Wes vs. Swarthmore

nursekay
Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:57:22 +0000

Interestingly, Swat tradition also includes a Primal scream at the beginning of finals week. Students at Swat are certainly serious about their academics, but don’t underestimate the level of whimsy on campus. One of the biggest events every year is the annual Pterodactyl Hunt which involves students in costumes wandering the campus battling mythological creatures and whapping each other with nerf swords. The culture is aggressively non-competitive. Students and faculty pride themselves on working collaboratively. It is considered bad form to discuss grades, the college doesn’t even calculate GPAs. All of that being said, I would agree that Wes probably wins on the social front.