English Major at Haverford

HC_Alum
Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:31:05 +0000

hmmm… I hope you don’t interpret my Haverford vs Swarthmore posts as hair-splitting. If that’s the case, then I’m not writing as clearly as I should.

If anything, I try to point out that many of the arguments used by some Swat fans to distinguish the schools (and occasionally dismiss Haverford) are distracting details, just not true or exaggerations. I think very highly of Swarthmore… but not so much the antics of some of its CC fans and CC alumni.

The main differences in my opinion are that Swat is a little larger and has more money but Haverford has Bryn Mawr which greatly expands academic and extracurricular opportunities.

Swarthmore>Haverford usually but not always
Bi-College>Swarthmore usually but not always

Regarding the grade mongering, you’re not going to find that at Haverford as you’ve correctly stated but, from my experience, that isn’t an issue at Swat and likely a few other LACs as well. So, I hope you have several other reasons to go to Haverford because this is not a true distinguishing feature of the school. :)