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Hanne
Hometown: Oslo, Norway
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Wrote review as: Freshman
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High School: United World College o fthe Adriatic
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What are some stereotypes about Swarthmore students?

That we study until five o'clock in the night just because we're so passionate about what we're doing.

Are the stereotypes accurate?

Most of us do study a lot, yes. Before you find out where your true interests lie that's mostly because the amount of readings and the length of papers you're assigned to write require you to. Later however, when you find your major and everything, you want to work that much and actually stay up because that book actually is really interesting.

Swarthmore Academic Life

The professors make an effort to learn the students' names and make us comfortable about speaking our minds. Class participation is common and intellectual conversations definitely continue outside the classroom. Students are competitive in the sense that they want to improve and do well. I have yet to hear someone asking about somebody else's grades though, Swarthmore students really don't compete against each other. The academic requirements are great because they make you take a variety of classes in the spirit of liberal arts, while at the same time they don't force you to take lots of classes you're not interested in. Also the fact that the first semester of freshman year is pass/fail (meaning that you don't get a letter grade) encourages you to explore subjects you never thought you would study, which you might end up liking a lot, like my East European Prose seminar.

In Closing ...

What's the worst thing about Swarthmore?
Because it's small, our variety of department's is limited. Hence, you should make sure you can find what you're interested in here before you apply.

What's the best thing about Swarthmore?
the beautiful campus

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