If your athlete child didn't get recruited...

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College is not a place for hobbies

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Rather than solely looking at D3 schools, we expanded to include D1. If interested playing with the "big guys" there is usually the opportunity to tryout for a club team. Still representing the school and competition can be fierce!

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Anonymous wrote:We have a child who was hoping to be a recruited athlete. We've come to terms with the fact that this will not be happening. If you had a child in a similar situation, did you do anything differently than originally planned with the college applications? Did you change your target schools?

DS wanted big academically strong school, not the small, low academic, or lesser known schools that reach out. DS now refocusing on club teams at top academic schools. There are a lot of them.Many schools with out varsity lax, have strong club teams. Look at schools with MCLA Division 1 teams. They will get to play their sport in college and still have time for internships, jobs, greek life, etc.

What are some academically strong schools with student bodies of 4000-7000 where Greek life is not significant, and kids can play good club sports?

William and Mary, Northeastern

CWRU

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Anonymous wrote:We have a child who was hoping to be a recruited athlete. We've come to terms with the fact that this will not be happening. If you had a child in a similar situation, did you do anything differently than originally planned with the college applications? Did you change your target schools?

DS wanted big academically strong school, not the small, low academic, or lesser known schools that reach out. DS now refocusing on club teams at top academic schools. There are a lot of them.Many schools with out varsity lax, have strong club teams. Look at schools with MCLA Division 1 teams. They will get to play their sport in college and still have time for internships, jobs, greek life, etc.

What are some academically strong schools with student bodies of 4000-7000 where Greek life is not significant, and kids can play good club sports?

Wake Forest

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Anonymous wrote:We have a child who was hoping to be a recruited athlete. We've come to terms with the fact that this will not be happening. If you had a child in a similar situation, did you do anything differently than originally planned with the college applications? Did you change your target schools?

DS wanted big academically strong school, not the small, low academic, or lesser known schools that reach out. DS now refocusing on club teams at top academic schools. There are a lot of them.Many schools with out varsity lax, have strong club teams. Look at schools with MCLA Division 1 teams. They will get to play their sport in college and still have time for internships, jobs, greek life, etc.

What are some academically strong schools with student bodies of 4000-7000 where Greek life is not significant, and kids can play good club sports?

Op here. I’m finding that it really depends on the sport your child is playing. I’m looking at schools that fit our child’s academic profile and geographic preference, then looking to see if they have a club team in our sport. I don’t think there is an easy way to go through this search process other than clicking through school websites. I’m also finding that some club teams are more active and organized than others.

OP, can you specify sport and gender?

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Just be aware that in a lot of places the club teams are extremely competitive, depending on the sport. We know a kid (ECNL level, boys side, soccer) who was not recruited, although a very good player. He was an exceptional student and made it into a top university. He attended, hoping to walk on to the D1 team even as a spring walk-on. But he didn’t even make the club team. There were something like four slots and sixty boys trying out for the club slot. A D1 walk-on slot was out of the question, but I think he was surprised club was not possible too.

He is happy because academics were his first priority anyhow, but it was an adjustment to life without soccer after so many years of loving it.

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Anonymous wrote:College is not a place for hobbies

Why not? Hobbies make people interesting and well-rounded. Even if you are focused only on the professional outcome (which I suspect), I would suggest that hobbies are something to talk about in an interview, to humanize the applicant. One of my hobbies made me stand out and basically got me my first. job.

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Anonymous wrote:College is not a place for hobbies

Why not? Hobbies make people interesting and well-rounded. Even if you are focused only on the professional outcome (which I suspect), I would suggest that hobbies are something to talk about in an interview, to humanize the applicant. One of my hobbies made me stand out and basically got me my first. job.

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That PP is weird.

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Anonymous wrote:We have a child who was hoping to be a recruited athlete. We've come to terms with the fact that this will not be happening. If you had a child in a similar situation, did you do anything differently than originally planned with the college applications? Did you change your target schools?

DS wanted big academically strong school, not the small, low academic, or lesser known schools that reach out. DS now refocusing on club teams at top academic schools. There are a lot of them.Many schools with out varsity lax, have strong club teams. Look at schools with MCLA Division 1 teams. They will get to play their sport in college and still have time for internships, jobs, greek life, etc.

