<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>So I was admitted through the early write, and I'm super psyched! However, I don't think I can attend Ride the Tide due to other commitments I have during that time frame :( </p>
<p>Do you think that if I visit a day over my spring break (April 2-9) and sit in on a class, etc. I should get the same feel? What is done differently at RTT that I would miss out on? Thanks!</p>
<p>Edit - I have not visited before.</p>
<p>That would be fine. Eat lunch in Sharples or hang out in one of the coffee bars at Kohlberg or the Scence Center. Pick out a class from the Tri-Co online catalog (not a senior honors seminar) and e-mail the prof asking if it would be an appropriate class and OK to sit in. Who knows? My daughter had the prof e-mail back the Dostoevsky short-novel to read in preparation for the class!</p>
<p>I’m not positive, but you could probably arrange an overnight visit and stay in a dorm room with a current student, if you want to. Just bring some homework because typically Swatties will have to do some themselves, so don’t be offended if they turn you loose to fend for yourself for a few hours.</p>
<p>I personally did not attend Ride the Tide before coming to Swat, but I did go to Discovery Weekend, now known as Discover Swarthmore before attending Swarthmore, and I heard the programs are similar. Yes, it is different and you will miss out on the activities planned by various groups on campus, the student panel, faculty panel, acapella performances, etc., but honestly coming here during a time when another 400+ prospective students are not roaming around campus will give you a much better feel for what it’s actually like to go to Swarthmore. </p>
<p>Like interesteddad said, you could arrange an overnight stay with a current student, get to know people on campus, ask them questions, and really see what it’s like to be a Swattie. I don’t know if just coming to campus and hanging around the school would have much of an impression on you because my personal view is that the best part about Swarthmore is the people who go there, so if you’re not interacting with the students and getting to know them then I think you would be missing out. If you really can’t stay over, at least come take a tour and bug the tour guide with lots of questions about student life and whatever else you want to know! If all else fails, then just come here in the fall ;]</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>