<p>I was recently admitted (WIN!)</p>
<p>And I feel like I would like Swarthmore, but what does the public think?</p>
<p>About me:
I am a Jewish Northeasterner who wants to study Creative Writing and political science. I enjoy a good hippie/hipster/alternative culture at any school, but was turned off by the extreme level of inwardness I found with the students at Wesleyan. I would like to go to college where students are genuinely engaged with their studies and will take stimulating/intellectual discussions outside of the classrooms. I appreciate diversity and even though I lean left politically, I am somewhat frustrated with an intense level of political correctness to the point where it becomes discriminatory. I'd like to see a diversity of opinions in my school as well in order to have a fuller and more mature conversation. In regards to substances, I'm okay with drugs and alcohol around me but not to where it's the only thing to do for fun.</p>
<p>Would I like Swarthmore?</p>
<p>I think you’d absolutely like Swarthmore! In general, Swat culture errs more towards the geeky side than toward the hipster, though they’re still around. In my experience, Swatties are extremely open towards chatting about anything-- their classes, their beliefs, their favorite foods, or their favorite Doctor (sorry, I am in a Doctor Who phase)-- at any time, which makes for a really friendly student body. 
Professors are cut from a similar cloth, and they’re very enthusiastic and accessible. </p>
<p>Swat’s a great place. Of course, the best way to know is to visit. Are you coming for Ride the Tide?</p>
<p>I think you would very much like Swarthmore. One aspect that my daughter has particularly enjoyed has been the absence of silos occupied by “humanities” and “sciences” (social and natural) folks. My daughter is pre-med with a biology major. But she is passionate about fiction writing and has taken two creative writing classes (she will take two more next year). At Swarthmore these kinds of combinations are supported by faculty and students alike. One of her biology professors is always reminding her of biologists and other scientists he knows who are also fiction writers. This support is really meaningful to her.</p>