<p>Sounds like the SWHarborfan kid had to “settle for his safety” and, like many in his shoes, determined to be miserable about it. </p>
<p>I can say, quite confidently, that my daughter never spent a Saturday night at Swarthmore in a study group. She may have had some Thursday night study groups – before heading off to Pub Nite at 10 pm.</p>
<p>I feel that my daughter would strongly agree with Starch in one sense: Any high school senior who views his or her GPA four years down the road as the end all or be all of the college experience should NOT choose Swarthmore. Worrying about your GPA that far in advance is the antithesis of what Swarthmore is all about.</p>