Williams vs Swarthmore

williams2021
Sat, 07 Apr 2018 08:30:57 +0000

I was in your position last year, and, to be honest, it is one of the easiest decision to choose Williams over(had more debate with Dartmouth, Hamilton, and Colby.) To me, Swarthmore is like where the nerdiest of the nerds end up. Everyone aspires to be a PHD candidate. I probably should have visited the school post-acceptance, but I just decided to take it out of the equation from the things I read about Swarthmore. From my personal experiences, Williams students are super chill(even the pre-med ones) and are down to party/fun most weekends. I see a lot of wealthy students, but most of them are very humble and sensitive about the topic of wealth. Of course you will see more preppy/jocky kids if you hang out with sport teams or econ majors, but it is not prevalent.

Regardless of your career choice(academia or professional), Williams is a better place. More relax environment, way better networking, and more prestige(I am not a fan of prestige-chasing, but, if all else are equal, more prestige=better.)