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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rising jr is interested in small liberal arts colleges. Obviously fit is important and so we need to visit. But there are so many -- how do we begin narrowing it down to a reasonable list? His preferences: no large divide between athletes and everyone else, leaning liberal without constant emphasis on identity politics, and students leaning more toward PhD programs than finance/wall street.[/quote]
Avoid NESCAC due to high athlete percentages.
Carleton sounds about right.[/quote]

Do not avoid NESCAC, these are wonderful LACs. Look at your school's Naviance or Scoir data and see what looks likely. Then visit a few to see how they feel and talk to the tour guide about athlete/student divide. It's not a big deal at many schools. More of an issue on DCUM.[/quote]

The whole Athlete/NARP divide is a DCUM reality, not a campus reality. My athlete student has a big friend group which includes many non-athlete. They hang out together, they come to visit during breaks, overall pretty normal. Athletes do spend a lot of social time with their teamamtres but people here on DCUM play things like they are two different worlds and they aren't.[/quote]
Completely agree. DS is not an athlete but his best friend, as well as many in his friend group, are D1 athletes. His experience is that the divide is a made up construct.[/quote]
D1 schools have a lower athlete percentage. We are talking about D3 and, in particular, NESCAC.[/quote]

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