Anonymous
Post 01/03/2024 00:59     Subject: Less stressful SLAC
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Anonymous wrote:Surprised at all the people suggesting Davidson as a laid back option. Students may be nice but that school is intense! And it has a 15% acceptance rate (we have no stats from OP so it may be a completely unrealistic option with the minimal details provided). Let’s be honest, this is a selective college for really high-achieving kids, not a low-key and relaxed environment.


It’s actually a relatively easy admit from local private schools. I know multiple unhooked kids admitted from our academically rigorous private who didn’t take top rigor and/or weren’t within top 20 percent of class. Also a lot of student athletes since it’s less than 2000 students, and still competes D1.

I don’t believe op indicated if coming from public or private, but slacs still seem to give private schools a decent size preference.


14.5% admit rate is NOT relatively easy. Welcome to 2024!


It’s over 80 percent from our private. Some slacs love private schools. I only mention because may be relevant to op.


Just looked it up, and only 53 percent of student body at Davidson from public schools. That seems pretty low.


Where do you find that data?
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2024 00:37     Subject: Less stressful SLAC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Surprised at all the people suggesting Davidson as a laid back option. Students may be nice but that school is intense! And it has a 15% acceptance rate (we have no stats from OP so it may be a completely unrealistic option with the minimal details provided). Let’s be honest, this is a selective college for really high-achieving kids, not a low-key and relaxed environment.


It’s actually a relatively easy admit from local private schools. I know multiple unhooked kids admitted from our academically rigorous private who didn’t take top rigor and/or weren’t within top 20 percent of class. Also a lot of student athletes since it’s less than 2000 students, and still competes D1.

I don’t believe op indicated if coming from public or private, but slacs still seem to give private schools a decent size preference.


14.5% admit rate is NOT relatively easy. Welcome to 2024!


It’s over 80 percent from our private. Some slacs love private schools. I only mention because may be relevant to op.


Just looked it up, and only 53 percent of student body at Davidson from public schools. That seems pretty low.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2024 00:29     Subject: Less stressful SLAC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Surprised at all the people suggesting Davidson as a laid back option. Students may be nice but that school is intense! And it has a 15% acceptance rate (we have no stats from OP so it may be a completely unrealistic option with the minimal details provided). Let’s be honest, this is a selective college for really high-achieving kids, not a low-key and relaxed environment.


It’s actually a relatively easy admit from local private schools. I know multiple unhooked kids admitted from our academically rigorous private who didn’t take top rigor and/or weren’t within top 20 percent of class. Also a lot of student athletes since it’s less than 2000 students, and still competes D1.

I don’t believe op indicated if coming from public or private, but slacs still seem to give private schools a decent size preference.


14.5% admit rate is NOT relatively easy. Welcome to 2024!


It’s over 80 percent from our private. Some slacs love private schools. I only mention because may be relevant to op.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2024 22:49     Subject: Less stressful SLAC
Carleton would be good. Not Dartmouth. Maybe Davidson. Liked the idea of Rice.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2024 22:33     Subject: Less stressful SLAC
Anonymous wrote:Surprised at all the people suggesting Davidson as a laid back option. Students may be nice but that school is intense! And it has a 15% acceptance rate (we have no stats from OP so it may be a completely unrealistic option with the minimal details provided). Let’s be honest, this is a selective college for really high-achieving kids, not a low-key and relaxed environment.


Yes. Very selective, intellectual, and subject to grade inflation. Not good if you aspire to grad school and less stress in undergrad.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2024 22:30     Subject: Less stressful SLAC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t consider Davidson or Dartmouth to be low-key schools (admissions alone to both is quite cut-throat). Someone recently posted asking for SLACs with a supportive/mellow vibe. That thread may be more along the lines of what your child is after. Link below. What other applications have already been made and what area of study interests your child?

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1165913.page


OP: Thank you. Unfortunately this list is mostly not SLACs but second tier schools. I liked the suggestion of Smith College above (I'm actually an alum and think it is exactly the right speed - excellent classes but not stressful) but DC is not interested in a women's college.


OP, I say this with all good intention: if you have a stressed-out kid, you might consider not using terms like “second-tier” and “lower” schools.


Exactly.

OP is part of the problem.

Listen to your child OP. She wants to get off the stress train. Ignore that at her peril .
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2024 22:27     Subject: Less stressful SLAC
You have to go further afield.

Maybe Mount Holyoke.

Or Haverford .

Lose the elitism. Focus on a sense of community.

Excellent people will excel. That will happen organically.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2024 22:19     Subject: Less stressful SLAC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Surprised at all the people suggesting Davidson as a laid back option. Students may be nice but that school is intense! And it has a 15% acceptance rate (we have no stats from OP so it may be a completely unrealistic option with the minimal details provided). Let’s be honest, this is a selective college for really high-achieving kids, not a low-key and relaxed environment.


It’s actually a relatively easy admit from local private schools. I know multiple unhooked kids admitted from our academically rigorous private who didn’t take top rigor and/or weren’t within top 20 percent of class. Also a lot of student athletes since it’s less than 2000 students, and still competes D1.

I don’t believe op indicated if coming from public or private, but slacs still seem to give private schools a decent size preference.


14.5% admit rate is NOT relatively easy. Welcome to 2024!
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2024 22:14     Subject: Less stressful SLAC
Kenyon. Bates. Conn. F&M. Dickinson. Denison.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2024 22:09     Subject: Less stressful SLAC
Anonymous wrote:SLACs are intense. At least mine was and so is my son’s.


Why not name them?
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2024 22:07     Subject: Less stressful SLAC
Look at Colorado College
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2024 22:00     Subject: Re:Less stressful SLAC
Anonymous wrote:Kenyon. Occidental. Reed.


Reed has an insane workload and no grade inflation. It may not be cutthroat, but it's hardly unstressful.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2024 22:00     Subject: Less stressful SLAC
Anonymous wrote:Surprised at all the people suggesting Davidson as a laid back option. Students may be nice but that school is intense! And it has a 15% acceptance rate (we have no stats from OP so it may be a completely unrealistic option with the minimal details provided). Let’s be honest, this is a selective college for really high-achieving kids, not a low-key and relaxed environment.


It’s actually a relatively easy admit from local private schools. I know multiple unhooked kids admitted from our academically rigorous private who didn’t take top rigor and/or weren’t within top 20 percent of class. Also a lot of student athletes since it’s less than 2000 students, and still competes D1.

I don’t believe op indicated if coming from public or private, but slacs still seem to give private schools a decent size preference.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2024 21:42     Subject: Less stressful SLAC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t consider Davidson or Dartmouth to be low-key schools (admissions alone to both is quite cut-throat). Someone recently posted asking for SLACs with a supportive/mellow vibe. That thread may be more along the lines of what your child is after. Link below. What other applications have already been made and what area of study interests your child?

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1165913.page


OP: Thank you. Unfortunately this list is mostly not SLACs but second tier schools. I liked the suggestion of Smith College above (I'm actually an alum and think it is exactly the right speed - excellent classes but not stressful) but DC is not interested in a women's college.


Tell me you know nothing about SLACS....
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2024 21:31     Subject: Less stressful SLAC
Emory