Anonymous
Post 10/17/2024 22:43     Subject: Re:Are there any SLACs with sports and school spirit like State U's?
Anonymous wrote:Are there any colleges in the middle of the desert right on the beach near a tropical rainforest?


Gulf Christian College
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2024 22:17     Subject: Are there any SLACs with sports and school spirit like State U's?
Bucknell (dang spell correction)
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2024 22:16     Subject: Are there any SLACs with sports and school spirit like State U's?
Colgate
Buck newly
Rice
Wake Forest
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2024 20:57     Subject: Are there any SLACs with sports and school spirit like State U's?
Anonymous wrote:My DC never looked at SLACs. They only wanted a school with a lot of school spirit and that usually came with being part of a D1 conference. Now that almost all the apps are in, I'm wondering I should have made them at least look at a smaller school. We have considered privates that are smaller than state schools, like Tulane, Miami & Syracuse and the acceptance rate of Duke makes it not worth it. Are there any smaller schools with this same feel? DC is not EDing anywhere, so there will be time to visit schools later after acceptances come in.


It sounds like your kid knew what they wanted and applied accordingly. Why would you "make" them apply to a certain type of school?
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2024 20:05     Subject: Are there any SLACs with sports and school spirit like State U's?
Colgate
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2024 20:02     Subject: Are there any SLACs with sports and school spirit like State U's?
Anonymous wrote:West Point, Annapolis, and Air Force Academy all have lots of school sprit. And Army and Navy football are both undefeated and ranked in the top 25 this year. Army is ranked even higher than Michigan. Can't beat that.

While a huge fan of the Service Academies and they certainly have a ton of school spirit, I'm not sure I'd call them SLAC although USNWR seems to think so. They're kind of a category unto themselves, in my opinion. That said.....

Go Army! Beat Navy!

couldn't resist....and The Game is even in DC this year!
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2024 19:24     Subject: Re:Are there any SLACs with sports and school spirit like State U's?
Elon
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2024 19:20     Subject: Are there any SLACs with sports and school spirit like State U's?
Furman?
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2024 19:06     Subject: Are there any SLACs with sports and school spirit like State U's?
Elon is small with D1 athletics.

But imo smaller schools tend to lose a lot.
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2024 19:00     Subject: Re:Are there any SLACs with sports and school spirit like State U's?
Are there any colleges in the middle of the desert right on the beach near a tropical rainforest?
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2024 18:54     Subject: Are there any SLACs with sports and school spirit like State U's?
Davidson?
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2024 18:31     Subject: Are there any SLACs with sports and school spirit like State U's?
West Point, Annapolis, and Air Force Academy all have lots of school sprit. And Army and Navy football are both undefeated and ranked in the top 25 this year. Army is ranked even higher than Michigan. Can't beat that.
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2024 18:25     Subject: Are there any SLACs with sports and school spirit like State U's?
In short, no.

Anonymous
Post 10/17/2024 18:10     Subject: Are there any SLACs with sports and school spirit like State U's?
Wake Forest, 5500 students but slac size classes. ACC sports and tons of school spirit
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2024 17:53     Subject: Are there any SLACs with sports and school spirit like State U's?
My DC never looked at SLACs. They only wanted a school with a lot of school spirit and that usually came with being part of a D1 conference. Now that almost all the apps are in, I'm wondering I should have made them at least look at a smaller school. We have considered privates that are smaller than state schools, like Tulane, Miami & Syracuse and the acceptance rate of Duke makes it not worth it. Are there any smaller schools with this same feel? DC is not EDing anywhere, so there will be time to visit schools later after acceptances come in.