<p>I am deciding between Swarthmore and Princeton. I was wondering if you could give me any information or advice that might help me in my decision. They both offered me enough financial aid, with Swarthmore offering the slightly better package. I visited Swarthmore and fell in love with it. I have made a brief trip to Princeton during winter break (when all the students were gone), so I did not get more than a quick impression of it. However, after reading more about it, I have become quite excited about it as well. I am planning on visiting both shortly, so I am sure this will be the deciding factor. However, I am trying to gather as much information as I can before I make my decision. Thank you.</p>
<p>You should visit Princeton and when it is open.
I have a soft spot for both schools since Princeton is close to my house and I visit quite often (it is an amazing place even for locals like me) and Swarthmore is where my son goes and is an equally amazing place but in a different way. I can't tell you which would be "better" for you, you should make the determination yourself.</p>
<p>There is already a lot of information about what makes Swat tick on this board. Go back through the existing threads and you will get a feel for the school, but this is still no substitute for visiting! Have fun; it is a wonderful community of students.</p>
<p>Hey,</p>
<p>This is what helped me yesterday as I was going through my gut-wrenching Swat vs. Amherst issues. achat posted it before. They're really long but I found it helpful.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/...es/5/64692.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeconfidential.com/...es/5/64692.html</a>
<a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/...es/5/87733.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeconfidential.com/...es/5/87733.html</a>
<a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/...es/5/76907.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeconfidential.com/...es/5/76907.html</a>
<a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/...es/5/62168.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeconfidential.com/...es/5/62168.html</a></p>
<p>You should look at the 'Amherst/Williams/Swarthmore' thread here. The above links are not working..</p>
<p>Hmm.. that's weird. I guess the copy and paste thing didn't work for me! Grr, modern technology.</p>
<p>Could you post those again. Swartmore and Amherst are 2 of my top 4 choices, so I would love to read them.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>The others don't seem to be available. I'll research this and get back to you. </p>
<p>Look in here for a starting point:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=42420&page=1%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=42420&page=1</a></p>