What are some academically strong schools with student bodies of 4000-7000 where Greek life is not significant, and kids can play good club sports?

William and Mary, Northeastern

I'll second W&M. My DS went to W&M and was on the club swim team. He was in a fraternity but the club swim team was his primary activity and his main friend group came from club swim. On the parent facebook page, parents frequently post photos of their kids competing in various club sports. In addition to club sports, W&M also has a very strong intramural program - they give championship t-shirts to winning intramural teams.

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Anonymous wrote:We have a child who was hoping to be a recruited athlete. We've come to terms with the fact that this will not be happening. If you had a child in a similar situation, did you do anything differently than originally planned with the college applications? Did you change your target schools?

DS wanted big academically strong school, not the small, low academic, or lesser known schools that reach out. DS now refocusing on club teams at top academic schools. There are a lot of them.Many schools with out varsity lax, have strong club teams. Look at schools with MCLA Division 1 teams. They will get to play their sport in college and still have time for internships, jobs, greek life, etc.

What are some academically strong schools with student bodies of 4000-7000 where Greek life is not significant, and kids can play good club sports?

Op here. I’m finding that it really depends on the sport your child is playing. I’m looking at schools that fit our child’s academic profile and geographic preference, then looking to see if they have a club team in our sport. I don’t think there is an easy way to go through this search process other than clicking through school websites. I’m also finding that some club teams are more active and organized than others.

OP, can you specify sport and gender?

+1 If the sport is soccer for example you can go to the NIRSA website to see which teams qualified for the Regional Tournaments and Nationals. Those will be the well organized and stronger teams but will have competitive tryouts. https://play.nirsa.net/soccer/

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Anonymous wrote:Just be aware that in a lot of places the club teams are extremely competitive, depending on the sport. We know a kid (ECNL level, boys side, soccer) who was not recruited, although a very good player. He was an exceptional student and made it into a top university. He attended, hoping to walk on to the D1 team even as a spring walk-on. But he didn’t even make the club team. There were something like four slots and sixty boys trying out for the club slot. A D1 walk-on slot was out of the question, but I think he was surprised club was not possible too.

He is happy because academics were his first priority anyhow, but it was an adjustment to life without soccer after so many years of loving it.

+1. This 100% describes my son's experience at his college and his sport to a tee. Same sport.

We were quite surprised when he didn't make even the club soccer team. He's played intramural, but it has been a very big adjustment to essentially life without soccer, which he played since he was 4 years old. But academics were his top priority, and he's seen older friends who played college soccer but injuries, limited game time play, coaching changes, etc. having to change their plans.

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Anonymous wrote:College is not a place for hobbies

You are simply a loser

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Anonymous wrote:We have a child who was hoping to be a recruited athlete. We've come to terms with the fact that this will not be happening. If you had a child in a similar situation, did you do anything differently than originally planned with the college applications? Did you change your target schools?

DS wanted big academically strong school, not the small, low academic, or lesser known schools that reach out. DS now refocusing on club teams at top academic schools. There are a lot of them.Many schools with out varsity lax, have strong club teams. Look at schools with MCLA Division 1 teams. They will get to play their sport in college and still have time for internships, jobs, greek life, etc.

What are some academically strong schools with student bodies of 4000-7000 where Greek life is not significant, and kids can play good club sports?

Rice

My kid had a great time playing a club sport at Rice. It’s an amazing place.

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Anonymous wrote:We have a child who was hoping to be a recruited athlete. We've come to terms with the fact that this will not be happening. If you had a child in a similar situation, did you do anything differently than originally planned with the college applications? Did you change your target schools?

DS wanted big academically strong school, not the small, low academic, or lesser known schools that reach out. DS now refocusing on club teams at top academic schools. There are a lot of them.Many schools with out varsity lax, have strong club teams. Look at schools with MCLA Division 1 teams. They will get to play their sport in college and still have time for internships, jobs, greek life, etc.

What are some academically strong schools with student bodies of 4000-7000 where Greek life is not significant, and kids can play good club sports?

Rice

My kid had a great time playing a club sport at Rice. It’s an amazing place.

I love rice and I love you

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Anonymous wrote:Rather than solely looking at D3 schools, we expanded to include D1. If interested playing with the "big guys" there is usually the opportunity to tryout for a club team. Still representing the school and competition can be fierce!

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