Question about Swarthmore Supplement

sailingby
Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:15:36 +0000

So I have been looking at this year’s Swarthmore supplement, and I have a question.

One part says “Why Swarthmore? Please write a brief statement telling us why you have decided to apply to Swarthmore in particular.”

Then there is another section that says “You may use this space to write about why you are interested in applying to and attending Swarthmore.”

Are these supposed to be two different things? Is the statement supposed to be shorter while the other section is supposed to be more of an actual essay?