Haverford College

rman0070
Sun, 08 Oct 2017 15:04:05 +0000

(Sorry in advance for the length of this post. First time posting on College Confidential) So I visited Haverford and absolutely fell in love with the school. I want to go to a top school to major in Economics (Have 35 ACT, 4.5 GPA through junior year, national merit, varsity Baseball and Basketball, president of young conservatives, math club, future busniness leaders of America, and a mentor in a Freshman mentoring program). I loved Haverford and thought the kids were geniuses and so intelligent and in general much more so than UPenn, Dartmouth, Brown, and more intelligent than many Harvard kids and very similar intelligence wise to the Yale and Princeton kids (I hope I didn’t offend anyone. There are smart kids everywhere and that was just my observation when I visited and sat in on classes). I thought the professors were amazing and all had the highest degree in their respective field. I also loved the small classes with no TAs and thought the quality of education is the best I have seen and I have visited 20 top schools throughout the country. I also loved the Quaker consortium where you can take classes at UPenn, Swarthmore, and Bryn Mawr as a Haverford undergrad and virtually everyone takes at least one class elsewhere. I loved how as an Economics major at Haverford, you can also take finance courses at UPenn and Wharton. The one concern I have is that Haverford isn’t as well known and not “prestigious” although I hate that term. I know people who need to know the caliber of school Haverford is know but it just concerns me that people think I’m selling my self short (although I don’t care too much about what others think). When I was visiting colleges I couldn’t find a school that was better for undergraduate education in the nation and the best fit for me. I just want the best teaching. My last point, is that I also want to peruse a MBA from a top grad school such as Harvard or Wharton. It seemed like it was extremely common to go to Penn grad schools and I heard the acceptance rate into UPenn grad schools is higher for Haverford undergrads than UPenn undergrads. Overall, I loved the school and thought no top University or Liberal Arts College could compare. I just want to make sure I am making the right decision. Thanks for all the help! Sorry for the length of this post this is my first time using college confidential.