Politics at Swarthmore?

interestedperson
Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:59:29 +0000

Thank you for responding. The family reviewed everything they could find about this, and prefer that their daughter go elsewhere. She will stay on the West Coast, and go somewhere that has less radical politics. They also want a university with a more experienced administration, as the father thought that this demonstration was done in a way that either reflected bias by the administration or inexperience, especially as it appears the school actually built this wall. Also the legal issues with this barrier and the impersonation of a foreign power bothered him. The family is very oriented to family values and kindness, and this looked way too rough to them, particularly as she is close to her family and Swarthmore is 3000 miles away. So she is looking at probably Stanford, or maybe Cal Tech, either of which will be good choices. They thought Swarthmore, being so small, would be an easy place to adjust to on the East Coast, but this wall and the extremism would not be comfortable for her. But thank you, and I am sure there will be others who will fit in there.