annebam

I just got into Colgate this afternoon, and was thrilled, but I am not at all an athlete. I don't participate in sports, and I'm not too fond of going to football games and such. I know Colgate is Division I--is sports a major part of the Colgate lifestyle? Would I be the odd one out not going to every football and lacrosse game? Is it a large portion of the students who get in based solely on sports? Everything else about Colgate sounds wonderful, but this is a source of uncertainty for me.

saturatedcolor

i got into today, too and i'm not a huuuge participant in sports, but i would go to football games, and i'm wondering the same thing...

stonecold23

no matter what colgate claims, in reality the athletic events arent heavily attended (with the exception of homecoming football, and certain hockey games, the student body is not that supportive- so no, you wont be odd man out

ticklemepink

Don't worry about it. Students are involved in a lot of things so you will always have an excuse not to get involved in the sports! Many do it or go to the gym just to stay fit/healthy.

xLxJxCx

colgate students don't have that much school spirit...everyone loves the school, but supporting the teams every game really doesn't happen. there's only been 2 or 3 games that ive gone to that have packed: homecoming and cornell v. colgate hockey.

people definitely like to stay fit here, but if you don't play a sport it really doesn't matter. the mentality may be a little different for guys...it depends what type of friends you have, i guess (like if you hang out with all football players im sure you'll feel some pressure to participate in a sport or you'll be sitting around bored for hours). ive never heard anyone complain that they need to get more involved with sports though, just that they need to get/stay in shape. intramurals are always fun if you get a bunch of your friends and aren't too serious.

OniLawliet

Hmm, idk, I'd tend to disagree.

Before I begin on my little Colgate negative rant, let me just say that I think deep down Colgate is an absolutely wonderful school with excellent academics. However, when I visited Colgate a few weeks ago, I felt like I was walking in a palace of Abercrombie/JCrew/AE wearing intellectuals, who all have an immense passion for learning coupled with an immense passion for physical excercise. To me, it seems like Colgate students are the kind of kids who attended new england prep schools, were prom kings or prom queens, sports captains, presidents of their class, and quite the overall prep. I think I recall reading that 60-80 percent of Colgate students played sports of some kind, be it varsity or intramural. Everyone is physically fit and seem to work hard, yet play harder. Furthermore, nearly the entire student body is caucasian, and quite conservative to center in terms of politics.

I didn't capture any sense of social, cultural, or racial diversity at Colgate. That was my main issue with it.

Regardless, I still think Colgate is a great school, but not for me.

metsfan88

I'm a freshman at Colgate University and I'd say the athletic events are not well attended as a whole, so not going is not unusual. I'd also argue that not everyone here has "an immense passion for physical exercise". Playing intramural sports certainly does not make one an athlete, its more of an activity with friends. And the school certainly lives up to being "liberal" arts more than being conservative. Your description of students sounds like it was copied from the Princeton Review and does not reflect the actual student body.

metfan2121

gotta love the metfans...but anyway if it helps, colgate was ranked #2 for most fit men for colleges by men's health magazine, so it seems like a majority of people are very active.

OniLawliet

Ha ha, I'll admit that my words may be paraphrased from Princeton Review, but I honestly noticed that kind of environment on Colgate when I visited. Please, do not misunderstand; I'm not at all bashing Colgate. To me, it just lacked social diversity.