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[quote=Anonymous][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. [b]I also don't know why you would make this distinctions.[/b] 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]

Some feel the athlete-non athlete divide is more significant when there’s a difference in academic qualifications that earned admission. That specific concern is lessened for athletes not recruited. [/quote]

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