<p>I attended law school in Philly and it’s a big place. Rittenhouse Square is lovely in a snobby sort of way. West Philly, less so. Like any big, Eastern city there is something for everyone. The biggest problem, as with any metropolitan center, is that unless you have a whole lot of time and money to spend, you’re not much better off than the average tourist; you may go to a professional basketball or hockey game once in four years. The art museum is a national icon (thanks, to the “Rocky” movies.) But, I suspect the average Swarthmore student is not unlike the average law student, and is going to look at every moment spent walking around Philly as time they could be using catching up on work. If you feel the need to be in the middle of a crowd more irresistble than being on campus, then you probably should be at a place more like Tufts.</p>