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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Academics definitely dominate at LACs. And the proper term is "LACs," not "SLACs."[/quote] Amherst 31% of students are varsity athletes, Bowdoin is 36%. Similar numbers at other NESCAC schools. Definitely a sporty set of schools, and has students in sports at percentages similar to HS. Big state schools by comparison are low single digits. [/quote] Athletic teams have only so many players. How many kids are on a baseball team, for instance? 20? 25? When you’re talking percentages, you have to be very careful when you’re comparing big state schools, which can have up to 35,000 undergraduates, to SLACs, which have around 2,000 students. Of course, fielding athletic teams at a SLAC is going to require a higher percentage of your student population when you’re talking about a population of 2,000 students.[/quote]
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