<p>Easy to have conversations with lots of different kinds of people
Yes
free access to great musical and cinematic events
Yes
some wild, booze-soaked debauchery if wanted
Yes
protests and marches to join in on and/or start
Not many…most of the social activism on campus is more awareness events/fundraising/service focused.
and the ability to meet enough members of the opposite gender without having to fear wildfire gossip and silly high school drama
That depends–sometimes there’s drama, sometimes there’s not…depends on your friends and your conduct.
(Do Swat students have the opportunity socialize with Bryn Mawr students?
Yes–not tons, but if you seek it out it’s there.
Is it possible to go to Penn or Penn state if the Swarthmore social scene begins to feel too small?)
Penn? Rare, but possible. Penn State? Not unless you have a car, and why the heck would you want to anyways?</p>
<p>Swarthmore is small, and there’s no changing that. The random person you hooked up with last weekend WILL be in one of your classes and you WILL see them in the dining hall…but conversely, you can always find friends, so it’s a mixed bag.
Good luck!</p>