Is Swarthmore for me? Need help URGENTLY!!

goku101
Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:15:51 +0000

Hey, YifanW, current Swattie here.
The stereotype of Swarthmore students is indeed of being super nerdy and socially awkward. However, in my experience, there are very few people that are actually like this. There are nerds here, but nerds do not make up the majority of the student population by any stretch of the imagination. Most students are well-adjusted socially no matter the social group.

People do talk about things beside hardcore intellectual topics. You will always be able to find a hardcore intellectual conversations, but it is not the extent of the majority of friendships. You can very easily find someone to talk with about pretty much any topic. Literally anything. From Disney movies to the best type of ice cream cone.

You will also easily find spontaneous people especially during 1st semester, which is pass/fail as moonman said. I know people who will randomly decide to go until Philly or run around the Krum or have Nerf gun wars. Upperclassmen tend to be less spontaneous, though. And if climbing on roofs is your thing, there is LOTS of roof access.

I hope I helped alleviate some of your fears! If you have some more questions, I’ll be glad to answer them.