<p>A couple of interesting facts, according to information from their college websites: Middlebury had 916 fewer applicants this year and said they accepted fewer students this year because their yield was higher than expected last year. Middlebury’s reported acceptance rate this year was 17.3%. As stated earlier, Williams had 537 fewer applicants this year and an acceptance rate of 18.2%. Swarthmore’s acceptance rate this year was 16.8%. So all three of these excellent Northeast LACs had fewer applicants this year.</p>
<p>As to the opening post’s question, you can find different viewpoints at Swat. At times, you may have to search for them but they are there. I strongly encourage you to spend an overnight and talk to students. There are many different active student groups at Swat.</p>