Does this sound like Haverford?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Haverford College
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<p>Hey. I had a post up that got lost but I had some great responses that were really helping me narrow down my choices & think about the schools I could fall in love with & apply to. So I’m re-writing!</p>

<p>I’m a sophomore at a university in the northeast majoring in English Lit (minors in History & Classical Civilization). While I don’t hate it I definitely feel it’s not the school for me, somewhat in terms of academics but definitely in terms of atmosphere & student body.</p>

<p>I’m not a big partyer/drinker & this school is! I’d love a school where the students’ interests vary, they attend on-campus events in high numbers, and also like going to the movies/day trip/hanging out with friends. I would also love to meet more people like me: non-apathetic, interested in learning & friendly. </p>

<p>I’d love to be heavily involved in 2-3 EC’s (esp. student events). I feel that this school not only has few EC’s to choose from but they’re not varied or well-attended. I’m not bothered about sports.</p>

<p>While academics come first for me, I don’t want to go crazy & spend 10 hrs a night on homework! I do want small classes (generally), great class discussions & personal attention from professors, although this doesn’t mean I’d like a school with only 1000 students. I’d also like to take classes outside my major such as Marketing, Design (Graphic, web etc.), Philosophy etc. However I know a lot of schools I’m interested in don’t offer Marketing; I’d sacrifice that for the ‘perfect’ school & just take summer classes.</p>

<p>The schools I’m researching right now are: Dartmouth (great transfer program but too much partying?), HAVERFORD (great academics but too small?), Middlebury (great English dept. but too outdoorsy?), Brown (can design own curriculum, first choice at the moment), Trinity College (don’t know enough about it but has been recommended to me), Williams (good academics, friendly students, don’t know much else), Amherst (good academics, but not sure it’s a fit for me), Boston University (has Marketing classes, good location for travel & internships, not sure about student-body), Wesleyan (sounds a bit like Brown). Yes, it sounds like I'm Goldilocks.</p>

<p>My stats, if it’ll help:
HS-
Full IB program in England. 6, 5, 5, in highers
1200 old SAT- did very well on Verbal, terribly on Math cos I’m beyond bad at it
Lit and Writing SAT II- 700 & 640
Some EC’s but not a great deal but it was a non-American school in England</p>

<p>College-
3.81 GPA. Dean’s List all 3 semesters. 4.0 GPA in major
In honors program
In honors English
Heavily involved in 2 EC’s, in a couple more
Great teacher recs</p>

<p>If anyone could offer any insight on the schools, comments or suggestions I would appreciate it so much. Thanks!!</p>

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<p>Anyone? I'd love to get some insider info on Haverford.</p>

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<p>I feel like no students have any opinions on their school! Anything about Haverford life anyone can say??</p>

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<p>This thread is so lonely, I have to respond.</p>

<p>I'm glad you are interested in considering a transfer to HC... but I'm more pleased to know that HC students are not procrastinating on a page like this when they have all their academics, extracurriculars, socializing and academics to do.</p>

<p>Everything you want to know about HC, and then some, can be found if you click on the "haverford text" pathway at the bottom of the threads page. It's all been done before... here, and probably on every single college thread of your interest.</p>

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<p>just a note though, as a current sophomore science student, i have to say the work is a lot and i usually spend 6+ hours on homework a night alone, not to mention staying in and doing homework on weekend nights (as i just finished my work now). </p>

<p>the english department here is great. there are amazing classes to choose from and excellent profs. i would, however, take note that english is one of the largest majors here (second only to economics or biology i believe) so don't expect your classes to be that small -- they'll be smaller than most other schools however.</p>

<p>good luck with yolur decision and keep haverford in mind :)</p>