i’m an mtf prospective student. i know PA varies county-to-county in terms of trans safety, and last i heard Swarthmore was in a pretty good place, but i want to hear it from people who’ve actually lived it.
how are the dorms set up? are they split by agab, or identified gender, or are they gender neutral?
is there a larger queer community on campus i can go to for support?
Cost Constraints / Budget
No issues, parents can pay full fees anywhere
GPA, Rank, and Test Scores
Junior Year Coursework:
AP calc bc class grade 86% (AP exam 4) , AP chemistry class grade 86% (AP exam 3), AP physics 1 class grade 94% (AP exam 4), Adv seminar victorian literature class grade 82% (1st semester regular english 97%), adv seminar latin class grade 96%, regular US history 92% (1st semester APUSH 78%)
Senior Year classwork:
Adv statistics, Adv biology, Adv Ancient greek, Adv micro, Adv macro, Adv science journalism, legal principles and trial advocacy, regular american literature, psychology
Awards : Junior Year AP scholar, NLE magna cum laude, High list for the US school. previous year in the UK Gold award in UKMT Kangaroo
Extracurriculars
200 hours of volunteering in junior year in school guided activities
Astronomy python project using Keppler data deposited in Github,
Pioneer research program scholar summer of junior to senior year, studying american consumerism
Co-author for data analysis on 5 medical papers submitted for publication to peer-reviewed journals, two accepted for publication
Varisty athlete in 3 sports: XC, Swimming and outdoor track with presence in the VISAA state champs for all of them
Membership of AAS
* Just wanted to see what people think as my profile is not a usual domestic or international one.
I recently received some information about Orchestra and Wind Ensemble auditions.
Going in, it was my intent to continue my musical endeavors at least a little bit after high school and I was excited to see all that I could try at Swarthmore. Then I realized that, even with the lowkey audition process described, I can't even imagine having any sort of piece/repertoire to play for an audition. I was never the best player of any instrument and I don't really know what to expect in the future. Should I take this as a sign that perhaps the repertoire of these ensembles would eat me up and perhaps now (at my current skill level) would not be the best time to be looking into this stuff?
If that is not the case, any recommendations or advice on how to move forward, both in what to expect in any Swarthmore ensemble or the audition process? Anything is much appreciated!
Hi everyone. Im an international student and as moving in day is coming up im getting more and more anxious. I have already filled many forms and sent lots of documents. I am worried about the amount of steps i should take to get fully ready and focused for academics there in the beginning . can u give any tips for the initial processes like cards/documents/sim cards? is it not as overwhelming as it seems? thank u