Swarthmore & Vassar

China
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:13:35 +0000

I agree about NESCAC and Centennial as far as athletic prestige. I think that along with the prestige comes intensity. That’s one of the reasons my son likes the Centennial better. He’s been there/done that with the super competitive level of his sport in high school. I’m talking crazy intense - probably more so than either Swarthmore or Vassar as far as time and commitment.

One of the NESCAC schools was recruiting him for their very strong program, and he’s eliminated that school because he just doesn’t want to compete at that intense a level in college. As I said in my original post, he definitely wants to put the academics first and still have time for some fun in college.