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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is just starting to put a college list together.  She's a really driven kid - works extremely hard (school) and plays even harder (plays multiple sports and watches/follows college/pro teams in her free time).

She's looking for campus-focused (not city) schools that would be a good fit - basically with kids who share her academic drive and love of sports.

So far we've got Duke, Michigan, and maybe Northwestern. Other ideas?  Are there any Ivys or DIII schools that are particularly sports-focused - like where the whole school gets into it? She really likes the rah-rah school spirit stuff. :)[/quote]

Of any Ivy, Princeton would come the closest, as it has the highest winning percentage across sports and students celebrate league titles with things like bonfires.

https://www.collegemagazine.com/which-ivy-league-school-has-the-most-dominant-sports-teams/

https://www.princeton.edu/news/2021/11/22/bonfire-crowds-celebrate-football-wins-and-re-ignition-community-princeton-fall

But neither Princeton nor any other Ivy is going to have the sports focus of a big state school or privates like Duke and Notre Dame.  That’s just not the current culture of the Ivies, which is to celebrate individual pursuits more than team sports. [/quote]

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