Dartmouth vs. Swarthmore

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Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:25:45 +0000

See, I think the idea of going on multiple shorter study abroad programs with people from my home school would be horrifying to me. I’d want to do a study abroad to get away from my comfort zone - one place, one year, with as few people I know from home as possible (preferably directly enrolling at another school). The shorter multiple Dartmouth led programs probably have benefits for some people, but I don’t think they’d be for everyone.

OP, are you going to be on financial aid?

The $10K grant sounds awesome, but I think a lot of schools give similar things…Swarthmore has a higher per student endowment/spending than Dartmouth, I know that Amherst gives out many similar grants, and I’ve received two already (albeit each was only a bit over $1,000, but I am a freshman and didn’t apply for the bigger ones…I assume Swarthmore probably has similar grants available to students.)

OP, if I had to choose between the two, I would have a very tough time as well. They both seem like lovely, but very different, schools. I don’t think anyone could give a good sense of which would be a better choice because it would entirely come down to personal preference.