Athletes vs everyone else at SLACS?

[Anonymous]

How serous is the social divide for people who have recent experience? How does it manifest? And how problematic is it?

[Anonymous]

Parents of non athletes hate the athletes. Their fellow students don’t.

[Anonymous]

Best I can tell, there is none. Students are friends with a mix of people.

College isn't some John Hughes movie where the jocks and nerds are pitted against each other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents of non athletes hate the athletes. Their fellow students don’t.

This is not an accurate statement. The divide is real at several top LACs. Lacrosse bros are typically the most segregated. next is usually football players.

The most SLAC athlete/non-athlete divides are at Amherst College and at Middlebury College.

Similar athlete/non-athlete divide at all size of colleges & universities, but the larger the school, the less impact it has on a student's day-to-day life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents of non athletes hate the athletes. Their fellow students don’t.

This is not an accurate statement. The divide is real at several top LACs. Lacrosse bros are typically the most segregated. next is usually football players.

The most SLAC athlete/non-athlete divides are at Amherst College and at Middlebury College.

Similar athlete/non-athlete divide at all size of colleges & universities, but the larger the school, the less impact it has on a student's day-to-day life.

And how is it that you’re an expert on the social life of so many liberal arts colleges? And how old are you by the way? Are you a current or recent student or a middle aged parent who graduated college decades ago?

Please tell us your expertise so we know why anything you have to say on this matter is entitled to any weight.

[Anonymous]

Zero divide at D1 Davidson College. No segregation in housing or class schedules leads to friendships among all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents of non athletes hate the athletes. Their fellow students don’t.

This is not an accurate statement. The divide is real at several top LACs. Lacrosse bros are typically the most segregated. next is usually football players.

The most SLAC athlete/non-athlete divides are at Amherst College and at Middlebury College.

Similar athlete/non-athlete divide at all size of colleges & universities, but the larger the school, the less impact it has on a student's day-to-day life.

Nope. As a parent of an Amherst kid - this is not true. No D3 schools gives a crap about athletes. They are all smart kids - some play sports - some dont. No one cares.

[Anonymous]

https://www.gazettenet.com/Amherst-College-places-men-s-lacrosse-program-on-probation-for-racially-charged-incident-33467481

https://www.gazettenet.com/Federal-lawsuit-accuses-Amherst-College-of-racial-discrimination-42008815

https://www.thedailybeast.com/amherst-college-punishes-lacrosse-team-for-racist-incidents

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.gazettenet.com/Amherst-College-places-men-s-lacrosse-program-on-probation-for-racially-charged-incident-33467481

https://www.gazettenet.com/Federal-lawsuit-accuses-Amherst-College-of-racial-discrimination-42008815

https://www.thedailybeast.com/amherst-college-punishes-lacrosse-team-for-racist-incidents

Doesn’t answer OP’s question in the slightest.

[Anonymous]

Huge divide at Skidmore

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents of non athletes hate the athletes. Their fellow students don’t.

This is not an accurate statement. The divide is real at several top LACs. Lacrosse bros are typically the most segregated. next is usually football players.

The most SLAC athlete/non-athlete divides are at Amherst College and at Middlebury College.

Similar athlete/non-athlete divide at all size of colleges & universities, but the larger the school, the less impact it has on a student's day-to-day life.

No most athletes male and female keep pretty separate lives from other students. Workout, practices, study hall, travel and even rooming together off campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents of non athletes hate the athletes. Their fellow students don’t.

This is not an accurate statement. The divide is real at several top LACs. Lacrosse bros are typically the most segregated. next is usually football players.

The most SLAC athlete/non-athlete divides are at Amherst College and at Middlebury College.

Similar athlete/non-athlete divide at all size of colleges & universities, but the larger the school, the less impact it has on a student's day-to-day life.

Nope. As a parent of an Amherst kid - this is not true. No D3 schools gives a crap about athletes. They are all smart kids - some play sports - some dont. No one cares.

Not accurate according to Amherst College study which found a significant divide between athletes and non-athletes at Amherst College.

Report finds divide between athletes and non-athletes at Amherst College:

https://www.gazettenet.com/Amherst-college-assesses-athletics-in-report-7871942

The Boston Globe and The Daily Beast have also published several articles regarding athletic divide at Amherst College.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents of non athletes hate the athletes. Their fellow students don’t.

This is not an accurate statement. The divide is real at several top LACs. Lacrosse bros are typically the most segregated. next is usually football players.

The most SLAC athlete/non-athlete divides are at Amherst College and at Middlebury College.

Similar athlete/non-athlete divide at all size of colleges & universities, but the larger the school, the less impact it has on a student's day-to-day life.

Nope. As a parent of an Amherst kid - this is not true. No D3 schools gives a crap about athletes. They are all smart kids - some play sports - some dont. No one cares.

Not accurate according to Amherst College study which found a significant divide between athletes and non-athletes at Amherst College.

Report finds divide between athletes and non-athletes at Amherst College:

https://www.gazettenet.com/Amherst-college-assesses-athletics-in-report-7871942

The Boston Globe and The Daily Beast have also published several articles regarding athletic divide at Amherst College.

The article is from 2017 and details a report from 2014-15. Biddy Martin is no longer president and every student involved (athletes and non athletes) has graduated and moved on.
I can't speak to Amherst specifically, as I have no first-hand knowledge of the culture there, but you're sharing very outdated information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents of non athletes hate the athletes. Their fellow students don’t.

DCUM parents. This isn’t true of normal people.

[Anonymous]

In season most athletes are too busy to socialize outside of the classroom and practice / game time. Off season they have the same schedule as everyone else.