<p>Guys, we are doing the info/tour on saturday
is there anything that we should not miss while we are there?
If u can give us a few ideas to enhance our visit we would be greatful.
thanks</p>
<p>Hang out in Kohlberg coffee bar/ and or the science center coffee bar for a few minutes, maybe in the late moment. That gives you a sense of a large part of what ‘work’ may look like, and why having a lot of work at swat can be fun, not stressful. Eat at sharples.</p>
<p>If you have the time, take a walk in the Crum and see if you can find Crumhenge. Go to the academic departments you are interested in and read the bulletin boards (that advice goes for any college visit).</p>
<p>You are going at a great time. This weekend is Family Weekend. </p>
<p>Take advantage of all the activities and make sure to attend at least one of the lectures given for the parents. Here is a link to what has been planned. [Swarthmore</a> College :: Family Weekend Home :: Weekend Events](<a href=“http://www.swarthmore.edu/x21435.xml]Swarthmore”>http://www.swarthmore.edu/x21435.xml) Do not be at all apprehensive about attending any of it. You will be welcomed enthusiastically. You will learn a lot about the school.</p>
<p>Have fun!</p>
<p>It’s absolutely going to be a great weekend. Just be prepared for the fact that parking will be impossible. In addition to Family Weekend, there are several home games, plus the USACFC National Championships (fencing), with forty-one visiting teams.</p>
<p>Wow. Saturday has some fantastic events:</p>
<p>**President Chopp Q&A at 10:30 in Lang Music Center. **That concert hall has a huge glass wall behind the stage overlooking the Crum Woods.</p>
<p>The Crum Woods Tour at 1:00 pm.</p>
<p>**The Scott Arboreteum Tour at 1:00. **Swarthmore has so many stunning little quiet gardens. Two of my favorite places are the Fragrance Garden at Clothier Bell Tower and the Teaching Garden behind the Scott Arboreteum offices.</p>
<p>**Conversations with Study Abroad students at 1:30. **What a fantastic way to interact with some Swarthmore students.</p>
<p>**Drama Board theater production at 2 pm. **Theater is one of Swarthmore’s strengths. Usually cutting edge.</p>
<p>Alumni Speaker. 2006 Nobel Prize winning Physicist John Mather on the Big Bang theory of the universe. 2:30 Back in the concert hall overlooking the woods. </p>
<p>Faculty Talk. Econ professor Mark Kuperberg on the Recession. 4:00 pmThis guy is hilarious.</p>
<p>**Faculty Talk. Robert Rehak on Avatar and the Future of Film. 4:00 pm **</p>
<p>**Accapella Singing. The Essence of Soul, under the bell tower. 4:30. **</p>
<p>The place is going to be crawing with Swatties and their families. Campus is gorgeous in the spring. Have fun!</p>
<p>Two options on parking if things are really crazy. You could park at the mall on the Baltimore Pike and walk to campus (3/4 mile). </p>
<p>Or take the SEPTA R3 train to the station right on campus.</p>
<p>I would attend President’s Chopp’s talk. She’s wonderful and you’ll get a sense of her vision for the future.</p>
<p>President Chopp’s talk will probably be interesting, but to be honest I really don’t think how you feel about the President of any college or universities talk should be a factor in your choice of schools - basically you’d be going by how good a public speaker the president is.</p>
<p>We are going and can’t wait to hear Physicist John Mather’s speak!</p>
<p>Chopp’s event is a Q & A session, so you’ll be hearing her and Dean Campbell and Provost Connie Hungerford answer questions from families of current Swarthmore students. I think it would be good to get a sense of Swarthmore.</p>
<p>This will be Rebecca Chopp’s first time as Swarthmore’s President at Family Weekend, so I’m looking forward to hearing what she has to say. After hearing Al Bloom for a number of years, I’m interested in hearing Rebecca Chopp’s take on Swarthmore.</p>
<p>I had Connie Hungerford for Art History… long time ago!</p>
<p>OOOH, I am sooo jealous!!! We went last year but we can’t fly up this weekend. The campus was absolutely breathtaking.</p>
<p>I got to meet Pres Chopp during her tour around the country. I think that you all will enjoy hearing her speak. I miss Al Bloom. Too bad they can’t take turns…</p>
<p>Video or audio of most of Chopp’s Alumni Q&A sessions is available at the Swarthmore website. She’s been terrific.</p>
<p>Guys
thanks for all the insight,the weather here has been awesome so it should be a very nice day
hope to see some of u there</p>
<p>We visited swarthmore today for the first time. Living only an hour away I was amazed at how beautiful the campus was. The tour/info session went very well. Had lunch in the dining hall and roamed the campus for a short time afterward.
My son left the campus with a big smile on his face.
As many of you had stated it was friends and family weekend.It was nice seeing so many generations of families walking the campus and appearing to be happy to be back at home.</p>
<p>The students and the staff were very friendly and accomadating.
Thanks again for all your input.</p>
<p>Only negative was that the pool was closed for a few hours so we missed seeing the aquatic center.My son will be swimming for swarthmore if he is fortunate to get accepted so that would have been nice to see.</p>
<p>Have a great day.</p>
<p>fleischmo, did you go on the tour? Can I ask if you went on the 10 or 11 o’clock tour? What impression did you get? I’d be very interested to know what struck you. It was a gorgeous day, wasn’t it?</p>
<p>Endi
my son and I went on the 10:00 tour.the tour/tour guide in itself was not that impressive, but after going on many last year with my older daughter, I have learned that those should not, when not the greatest, effect ones opinion.
I was impressed that the dorms were not segregated by years and you had guaranteed on campus living for all four years. you had freshman with upperclassman living side by side… that I think can be very helpful in adjusting to the new environment.you will have an entire floor of friends to guide you with class selection,what proffessor to take etc. each door had the students name,where they were from and the number of states and foreign countries amazed us in its diversity. the campus itself is beautiful.
as soon as you begin walking the campus and if you are lucky enough to hear the bell tower, your thoughts automatically go to “this is what a college campus should be like”. there were many small areas where students could just grab a seat and study. the staff in the dining hall were friendly.
one of the things that my son had put on his list of characteristics for his top college was one where he did not have to stress about his items/property being stolen if they were unattended. granted, this is not a real world philosophy, but it is definatelty a nice thought to have. at lunch a group of three students walked in, grabbed the table behind us and each of them put their belongings on the table and walked around the corner to get their lunch. they did it simultaneously,like they have done it so many times before. nowhere is perfect but it was definately a nicety. I realize that this will be a reach school both financially as well as academically but it has moved to the top of the list in my sons eyes. the info session was headed by just one person, not a panel of students,faculty etc. she was very informative and held a great question answer
style of speaking. she expressed how important the idea of learning to actually learn was deeply rooted in their philosophy rather than the learn to do well on a test mentality. the closeness of the students and professors was pointed out along with the small class size. it really seems to be a great learning environment and the type of place my son would feel most comfortable.
next for my son is a meeting with the swim coach.</p>
<p>Wow, you could write the brochure! I was there, too, for Parents Weekend, and my experience is that all of what you suspect is true–the very personal education, the closeness, the humane Quaker philosophy. It’s a great place.</p>