<p>sounds good, heres the site for the phily airport: <a href="http://www.phl.org/flashterminalmap.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.phl.org/flashterminalmap.html</a> if you guys want to check it out. see you in 2 days!
oh yeah, pittsburgh has i think like 50 sunny days out of the year? we live with overcast.</p>
<p>Woo! Discovery Weekend!</p>
<p>I'm a Chinese guy, about 5'11" 145, and tomorrow I'll be wearing a blue hoodie and jeans. If you recognize me, come say hi.</p>
<p>haha. that physical description fits me pretty much exactly.
except i'll be in a red hoodie and khakis.</p>
<p>a sleeping bag is a ***** to pack... basially takes up the whole suitcase!</p>
<p>Me=5-4, azn, look at the link on my profile</p>
<p>ok cya there :)</p>
<p>arr. crazy weekend.</p>
<p>
achu1 must be Arthur Chu.
Arthur Chu was my host this past weekend...</p>
<p>So How was it?</p>
<p>so, those of you who attended, let's hear some details! What made it "crazy"? How was your host? What did you think of the activities you attended?</p>
<p>Fun fun fun. We ate, walked around and talked to people. That's about all i can say. I stayed out til like 3 AM all the nights and did stuff. I can't elaborate.</p>
<p>Did you sit in on classes? Since Swarthmore is one of the most academically-focused schools around I wonder how they had you sample that overriding aspect of school life.</p>
<p>the classes were nice, small and very intense. The professors seemed really down to earth and had no trouble explaining concepts to people who didn't understand. very relaxed setting, small rooms though. i sat in on an engineering class: mechanics of solids, and there were only around 10 people in the class.</p>
<p>I sat in on an Intro to Econ class and an Evolution (biology/genetics) class. Both were pretty small, especially considering they were freshmen/sophomore classes, and seemed pretty interesting. And had I gotten more sleep the night before I would've remembered more of them.</p>
<p>The Econ department has a maximum cap of 25 students per class. They are teaching 7 sections of Intro Econ this fall, each with about 20 students.</p>
<p>The English and Political Science departments do the same thing. However, instead of breaking the same class up into multiple sections, they offer a variety of courses that all serve as an "intro" course. I think the English department teaches most of theirs as "freshmen seminars", capped at 12.</p>
<p>As for being sleepy: That's why they have coffee bars in two of the main academic buildings: Kohlberg and the Science Center. Mandatory pit stop for a cup of joe on the way to class.</p>
<p>I sat in on an American Politics class with Professor Reeves, who is absolutely AMAZING and a socio-anthro class called Social Movements in Latin America. The academics were in fact top-notch, but what made me fall in love with the college were the students I met.
The visit definitely made my interest level increase. I even had enough time to take the train into Philly on Sunday evening.</p>
<p>I sat in on an international politics class and harmony and counterpoint I. Both were quite intense and taught by professors, the latter by the head of the music department (in an intro level class too!).</p>
<p>Meestasi,
Yes, my S took both of those classes at Swat. Part of the allure of Swat (as well as many other LAC's), is that all of the classes are taught by professors. Absolutely no T.A.'s. You are just as likely to have your class taught by the head of the department as opposed to anyone else.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback...it sounds great!</p>
<p>My henna tattoo is kind of wearing off.</p>
<p>the one on my wrist is still going strong but my hand one is losing it's gusto after some compulsive handwashing</p>
<p>Jimmy, the eyes on mine are gone but the thick bands are still there. I was surprised at how dark it got.</p>
<p>Haha, Chris, did anyone in Reno comment about how the eyes looked like breasts?</p>