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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have an athletic, straight son who is politically progressive and socially very tolerant (volunteers with kids who have disabilities, befriended the trans kid in his class who couldn't find a partner for a project, etc). He's considering some SLACs at which he could play his sport. We have visited F&M and Dickinson, both of which seem like decent fits vibe-wise.

What are the student bodies like at Middlebury, Wesleyan, Trinity (CT), Haverford, Occidental, and Vassar? Maybe the Maine ones as well (Colby, Bates, Bowdoin)?

I don't think a super artsy crunchy place will be the best fit for him....he is going to want to find friends who want to watch professional sports, join a fantasy football league, etc, and girls who are interested in dating men. I feel like at a smaller school you really have to make sure it's the right fit.[/quote]

Except for Trinity, I know all these schools very well.  From your description of your son, I would pick Middlebury, Early Decision.[/quote]

NP. I have a dc who sounds similar to op’s. Middlebury is kinda in the middle of nowhere, isn’t it? [/quote]

If you aren’t a skiier or at least into the outdoors, it will feel like nowhere. If you want to spend four years in the Vermont mountains, it’s not nowhere. If you like skiing, it’s the “middle of everything.”  [/quote]

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