Swarthmore vs. UChicago

interesteddad
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:46:15 +0000

“Fuzzy” may not be quite right for Swarthmore. I agree that community is a very strong characteristic, probably Swarthmore’s defining characteristic. But, I get little sense that Swarthmore is a big “join hands and sing kumbaya” kind of place (at least after first collection). The school has a expectation of adult resposibility and the students seem to be an independent lot.

Overall though, your assessment of Chicago and Swarthmore seems pretty plausible.

Have you seen the impact of Chicago’s rapid growth yet? I think it is going to be a challenge for Chicago to maintain the same level of quality while significantly increasing its undergrad enrollment.