Swarthmore College Admissions

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Tomorrow! Active duty service members and veterans are invited to register for a virtual college fair presented for free. The fair will facilitate direct, live conversations between prospective students interested in pursuing an undergraduate degree and school admissions representatives at 2- and 4-year institutions across the country. --> https://buff.ly/3jstkfg

President Valerie Smith has announced that Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 3 will be treated as a College holiday this year. Classes will not be taught and most staff members will have the day off as a paid holiday.

Fee waivers are available via the Common Application or Coalition Application. All students with financial need are welcome to complete SwatPass to find out if you qualify for an application fee waiver.

Calling all Montana students! Admissions officers from Amherst, Bowdoin, Carleton, Pomona, Swarthmore, and Williams are hosting an information session specifically for you: prospective college students in Montana. We'll discuss the value of a liberal arts education, our individual colleges, and we'll leave plenty of time to answer your questions. https://admissions.bowdoin.edu/register/

Although peak foliage season is forecasted to arrive near the end of the month, Swarthmore's plant life is already bursting forth with wonderful color.

What happens when a college admissions officer gets your application? Learn how Swarthmore Admissions deans approach reading applications, and get tips on the different parts of your application, including your extracurricular activities list, short answer questions, and, of course, the college essay. --> https://buff.ly/2HeI8AB

Join Associate Dean Dion Lewis, Director of the Black Cultural Center, and Assistant Dean Imaani El-Burki, Director Intercultural Center, for a conversation about diversity, equity, and inclusion at Swarthmore. --> https://buff.ly/3gxL1cP

Important update: the Winter Early Decision & Regular Decision deadline is now January 4th. Fall Early Decision deadline is still November 15. We look forward to reading your application!

Swarthmore College is on the traditional and unceded territory of the Lenni-Lenape, whose homeland includes Delaware, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, and southern New York. To recognize this legacy of the land is an expression of gratitude and appreciation to those whose territory we reside on, and a way of honoring the Indigenous people who have been living and working here from time immemorial. For over 10,000 years the Lenni-Lenape have been the caretakers of these lands... and of The River of Human Beings, more commonly known as the Delaware River. The Lenape were the first tribe to sign a treaty with the United States and the first tribe to have land set aside for them in New Jersey. During the 18th century, the Lenni-Lenape were systematically displaced and thousands of Lenape people were forced off their land through violence and deception. By the 1860s, the United States government sent most Lenni-Lenape people to present-day Oklahoma under the Indian Removal Act. A large number of Lenape families though still remain in the area and continue the traditions of their ancestors. Land acknowledgements do not exist in a past tense, and any acknowledgment by itself is a small gesture. It becomes meaningful when coupled with authentic relationships and informed action. But this beginning can be an opening to greater public consciousness of Native sovereignty and cultural rights, a step towards an equitable relationship and reconciliation. This acknowledgement demonstrates a commitment to beginning the process of working to dismantle ongoing legacies of settler colonialism, and to recognize the hundreds of Indigenous Nations who continue to resist, live, and uphold their sacred relations across their lands.

TODAY is the deadline for the 2020 National College Match! High school seniors: Make sure you get your applications in by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time to apply for full four-year scholarships to our college partners. Take this chance to dream big! #DreamBig #NationalCollegeMatch

Discover Swarthmore starts today! We're so excited to meet this year's DSers!

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