Swat '07 Will Try to Answer Q's

momof3sons
Mon, 02 Jan 2006 22:26:04 +0000

Hi, this would be the student again. Yes, you can cross-register for classes at Penn. I have friends who have done so, including some who have taken multiple classes at Penn. However, the train from Swarthmore to Penn takes twenty minutes or so, and only runs once an hour. Sometimes the train and class schedules match up well, and sometimes they don’t. At one point, I was considering taking a class at Penn, but it happened to be a language class meeting every day, and it basically would have ruled out taking any classes at Swarthmore. (Class and transportation would have blocked out the 9:30, 10:30, and 11:30 class blocks MWF, and the 11:20 and 1:15 class blocks T/Th.)

My case was a little extreme because the class met every day, but for some classes Penn is certainly a real option. Swat reimburses for public transportation costs on SEPTA.