<p>I have to choose between Weslyan and Swarthmore. I dont know what to do. Im an international student and I have never lived in a small city (I prefer larger schools), but I want to go to a selective graduate school. If I go to swarthmore I will probably study engineering and if I go to Weslyan I will study computer science. In my SAT my math is good for both schools but my critical reading and writing are bad. What should I do? Pls help me.</p>
<p>I havenât gotten a thread update from this site in ages. My last visit was in 2011! Blast from the past. </p>
<p>Anyways  I went to Swarthmore. Itâs fantastic for graduate school preparation. More of my former classmates seem to be in graduate school than in jobs. I think it also has a slightly stronger reputation than Wesleyan ⊠and it is also closer to a major city than Wesleyan is. That said, Wesleyan probably would have been my #2 or #3 choice after Swarthmore, so I donât think you can go too wrong.</p>
<p>Sani,
What do you mean that you have to choose? Are you only able to apply to one of them?
Swarthmore students tend to have both strong math and CR scores.</p>
<p>Swarthmore is located in a suburb of the city of Philadelphia. It takes about 25 minutes to get there by train. Wesleyan is located sort of in the middle of Connecticut, not that close to a big city. Wesleyanâs student body is significantly larger than Swarthmoreâs.</p>
<p>They are both excellent colleges. Swarthmore is more selective and difficult to be admitted to.</p>
<p>I just read through this very quickly and I think that a few things have changed in the five years since it was started. One is that Wesleyan is no longer need-blind. OTOH, neither school is need-blind for international students which is interesting, given Interesteddadâ s lengthy exegesis at the beginning of the thread. I think whatâs happened is that with the âhigh need, high tuitionâ business model being tested to such an extent that with every recommendation for a Swarthmore or a Wesleyan should also come the proviso, âConsult their Net Price Calculator, first.â</p>
<p>Another is that Wesleyanâs influence on popular culture has only grown stronger; five years ago, I donât think anyone could answer with any degree of confidence, those three eternal questions, âWho is Don Draper?â, âWhat do the initials HIMYM stand for?â Or, âHow do you pronounce, Quvenzhane?â</p>
<p>Sani,</p>
<p>I donât understand what you mean by âI have to choose between Wesleyan and Swarthmore.â Did you get accepted early decision to both Swarthmore and Wesleyan? If so, that seems to be a violation of the Early Decision agreement. Itâs my understanding that you can only apply to one school Early Decision I, you must say that school is your first choice and agree to attend that school if admitted (assuming the financial aid is workable). </p>
<p>If you have only been accepted to one school ED, then you are supposed to attend that school.</p>
<p>If you are anticipating getting accepted to both Wesleyan and Swarthmore in RD, then you have 3 months to wait and a month after that to make your decision, assuming that you get admitted to both, which is not a sure thing for anyone.</p>
<p>Or is it that for some reason you can only apply to one school or the other?</p>