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<p>Not only is it not “ridiculous”, I don’t believe it is even possible to discuss Swarthmore College in 2010 without considering the extreme diversity in admissions and in the student body.</p>
<p>Furthermore, I don’t believe you can say that Swarthmore is “very similar” to any lily-white low-diversity liberal arts college.</p>
<p>And, as an additional furthermore, comparing the top 10% or SAT scores of a “lily-white” liberal arts college to Swarthmore’s, without considering the diversity at Swarthmore will lead to misleading comparisons. Think, for a second, what Swarthmore’s “stats” would be like if they enrolled more rich white kids to maximize their tuition revenue as many liberal arts colleges do…</p>
<p>62% of Swarthmore’s acceptance letters this year went to US minority students or internationals. You have to think about that number to understand Swarthmore.</p>