Williams vs Swarthmore

TheGreyKing
Thu, 12 Apr 2018 16:33:56 +0000

Multiple types exist at each school. For example, I am the antithesis of a helmet sport person (nerd with no athletic ability and an antipathy for rah-rah stuff: I never attended a sports event while at Williams), I was a complete nondrinker at Williams and throughout my life, and my career path is in public education (I am a ‘Money—What’s money? Career fulfillment comes from having a meaningful impact on others’ type).

Yet, as is obvious from my multiple postings on this site, I loved my time at Williams and am a loyal alumna. So whenever anyone says Williams is for jocks and preps, I think of myself and my wide range of friends when I was at Williams, and I think, “Stereotype does not fit the people I knew best.”

And Williams is collaborative and not cut-throat, if that is what is meant by competitive. Students help one another and work together all the time.

Again, both S and W are great schools.