<p>I posted these links in another thread, but realized that many more specs and accepted Swatties might find some interesting stuff here. So, I'm reposting it as its own thread.</p>
<p>Swarthmore grad Justin Hall is widely credited with publishing the first internet blog while a student at Swarthmore in 1994. </p>
<p>Justin</a> Hall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>Here's his current Swarthmore page:</p>
<p>swarthmore</a> college</p>
<p>With a link to how he chose Swarthmore:</p>
<p>why</a>? why?</p>
<p>And a link to things proseptive students should know about Swarthmore:</p>
<p>prospecting</a> swarthmore college</p>
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should you go to swarthmore? do you like to be serious or dedicated to things? it's kinda like mike sugarbaker's geek theory - geeks, and "swatties," are people that get too excited about things. so if you want to enjoy yourself at school, and wigging out about some weirdo theory sounds like fun, then by all means...
don't let swarthmore's reputation scare you - they seem to characterize it as intensely work oriented and intellectual or something. but i have met some of the best dancers, and bull****ters and just passionate people there. it's not an autopilot place.</p>
<p>what else can you figure out about swarthmore college from the web? the school's official web page is mostly a brochure, but there are two professors that i know of that have web pages you should read. timothy burke reviews local restaurants and hands out advice to students. his kind of honesty is refreshing. kaori kitao writes about her pets and theories and pet theories - a unique perspective on the world. both of these folks share engaging stuff about themselves, and there are more people with that kind of richness to them teaching there.
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<p>On the right side of the first link are links to little capsule summaries of each of his semesters at Swarthmore, the courses he took, where he lived, the trouble he caused, whatever. </p>
<p>Lots of intriguing links to explore.</p>