Hi everyone! So, as promised, I am going to review a college. Today's post is centered on Haverford College, a liberal arts college in the lovely town of Haverford Pennsylvania.
Basics:
- Haverford, Pennsylvania
- Co-ed
- Accepts 26% of applicants
- Like Swarthmore & Bryn Mawr, founded by...Quakers.
- Total undergraduates usually hovers around 1200 students
Haverford (the town) is supremely cute. There are bakeries and little shops lining the streets. Houses throughout the area are surrounded by woods, but you're never too far from the highway if you want to get to Philadelphia.
So, as my mother and I tried to find the college, we missed the first few minutes of our tour. Luckily, we caught up with the group pretty quickly, right outside the library. I quickly noticed that Haverford, unlike many other colleges I'd visited, did not boast a beautiful campus. I looked beyond that because my tour guide pretty quickly convinced me what an amazing place Haverford is.
Haverford students commit themselves to an honor code. The honor code is atypical--students not only refuse to cheat, but also are enthusiastic about the prospect of being honorable in their studies.
Students declare a major at the end of their sophomore year. Majors range from Anthropology to Spanish, with Computer Science and Growth & Structure of Cities in between. Concentrations include African Studies and Pre-Med, but that's not all. There are 21 others. Double-majoring is discouraged because there is a thesis requirement.
Okay this will be continued... it is harder than I thought!
