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Junior Visit Day

image of Clothier Belltower and the big Adirondack chair

Each spring, Swarthmore College hosts a program just for high school juniors. At our Junior Visit Day, we can’t answer all of your questions (about life) (or physics) (or Greek mythology) (or engineering) (or politics), but we can walk you through the college admissions and financial aid processes. 

At Swarthmore we do things just a little bit differently. While we hope you fall in love with our beautiful campus, brilliant and diverse student body, amazing professors, and collaborative community, our Junior Visit Day program is not intended to knock you over the head with why you should apply. Sure, we’ll show and share Swarthmore with you – but the program is mostly about demystifying the general college admissions process. We’ll conduct workshops, talk about writing essays, and answer your questions about financial aid. So whether you know Swarthmore is the place for you or you’re just starting the college search process, you won’t want to miss it.

2025 Junior Visit Day Program Schedule

Saturday, May 17, 2025
Event

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Check-In with Complimentary Breakfast and Research Poster Display. It is highly recommended to arrive before 8:45!

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Welcome & Keynote Address

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Options Block A: Information Session, Jump off the Page Essay Workshop, Admissions Q&A and How to Best Support Your Student, Arboretum Tour

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Options Block B: Jump off the Page Essay Workshop, Admissions Q&A and How to Best Support Your Student, Financial Aid 101, Arboretum Tour

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Lunch

12:30 p.m. -1:15 p.m.

Campus Tour

1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Campus Tour 

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Optional Sessions: Engineering Panel or Garnet Athletics Facilities Tour with Q&A

 

We look forward to seeing you on our campus soon!