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I’m fully aware of that. In my list, notice the difference between “early action” and “apply early.” The apply early schools simply mean I will apply to them before I hear back from my Early Action schools.</p>
<p>I know that you’re not interested in schools with an athletic aspect, but let me offer this…</p>
<p>My older son wasn’t the least bit interested in the athletic aspect of his college before he went there. But, it has become a very fun aspect of his life - something that has totally surprised him. </p>
<p>College is very different than high school. In high school, the jocks can rule the school. In college, it’s not like that. A school can have an athletic aspect, but the athletes do not dominate the campus…unless it’s a very small campus.</p>
<p>George Washington doesn’t have a real campus or beautiful buildings. Not sure what type of sports atmosphere you’re trying to avoid…even at schools with a relatively athletic student body, it’s pretty easy to avoid any involvement with sports.</p>
<p>mom2collegekids: Thanks for your perspective.</p>
<p>It’s not so much that I’m trying to avoid the “rule of jocks” — I just don’t want to go to a school where there’s pressure to go to athletic events or people partying over such stupidity. I really don’t like any aspect of sports, particularly “mainstream” competition and celebration. Ex. I’m annoyed by the olympics and have never watched a Superbowl in my life.</p>
<p>For example, I visited both Northwestern and UChicago. At the former, I was really turned off by the enthusiasm I saw on campus for sports. The latter’s atmosphere is really what I’m looking for.</p>
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Thanks for the tip.</p>
<p>Places like Holy Cross, Boston College, Colgate, and Bucknell would have a vibe more akin to Northwestern than U of Chicago. There are liberal arts colleges that would be better for you than Williams and Amherst, too.</p>
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Such as? I’d really like examples. :)</p>
<p>Haverford, Swarthmore, Carlton, Grinnell, Oberlin.</p>
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Thanks for the recommendations, I’ve moved those schools up.</p>