Social life

<p>Ok, so I am a relatively social person, but I do NOT like parties. I truly don't have an interest in that, I'd rather just have a close group of friends. So how common is partying at Swarthmore? Is it necessary to attend them to have a social life?</p>

<p>nope. not at all. personally i don’t drink or “party” in the typical sense, but i definitely hang out with friends a LOT on weekends (days/nights). you’ll find that whatever you want to do here (play beer pong all night, study, play board games, go to olde club or listen to music, go into philly, go to haverford or bryn mawr,…) you will probably find someone who wants to do it with you. people here are not judgmental if you don’t like “partying.” let me assure you: i feel no pressure to drink or to go out.</p>

<p>there’s pub nite at paces on thursday nights, friday nights are lowkey here – thursday and saturday are the typical going-out nights, and then there are parties at the frats on weekends, in addition to people who might host their own parties in paces or olde club or wherever. </p>

<p>that being said, you may not want to attend those things now, but when you get here you might end up checking them out. shows at olde club is awesome (they bring in swat musicians and local musicians). that’s not really a party but is an example of an event here that lots of students like going to!</p>

<p>so. in sum. no pressure (that i’ve ever sensed as someone who doesn’t drink or 'party). lots of options for what you want to do. lots of different people here who would love to do whatever. hope this helps!</p>

<p>Alright cool. </p>

<p>Another question, if my boyfriend attends another school in the area…like Penn or Haverford, how often would I get to see him? Would it basically just be a weekend thing?</p>

<p>That would be up to you, your class schedule, your extracurriculars, etc…as well as his. Your priorities also come into play. Bottom line is…maybe it would be? But only you can know that for sure.</p>

<p>I guess what my question really meant was how much free time do people usually have during the week…or does it range a lot between people?</p>

<p>How much free time you have during the week will vary widely depending on how much time you devote to activities outside of class. I’d say you can expect to have anywhere between 10 and 16 hours of class a week depending on how many credits you take and how many lab courses you are in. Other than that, what you do with your extra time is up to you, so, like most things, it’s a trade off. If you stick to just your courses, you should find plenty of time to get off campus, even during the week. If you decide to commit yourself to clubs, sports teams, social action groups, a campus job, whatever, you will obviously need to devote time to that, time which will not be available for visiting. </p>

<p>Basically, it’s all up to you and how you feel it is best to balance.</p>

<p>Ok that sounds good. In the end as long we can see each other once a week we’ll be happy.</p>

<p>Thanks for your help!</p>

<p>Also, I know the transport infrastructure supports trips to Haverford and Penn because of the consortium, as in I think the train stops in them.</p>

<p>So yeah, you can hop the Septa (commuter rail) to University City (UPenn), in just about a 20 minute ride from campus. Access to Haverford is simple via the TriCo shuttle (there is no direct train from Swat to HC), which operates daily between the campuses, but at varying frequencies depending on time and day.</p>