Swarthmore vs. Oberlin

fiddlecanoe
Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:43:16 +0000

I don’t think it is helpful to try to compare specific departments at these schools (or others). Such a comparison is very difficult to make, and it may be that your criteria for a good psychology department are not the same as someone else’s. Both Oberlin and Swarthmore have good departments across the board. Both get lots of students into med school. Where (or if) you end up in med school will depend on what you do in college, not which of these two excellent colleges you attend. Pay more attention to which school you feel more comfortable with. Where did you like the students best?