<p>The Philip Evans Scholarship does not give any money towards tuition. It is only a computer stipend and summer funding.</p>
<p>That is not my understanding. Here is how the Philip Evans Scholarship is described on the Swarthmore website:</p>
<p>The Philip Evans Scholars Program seeks to provide an extraordinary higher education experience for scholars. In addition to meeting a student’s demonstrated financial aid needs for tuition, room, and board, the Program provides a one-time computer grant of up to $1,500 and access to Opportunity Grants of up to $4,000 for each summer between academic years to allow scholars to plan creative and life-enhancing experiences that will expand their horizons and help them achieve their goals.</p>
<p>[Swarthmore</a> College :: Philip Evans Scholars :: Philip Evans Scholars](<a href=“http://www.swarthmore.edu/x29194.xml]Swarthmore”>Philip Evans Scholars :: Swarthmore College)</p>
<p>What makes an applicant stand out from the rest for Swarthmore? Interest in the community? Interest in the future? etc.</p>
<p>Any stat on how many people got waitlisted ? My D got waitlisted ? What are her chances ?</p>
<p>My D was also wait listed and very disappointed, would love to hear thoughts about getting off the wait list.</p>
<p>From Swarthmore’s Common Data Set, there were 7 applicants admitted from the waitlist last year.</p>
<p>i believe that quite a few people who got accepted to Swarthmore would make their final choice tomorrow when Amherst result comes out… I got accepted through RD (early write, to be specific) to Swarthmore, but since my topmost choice has been Amherst all along, I am just hoping and praying… Of course would LOVE to attend Swarthmore if I get rejected from Amherst. And I know few people who are in the exactly same position as I am, so… Those who got waitlisted do have chance, the way I look at it!
Anyways, I wish good luck to everybody!!</p>
<p>Decision: REJECTED </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 790, M 800, W 670(LOL, I know…), E 12
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 35 (E 10)
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] SAT II: M2C - 800, PHY - 800, CHEM - 790, BIO M - 790, WHistory - 750
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0/4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: N/A
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/451
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus AB (5), Calculus BC (5), Physics B (5), Physics C (5), Chemistry (5), Microeconomics (5), Macroeconomics (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: Not sure…
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Physics Olympiad Bronze Medalist, Informatics Olympiad Bronze Medalist, AMC 12 - 140 points [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math and Science Council (President), Student Council (Vice President), Economics Club (Secretary), Charity Club (Vice President), Entrepreneurial Society (Treasurer), Tennis Club (Secretary)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked in a bookstore ~50 hours. Worked for the local newspaper ~100 hours, freelance writer.
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered for St. John’s Ambulance ~20 hours, Volunteered as a student facilitator to train juniors ~40 hours, volunteered at nearby old folks’ home ~100 hours. [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects): 8[list]
[li] Common App Main: 8[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: 9
[<em>] Engineering Essay (if applicable): 8
[</em>] Other: N/A[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: 7.5
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: 8
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 10
[</em>] Additional Rec: 7
[<em>] Interview: 8
[</em>] Art Supplement: N/A [/list]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: December 30
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: 50000~70000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen [/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT score, ECA
[</em>] Weaknesses: essays
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected:
[list]
[<em>]Admits: MIT, Brown, Stanford, Yale
[</em>] Rejected: Caltech, Amherst, Swarthmore[/ul]
[*] What would you have done differently?: Not sure… [/list]</p>
<p>Swarthmore has 2 rounds of ED. What is the difference of the 2? Why have 2 rounds? We received a postcard from Swarthmore in the mail sometime in Dec., 2011, soliciting application and postponed the app deadline to 1/15/2012 (normal deadline is 1/1/2012), and offered to refund the $60 application fee. Does it imply that they did not have enough applicants for this year? Trying figure it out.</p>
<p>ED I apps are due Nov 15 and you hear by Dec 15. ED II apps are due Jan 1 (with regular decision apps) and you hear by Feb 15. The second round is supposed to be for those who still want to express interest/commitment and get a decision earlier but didn’t meet the first deadline for whatever reason - hadn’t taken standardized tests/gotten the scores they wanted, hadn’t finished/polished essays, hadn’t decided on Swarthmore yet, etc. Swarthmore does take the demonstrated interest into account for ED applicants, but I’m not sure how the different rounds factor into that.</p>
<p>The postcard I think is sent to minorities (including Asians) that Swarthmore wants to apply. I doubt that they have less applicants than usual, but they do want to increase the applicants from certain demographics.</p>
<p>Does anyone know statistics regarding applicants who are deferred ED2? Thanks!</p>
<p>Which of the following schools would you recommend for pre-med studies?</p>
<ol>
<li>Unversity of Chicago</li>
<li>Northwestern University</li>
<li>Vanderbilt University</li>
<li>Swarthmore College</li>
<li>Dartmouth College</li>
</ol>
<p>^Yawjohn: All the schools you listed are great and would prepare you well for med, but I would recommend UChicago simply because IMO it is the best of the 5–indeed perhaps the best of all colleges!–excellent academics, strong/pervasive intellectual culture, beautiful Hogwarty campus…Well, enough of my rant of passion lol</p>
<p>Apart from those 5 schools, have you considered Johns Hopkins? It is noted for its excellent pre-med/medical sciences. It would serve you very well if you want to study med in grad school. Good luck!</p>
<p>@Yawjohn, very good question, I like all of them, hard choices, I apply 3,4,5 we will find out by April. good luck to you :))</p>
<p>Swarthmore is very different in terms of campus culture + vibe compared to the other schools on your list. It’s much smaller, for one, and there is much more emphasis placed on interdisciplinary studies (so a premed student might also be a Religion major, for example). It’s really amazing, though. Don’t be deterred - Swarthmore is fun, rigorous, full of great opportunities, and also has a pretty amazing Hogwartsy campus (that happens to be on an arboretum with a huge forest, and we’re only six miles from Philadelphia! okay, bragging).</p>
<p>For anyone who is looking to visit/ learn more about Swarthmore: I visited this school earlier this year and I could tell right away it was not for me. I am very interested in a small school but when I arrived at the campus, it seemed like the campus was too big for such a small population! I barely saw any students. The students I did meet seemed very intelligent but not very outgoing and did not mind staying to themselves. Don’t get me wrong, Swarthmore is a great school, just not for me. If you’re the outgoing type I strongly suggest seeing the campus for yourself, and maybe it will change your mind, as it changed mine.</p>
<p>I have to disagree karly, I visited Swat last October and felt that every niche was represented, especially the outgoing crowd. Yes, they aren’t partiers at the same level as a state school but warning outgoing people as a whole to avoid Swat is quite misleading.</p>
<p>Swat isn’t for everyone but the academics coupled with the intellectual nature of the campus that is in and out of the classroom make it a winner in my book. </p>
<p>Also, when you visited were students on a break or was it a time where many students were in class? During my visit I found the campus bustling with students (bustling at least for a small liberal arts school…) eager to share their love for Swat!</p>
<p>The visit is crucial: I visited Swat with almost no intention of applying but the overnight changed my mind completely!</p>
<p>Good luck future applicants :)</p>
I know someone in Med School right now who graduated from SWAT. She is totally prepared! There are lots of great hospitals in the Philadelphia area too and of course, the consortium with Penn if there is a particular course you are seeking.
@bsalum this is a 3-4 year old topic. None of the original posters are probably active anymore
oh thanks. how did I stumble on that!?