tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post115443540018722389..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: Does Swarthmore Reproduce My Family, or Does My Family Reproduce Swarthmore?Gruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1154645753416821942006-08-03T18:55:00.000-04:002006-08-03T18:55:00.000-04:00Of course, when one school has three times as many...Of course, when one school has three times as many applicants for nearly the same number of slots, the opportunities for disappointment are significantly greater.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1154637548365635472006-08-03T16:39:00.000-04:002006-08-03T16:39:00.000-04:00This year is a pretty interesting and rough year f...This year is a pretty interesting and rough year for anyone seeking to get into top ranked schools, because the competition is so stiff. I have a 33 on my ACT, and my essays were the same ones I used to get full admittance into Wellesley and Centre (though they do have a bit lower standards) and tons of honors and volunteer work and the sort, and I still wasn't wait listed.<BR/><BR/>Of course, now I think Centre is probably a better fit for me, so I'm grateful it happened the way it did - I think I'll perform much better at Centre than at Swarthmore, but I still found it amazing I didn't get in numbers-wise (and maybe a teeny bit ego-wise, too, but let's not talk about that...) When 1500 very intelligent people apply for 300 spots, however, it's bound to happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1154539113068841962006-08-02T13:18:00.000-04:002006-08-02T13:18:00.000-04:00I think every generation of alumni since, say, 193...I think every generation of alumni since, say, 1930 has noted that admissions standards keep going up, and wonders if we could be admitted today.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1154535217334115032006-08-02T12:13:00.000-04:002006-08-02T12:13:00.000-04:00I wonder if walking up to Swarthmore and telling t...I wonder if walking up to Swarthmore and telling them I was just going to come would have worked better for me... <BR/>I'm still just a teeny bit bitter about not being admitted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1154454477949809402006-08-01T13:47:00.000-04:002006-08-01T13:47:00.000-04:00It seems that family, as a social structure, takes...It seems that family, as a social structure, takes shape in the context of other social structures. Maybe the spaces where a family meets the rest of society are points in a sort of outline which gives recognizable shape to something like family, which is hard to define. Without family, things like school, church, pol. parties, sports teams, and service organizations would be irrelevant. Social structures are created and sustained by people in and from families. Those same structures give discernable shape to families, thereby defining them. I suppose I'm agreeing with the answer, "Yes."Mark W. Mallmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05289479903239084362noreply@blogger.com