Can someone describe the campus vibe/personality of the selective LACs on the east and west coast? I’m particularly interested in Pomona, Swarthmore, and Amherst. Which ones are the most intellectual/geeky? Do some have overbearing drinking/drug cultures?
Can’t speak to Pomona but I lived in SWAT for 12 years and my daughter is headed to Amherst. I don’t like to make sweeping generalizations, but my guess is Swarthmore is most intellectual/geeky. Don’t get me wrong…I love the school, the campus is gorgeous, easy access to Philadelphia as the train comes through the campus, consortium with Bryn Mawr, Haverford, UPenn, and we befriended many students. They are the first to laugh at how geeky the student body can be…