Is Haverford Quirky?

ihatedecisions
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 23:07:20 +0000

Hello. I was admitted to Haverford and waitlisted at Swarthmore. I discovered Swarthmore first and then ended up applying to Haverford pretty much on a whim, so I don’t feel like I know as much about it. I’m also accepted at Hopkins and Vassar (and waitlisted at Wesleyan and Pomona). I know that Swarthmore has a reputation for being very quirky/nerdy (things like http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/09/jsaxon1/bathtub/bathtub.html for example) and I’m not really sure how Haverford compares. I get the sense that the kids are a little more basic and also that it’s a lot jockier (although being placed with a lacrosse player for my overnight didn’t help). Hopkins doesn’t seem very quirky and I’m not really sure how Vassar compares either. The decision time is fast approaching (eeeek!) so opinions on any of this would be appreciated.