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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Funny thread. People keep mentioning schools with “only” 20% athletes (usually even these schools are at least 25%).

The answer is simple, and these are two great schools:

Reed College
St. John’s College[/quote]

I think this is missing the mark.  This is a boy who wants to hang [b]out with other normal boys.  The problem is at many LACs, almost all the normal boys are on sports teams which leaves him to fend for himself among the overwhelmingly abnormal male NARPs.  The answer is NOT to attend Reed College which consists entirely of abnormal NARPs.[/quote]
If it is a SLAC, these are the schools. Oh, yes, Bennington also. (Hampshire has some varsity sports but the percentage of athletes is tiny there).

There are many, many options of large schools with way under 10% varsity athletes; OP should look there.

It is very easy to avoid schools with 20-40% student athletes. That’s not missing the mark, but hitting it.[/quote]

“Normal boys”.  Who are you to say what a normal or abnormal boy is?  Be better a person.[/quote]

I know it sounds mean, but it’s just a reality. Put yourself in the shoes of a young man who doesn’t want to find himself entirely surrounded by lgbtq/social justice types with strange interests. [/quote]

Strange interests?  Ugh. Do you mean something other than football and making money?  Do you think the arts are strange?  Reading for fun?  I have a gay/bi kid and he has many straight friends. You would be lucky to know him.

I do understand wanting a variety of student types around. People are different and having everyone the same is boring. If a student only wants to be surrounded by people just like them, that is too bad. It means they give up the opportunity to grow and learn. [/quote]

Gay kids w more mainstream interests can be both athlete or NARPs days.  There are kids far far to the left of the mainstream gay kids and adcoms are bending over backward for this group. [/quote]

And you have admissions experience from where, exactly?[/quote]

Baruch and Barnard. [/quote]

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