Swarthmore, Brown, Pomona, or Amherst?

treesnogger
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:55:42 +0000

dchow: I’m taking American Elections in the political science department and the professors arranged it–2 freshmen, 2 sophomores, 2 juniors, 2 seniors, and about half the poly sci faculty were there. We discussed his views of Barack Obama’s community organizing and such things, which was incredibly valuable.

For prospectives’ information, although my experience was unique, every course of study will open up opportunities like this one!

As regards the dorms, I like the class integration. It should be mentioned, however, that experiences can be wildly different; Danawell, Willets, and ML are quite freshmen-heavy (and it appears to me that their sophomore and junior inhabitants consort more readily with the first-year contingent). However, it seems to me that what students gain in camaraderie they lose in general dorm appeal: the very nicest dorms, my own Wharton and Alice Paul/David Kemp, for example, have fewer freshmen because upperclassmen are more interested in living in them. I promise it’s worth it. The seniors on my hall largely keep to themselves, but they were very friendly at the beginning of the semester and are helpful when we need it!