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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which one is not athletic of the three? Anyone have a kid participate in a crew team at any of them?[/quote] I don't think any of them have crew. I would agree they aren't really athletic compared to D1 schools. But I think that's maybe overstating things with regards to other D3 schools. The situation is a little more nuanced, at least with Carleton. Here's what I recently posted on the "NARP" thread: NP. My kid didn’t feel there was a significant divide at Carleton. He was not an athlete but had a fantastic experience and loves his alma mater. If anything he felt there was less of a divide in college than at his private high school. About 1/3 of his closest friends were athletes. Carleton is odd in that athletes don’t seem to be treated differently and games don’t dominate the social calendar, but there’s maybe more participation than you would guess. Beyond the usual NCAA sports there’s quite a bit more going on, starting with ultimate, the biggest sport on campus (multiple teams of different levels, with the top competing again d1 schools and the bottom just being casual intramural). Every student gets a frisbee during first year orientation (after personalizing, then thrown at random into a heap in the middle of the central quad; everyone picks one and finds the owner over the first term.) Beyond sports there’s a lot of physical recreation, like hiking (and sometimes skiing) every weekend through the stunning 800 acre arboretum, one of the most impressive things I’ve seen at any college. There’s also a PE requirement, club sports, outdoor ice skating, and frequent dance lessons to get ready for the winter ball. Here’s an interesting review by a college counselor I found back when we were searching that touches on the sports scene there. http://garthrobertson.com/a-visit-to-carleton/[/quote]
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