I think kids are more PC here than open.

I have been at Haverford for three years now and the only thing that has kept me sane is being abroad right now and my friends on campus. For being a so-called liberal and open-minded campus, people hide behind the label of being liberal when in fact they are just as prejudiced and ignorant. They are just not as overt. The administration is shady and they only do what is best for them. If anything of major concern happens and could possibly jeopardize the Haverford name, they will do their best to protect their name. I have felt highly unhappy at this school many times. When I am on campus I find I get depressed easily because as a black male, I just don't feel like I'm a part of the community. I have walked on the path at night and have had people walk/run to avoid being near me. When people pass each otehr at this school, they will not acknowledge each other or even make eye contact. People are extremely socially awkward and it bothers me more than I can describe. If I could re-choose my college, I would probably not do anything different only because I have met the best friends of my life at this school and have endured so much with them. I could have been much happier anywhere else but I wouldn't be as aware of the subtle racism and discrimination which permeates even the most open-minded and liberal of liberal arts schools. If you come to this school, you will receive a fine education and you will learn how to work however you sacrifice a bit of your humanity. My advice would be to learn what you like to do and while you're not studying, do as much of it as possible to stay sane.

I love Haverford, but it is a small school and the students are very focused on academics. If you want to party a lot, this is probably not the place for you.

As a Fine Arts major, I feel terribly overlooked in terms of academics. There are few option in terms of classes, the major requirements are a joke, and the facilities are shabby. Yes, we are able to take classes at Penn, but with the numner of students at Penn already taking these classes and rigidness of each schools scheduling, it's nearly impossible. And the heads in the Fine Arts Department feel like you're giving them the finger if you try to take a class there.

I wish before I had come to Haverford someone would have told me about how much Bryn Mawr is a part of the school. Mawrters, as they are called, are in all our classes and are constantly hanging around on the weekends. For a woman on campus, it can be a little frustrating because the Mawrters make it so there are two women to every guy on campus. Mostly though I just find it annoying and I was really surprised by it when I came here. Beware: Almost every singe Haverford guy-Bryn Mawr girl relationship/hook up I have witnessed has ended with massive amounts of regret on the Haverford end!

The school is small but don't think you'll ever get to know even everyone's story in your year. You can take classes UPenn or the other small school in the area (Bryn Mawr, Swatmore). I tend to party all around so anything within a 5 mile radius is fare game (3 other schools). There is a huge mall near-by (KOP). The food is really bad and sometimes the work can get crazy if you don't stay on top of it. If you do come here make sure you do get off campus every once in a while cause a small campus can get smaller when you trying to avoid people.

The campus is beautiful and covered in trees and flowers. the gym is state of the art with plenty of space for everyone. Classrooms are very well equipped as well, especially chemistry labs.

One of more the interesting things about Haverford is the guy/girl ratio. Although Haverford guys are only slightly outnumbered by Haverford girls, when you factor in Bryn Mawr (an all-girls school, five minutes away, buses run to and from there every ten minutes, any Bryn Mawr student can take classes at Haverford and vice-versa, etc), the ratio becomes about 4 girls to 1 guy. For straight men, this is good news. A disproportionate number of my straight male friends have girlfriends. For gay men and straight women, the dating environment is less hospitable. A couple of my gay male friends are really dissatisfied with the dating environment at Haverford. Because Haverford is such a small school and guys are so few, there's usually only around 15 out gay men at Haverford each year. And while there are many more straight men, many of them have girlfriends, so there's usually a bit of unfriendly competition between Haverford girls and Bryn Mawr girls over the remaining guys.

The DC isn't as bad as people say. We just like having something to bitch about. Every time the DC has a themed-meal or comes up with a new name for the vegetable soup I think, "Aw, DC, you try so hard for us!" Oh, and everyone's going to tell you about Mrs. Dubin who swipes cards and John Francon who looks like Mr. Clean. But everyone who works at Haverford is awesome!

Class participation is very common, sometimes even when it is just a lecture class. I can't really say much about classes because I'm only a freshman, but the teachers tend to focus around the students and like discussions and questions. Students here aren't very competitive on the outside, maybe internally they are, because of the Honor Code. Which leads to studying, it's easy to get a study group together and it's the normal amount of studying: 3 hours for every 1 hour in class. I'm pissed that they don't have a fine arts minor. But other then that the academic requirements are acceptable, not so different than other colleges I believe.

