<p>I know very little about Wes or Chicago, but it sounds like you’d fit in just fine at Swarthmore, both socially and academically. We do have a Film and Media Studies major, though depending on your focus you might feel like there isn’t a lot of breadth in what’s offered. Take a look at the course catalog for a better idea:
[Swarthmore</a> College | Academics | Course Catalog 2008-2009](<a href=“http://www.swarthmore.edu/coursecatalog.xml]Swarthmore”>Swarthmore College - Acalog ACMS™)</p>
<p>Also, Swarthmore’s distribution requirements are not a big deal; three each in natural science, social science and humanities, three writing courses (offered in a variety of disciplines–Intro Bio is a writing course, for example), a minimal language requirement and 20 credits outside your major. This means, effectively, that you will need to take 2-3 natural sciences (depending on if you get a science/math AP credit that counts). Not hard, as there are some natural science classes very much geared towards non-majors.</p>
<p>Good luck with your decision! I’m sure you’ll be happy wherever you decide to go.</p>