore/Midd

1sokkermom
Sun, 03 Apr 2005 19:42:48 +0000

Confession #1: I never read Charlotte Simmons, and probably never will. Never even heard of it except for reading some horrid reviews about the book in the newspaper. I don’t know anything about this fictional character, and I’m pretty sure that I wouldn’t base my opinion of any school on a fictional character.

Confession #2: Swarthmore was never even close to son’s radar screen when he was applying to colleges, so I don’t know much about it either.
That said, I have no idea how the school feels, nor should I care. He doesn’t go there, and never ever had any desire to. In fact, he never even had any desire to visit there. I am absolutely positive it had nothing to do with the lack of drinking or sports there. I’m pretty sure it had nothing to do with the threat of intellectual banter, as opposed to the everyday gossip about the latest basketball game to which he is accustomed. Infact, I think my son feels much more comfortable in the presence of dumb jocks, as opposed to the smart ones found at Swarthmore. :)