<p>Jaimie, sorry it took me so long to respond. Haven’t been on in a while.
I think the advice they gave at both the interview and essay sessions boils down to: be yourself. I got the sense that Swarthmore relies HEAVILY on fit and if you can convey how and why you are a Swattie, they’ll take you. By the way, you sound a lot like me in your ECs and career goals. What other schools are you looking at? IM me sometime - MackBat818 - I’d love to talk. Most of the people I know hear ‘Swarthmore’ and go ‘What?!? That’s a grind school! Why would you wanna go there??’ Either that or ‘Isn’t that all-girls?’</p>
<p>Swatties/parents of Swatties - how have you and/or your child found the Philly connection? Is public transportation good? Do students have enough time to get off campus and do other things? I know this boils down to the individual and time management skills, but in general?</p>