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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of SLACs fit the bill—unless not enough prestigious for you?[/quote]

Which ones?
I have a kid who is a great athlete who is being recruited at two Top10 SLACs and several Top30.
I know Haverford, Swarthmore, Carleton and Colgate put on the academic pressure and I don't want that for my son who has ADHD and feels serious AP burnout in high school as he ends his jr year.

I'm always on the lookout for a SLAC that has a decent reputation but isn't out to kill these kid's spirit. I don't just mean that they give support. That's part of it. I mean which schools don't pile on the work to the point of exhaustion. My opinion based on our own tours is that it might depend more on the professor than the school. The major also matters. Kids on a premed track who have to take organic chemistry are going to suffer no matter where they are.

If someone disagrees, I'd love to hear it.  [/quote]

went thru this exact dilemma with my kiddo - asked the T5 SLAC coach this question during a meeting in his office when I was dropping him off for overnite weekend in the fall - I felt my kid may be in over his head there - coach shrugged pulled up the preread results and said nah admissions thinks he’ll be fine - we passed on his offer of support, and my kid about to graduate from a 10-20 ranked SLAC with a 3.9 gpa (econ major) and six figure job he got from a campus onsite interview.  I’d say go with your gut - we did and i guarantee our result was better with this path - if you’re concerned you’re probably right[/quote]

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