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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]this is the problem with SLACs in general imo[/quote]

There’s quite a range though.  Williams and a few others are at the high end in terms of athletes being around 40%. A school like Carleton will be around 20%. I personally think athlete v non-athlete is less of an issue than recruited athlete vs non-athlete.  [b]It’s not easy figuring out what % are walk-ons vs recruits but all have some walk-ons, probably more than lots of people realize[/b].  [/quote]

I doubt this is true -- maybe more for women's sports than men's because of Title IX, but walking on to a team at a school like Williams is not easy. I also don't know why you would make this distinctions. Once walk ons are on the team, they're treated just like the recruited athletes. So the appropriate distinction is between varsity athletes and non-varsity athletes. Honestly, I think I'm not sure I'd want my kids to go to a NESCAC as a non-athlete (except Tufts, which is bigger). [/quote]

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