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Ask a Transfer Swattie

A group of Swarthmore students sit on the grass in dappled shade on the campus of Swarthmore College.

Want to learn more about the transfer student experience at Swarthmore? We encourage you to read bios of two recent transfer students below and ask questions of a current student on our Ask a Swattie page. Profiles of recent international Swarthmore students can be found on our Meet an International Swattie page.

The below student profiles are here for reference. Please ask a question of our current student representatives here

Meet a Transfer Swattie

Yusra ’24

Yusra ’24

Yusra ’24 is from Jenkintown, PA and Karachi, Pakistan. She is pursuing a special major in English literature and educational studies with a minor in Asian studies. She is a vice president on the board of the Muslim Student Association (MSA), a member of Deshi, and a volunteer with First Place Swarthmore (tutoring refugee families). She is also a co-leader of the new Urdu language table called Bazm-e-Urdu. “Hello there! Yusra here. Having been through the transfer process, I understand the frustrations and challenges that often arise, especially when the pool of transfer students is limited. As such, I'm here to help you navigate the process and share my personal experience as a transfer student from Community College of Philadelphia. Swarthmore has been the ideal place for me to continue and contribute my varied and diverse educational experiences and I will be glad to talk to you about my time here."

Sarah ’24

Sarah ’24

Sarah ’24 is from Oakland, CA. She is a psychology major with minors in religion and peace & conflict studies. On campus, she is a psychology researcher, is involved in music through independent voice lessons, chamber music, and choir. She’s also a member of several student groups including improv club, Kehilah, Muslim Student Association, swing dance, salsa dance, and frisbee.