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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]LACs and SLACs can be appealing for lots of students. However... outside of Williams, Amherst, and maybe Pomona and Swarthmore, every non-recruited athlete straight male is thinking - is there a place for me here? And often the answer is no.

These are tiny schools. And the vibe is generally very rejective of straight non-athlete males. And for 17 year old boys that is a very big deal. LACS/SLACS aren't getting these guys anymore. It's a problem. [/quote]
Utter nonsense.[/quote]

NP. I don't think it is nonsense. I'm looking at my kid's WASP class list and a huge percentage (seems like at least 70%) of the boys, in particular, are athletes. SO MANY. Not sure how my NARP boy will feel socially, but my guess is he'll find his nice, nerdy little tribe. We'll see.[/quote]

My DD was WASP-bound until the accepted students day.  She felt a weird bro vibe from the many of the men, and a friendly but cliquey atmosphere in general. She felt it was the opposite of the egghead atmosphere she expected.

She's headed to a larger school. I was disappointed, as I've always held SLACs to be the ideal for undergraduate education, but it was her choice.[/quote]

I will say the lax bros and football meatheads at these schools seems inordinately large, but that gets magnified in a setting like “accepted students day” where they are all high fiving and giving each other man hugs. Trust me, there is a home for everyone at these SLACs, and they are great places to learn[/quote]

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