<p>Interested…</p>
<p>I go to a high school that is 32% white (I am white). I have black friends, asian friends, and a lot of hispanic friends… I also have white friends. I have white friends that go to schools that are 70% white. I think their social life is perfectly normal and not any worse than mine. So yes, it is ridiculous. You’re trying to define a social atmosphere by statistics, or race, and that is not how social atmospheres work. When I choose friends, I do not think “I need more Asian friends.” I choose friends based on who they are as an individual. I’m not friends, however, with arrogant people that think they are inherently smarter than everyone else because of what school they go to or how much money they make.</p>
<p>Swarthmore’s “stats” would be exactly the same if they accepted all rich white students, with the exception of tuition revenue… but Swarthmore is rich anyway- we already established that. Unless you are trying to point out there is a greater percentage of rich, white students that do well in school or on SAT’s or in school, but Swarthmore’s “diverse” students are just as smart as the rich, white students, so that makes no sense.</p>
<p>Academically, both Haverford and Swarthmore are elite institutions. Professors at both schools are amazing. I do not really understand why this is so hard to swallow. I can understand you having the opinion that Swarthmore is better, but to say it is not close, or Swarthmore “is in a higher league” is silly.</p>