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[quote=Anonymous][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]

I'm the poster above with the NARP boy, and that's my instinct. Tbh he was focused on the opportunity to sit in on classes that day, which he loved, really didn't pay much attention to the social piece. And who knows how many of those kids ended up committing. We're keeping an open mind. [/quote]

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