There is a ridiculous number of clubs at Haverford. Haverford has clubs for affinity groups (religious organizations, political networks, ethnic groups, women's groups, the Sexuality and Gender Alliance, etc), sports, dance, improve theatre, and music. There are so many options that you probably won't have time to do everything you want, but it's nice to know it's there. For example, if you want to try singing a cappella, you can join one of the eight groups on campus. Think about it. There are only 1,200 students on campus and still there are eight a cappella groups. Nearly 10% of Haverford sings a cappella! Crazy! In terms of sports, leave your football helmet at home. We've been undefeated (i.e. without football) since 1972. Baseball, basketball, cross country, cricket (the only collegiate varsity team in the U.S., by the way), fencing, lacrosse, softball, soccer, squash, tennis, track and field, and volleyball are the varsity sports. Club sports include crew, golf, rugby, and ultimate frisbee. On the weekends there are parties as well as other, non-alcoholic events. Fords Against Boredom (FAB) is a group that works hard to organize events like trips to see plays in Philly, quizzo, and campus-wide games like a photo scavenger hunt and water tag (otherwise known as "Assasin"). There's a dance about once a month, as well as some kind of musical performance every weekend. Late night food is available at the Coop or Lunt Basement. There is also a 24 hour Wawa within walking distance. There are no fraternities or sororities. The dating scene is also notoriously lacking, probably because there are so few people. I know Fords in relationships, but it is not as common as at other colleges and universities. Philadelphia is a short SEPTA (regional railway) ride away, so there are always things to do there. Common attractions include the Philadelphia Museum of Art, South Street, and various cheesesteak places.

A small school with a lot to be proud of. The close-knit community makes it more unusual NOT to be known by a majority of the campus than the reverse. The "HaverBubble," the invisible, intangible bubble that encloses us from the outside world and allows a unique Haverford culture to develop, is something we both love and hate: Haverford is both an kind of flawed utopia and also false idyll from real life. We maintain a strong relationship with Bryn Mawr, the women's college down the road, diversifying the social, academic, and cultural scene. It's true, though, that the food really could be better.

They're pretty accurate.

One of the biggest controversies at Haverford during my time was when former president Tom Tritton wanted to expand the school from 1200 to 1500 kids. This is a telling story about the way Haverford works and what makes it unique. President Tritton wanted to expand the student body slightly so that the arts could receive more funding, given that the sciences and the athletic department had both received brand new buildings within the last five years. Well, his idea received so much backlash that he quickly pulled it off the table. It's not that no one wants to support the arts at Haverford; rather, the idea of expanding the school by a mere 300 students made almost everyone uncomfortable. What makes Haverford so unique is how small it is, and how that size creates an intimacy that few colleges can claim to foster. Adding 300 students, albeit a small step, could lead to Haverford becoming just like every other school in the future, and no one wanted that to happen.

There are so many teachers compared to students that many of my professors know my name. Whatever you major in the professors will definitely know your name so that's really cool. Students aren't really competitive since you can't really tell the grade out in the open which is good and i tend to have very intellectual conversations with my friends since they are all so smart in different aspects. The education is very difficult when it comes to classes. You have to work for a good grade but the diploma goes far in the real world since a lot of important people know Haverford. The honor code plays a huge role in academics because i loved the idea of either having take home tests or self-scheduled finals.

Oh yeah.

It's really a school that no one has heard of out of the small liberal arts realm or the northeast nearby. Its really an amazing school with a great student-run community. Customs week where the freshman get to bond with the people they live with, really bond, it's great and makes the most of the year. ardmore and haverford is great, but most things happen on campus, where most students are anyway. people think i'm going to a bad school, cuz they've never heard of it, but it's amazing academics mixed with people who are brilliant, even though you would never expect it. everyone is a closet nerd, or proud nerd. people are pretty proud to come here and be intelligent while having a great time. the honor code is everything here. everyone is honestly trustworthy and held accountable to the honor code by themselves. i think that everyone truly abides by it and that makes me feel very safe here and i never have to worry about my things that i leave anywhere on campus. we've never really had to lock up our doors at any point during the year because haverford people follow the honor code

Completely false. While some of the kids are different, it is a fun place to go to college. The parties are fun and playing a sport really helps.