<p>a) My daughter graduated from Swarthmore, but had very good friends from study abroad at Vassar and spent several weekends there. I understand what your Vassar friend is saying, but my daughter didn’t find Vassar and Swathmore to be that similar. The three signficant differences she mentioned to me were that Vassar seemed huge in comparison, that the student body seemed more visibly affluent, and that the prominent drug use (especially cocaine) was not something she had seen in the Swarthmore social scene.</p>
<p>b) Yes. Swarthmore has lockers, practice rooms, and ample Steinways in the Lang Music Building for majors and non majors, alike. No problem.</p>
<p>c) Yes. Swarthmore has a Ride the Tide overnight event for admitted students. I think it’s a two-day affair now, with one overnight with a student host. It’s a good event with an opportunity to interact with both students and faculty. It’s kind of crazy because I think they get like 300 people, which is a lot when you figure there are only 1400 students on campus to begin with.</p>