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[quote=Anonymous][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]

This is ridiculous because nobody knows who is recruited or not outside of the coaches and maybe some members of the team. I have a DS at an Ivy who was a walk on -- so, no, he got no help in the admissions process and is an incredibly strong student. But when he tells the non-athletes at his school or his professors that he's a member of a varsity team, he doesn't say, "oh, and btw, I was a walk on so I'm actually just as smart as everyone else." Naturally, people will assume he's not as smart/qualified as his non-athlete classmates, but they quickly realize they're wrong. Also, if you think there aren't very smart recruited athletes at these schools, you are naive. Many of my kid's recruited teammates are super bright and talented. Plus, my son considered Williams/Amherst and would have been recruited there...trust me, his qualifications are not less than the non-athletes.[/quote]

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