<p>It may be a childish question but ill ask anyways. Is it true that the students at Swarthmore are absolutely swamped with work. If this is true, is the style of work somewhat enjoyable</p>
<p>It varies from student to student. But, my daughter claims that she works hard. She has plenty of fun, but has to manage her schedule and keep to a regular routine of keeping up with her reading and other work. I would say that Swarthmore is probably a poor choice of school for a slacker. As she describes it, she and her friends go the library and study together, so studying is not anti-social.</p>
<p>I think she would rate her classes, reading, and the overall academic experience considerably higher than "somewhat enjoyable". I think she would say that "somewhat enjoyable" would probably be a fair description for the worst courses she has taken at Swarthmore. She usually has one or two courses a semester that rank a solid, "I LOVE that course!"</p>
<p>I'm in six clubs (officer in five), including the daily newspaper (daily.swarthmore.edu :D), and taking a full course load. And I'm an honors major.</p>
<p>So, while I'm not a natural science or engin major, I'm doing quite a bit at Swarthmore. I don't feel like I'm swamped the vast majority of the time. </p>
<p>I've had one bad course at Swarthmore—and a lot of really astounding ones. So yea, I generally end up enjoying my work.</p>
<p>Honestly, I love most of the readings or other work I have to do...of course, I'm just a freshman, so I won't have the courseload of upperclassmen, but if it keeps building at a steady pace, I'm positive I'll be able to keep up with it - as long as it continues to be interesting, I have no problem doing the work. It's really quite amazing how motivated to work you can be if you enjoy what your assignment is!</p>