Swarthmore's transfer friendliness?

transferstudent2
Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:14:45 +0000

I was wondering if I could get any insight from students that have transferred into Swarthmore or that are knowledgeable of Swathmore’s transfer process; particularly I was wondering how receptive they are of Community College students. I’ve just completed my first semester and have begun looking at schools to apply to for the fall 2010 semeter and the more I read about Swarthmore, the better it sounds.

Here are two specific questions I have about the transfer application process:


As of 2009, SAT/ACT score submission is optional. My scores aren’t quite up to par (will be retaking though) so it would probably be in my best interest not to submit them, but do you think that omitting them makes it obvious that you didn’t do well?
I noticed that there are optional interviews. Are these just for freshman applicants only or for transfer applicants as well?


Any other input or general information about the school, specifically the Economics program, is most welcomed and appreciated.