Best D3 schools to leverage lax talent?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, be aware, you have to be a top quality player to be recruited at these schools. They aren't looking for good students who happen to be decent to marginal lax players. They're looking for great lax players who might be marginal students. That's where the true benefit lies.

I posted a question on another forum and people just said to look up where the roster had played in high school, but I didn't have much luck finding local girls for reference. My dd wants to play at a NESCAC school. She goes to a top dmv private and has the grades to be in the realm of consideration, but would she be able to play lax if she's a top player on a Pride or Stars type team, or are they looking for Capital, Heroes, M&D black, etc. level. TIA

[Anonymous]

The top NESCACs are looking for very high level lacrosse players. Typically, they recruit from Capital level teams, but there are a few Pride players. Not aware of any Stars players.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The top NESCACs are looking for very high level lacrosse players. Typically, they recruit from Capital level teams, but there are a few Pride players. Not aware of any Stars players.

Look at the NESCAC standings. The top teams are getting top lacrosse talent. The bottom teams are not. All great academic schools but the lacrosse skill levels are different. They are not all getting Capital level talent. Watch the games online this spring to get a good feel for how your child might fit in on the field. Attend prospect days. Go to the D3 Lacrosse Masters. You'll start to see where your child fits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, be aware, you have to be a top quality player to be recruited at these schools. They aren't looking for good students who happen to be decent to marginal lax players. They're looking for great lax players who might be marginal students. That's where the true benefit lies.

I posted a question on another forum and people just said to look up where the roster had played in high school, but I didn't have much luck finding local girls for reference. My dd wants to play at a NESCAC school. She goes to a top dmv private and has the grades to be in the realm of consideration, but would she be able to play lax if she's a top player on a Pride or Stars type team, or are they looking for Capital, Heroes, M&D black, etc. level. TIA

If she's not a top player, her grades will need to compensate. The better you are, the lower your grades can be.

The higher your grades are, the less of a player you need to be. That's not to say the team will take someone who is only average but has great grades, but high-academic schools are looking for lax players who meet or exceed the school's typical admissions standards to compensate for the better players who are slightly below.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:MIT!

wrong. they don't recruit. they are one of few varsity programs who just picks their team from among the student body.

They recruit for women, for sure. I know someone who played there and she verbally committed before the fall of senior year, similar to the NESACs.

[Anonymous]

What year is she op? If she is older than freshman year, she should already have had conversations with her club about this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MIT!

wrong. they don't recruit. they are one of few varsity programs who just picks their team from among the student body.

They recruit for women, for sure. I know someone who played there and she verbally committed before the fall of senior year, similar to the NESACs.

They also recruit men my son was recruited by them ended up going to an Ivy League instead. He had a valedictorian profile and very talented in his sport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MIT!

wrong. they don't recruit. they are one of few varsity programs who just picks their team from among the student body.

This is wrong. My child was recruited by MIT

[Anonymous]

Girls lacrosse for MIT head coach explains that they cannot help with admissions. You must get in on your own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Girls lacrosse for MIT head coach explains that they cannot help with admissions. You must get in on your own.

That was not the case for the girl I know who was recruited by MIT. It sounds like whomever was told this not a recruit, but coach is willing to consider them as a walk on if they are admitted.

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Anonymous wrote:Girls lacrosse for MIT head coach explains that they cannot help with admissions. You must get in on your own.

That was not the case for the girl I know who was recruited by MIT. It sounds like whomever was told this not a recruit, but coach is willing to consider them as a walk on if they are admitted.

I think both are correct but its all about the candidate. So situation varies by candidate. So-so player but great student, we'll consider you as a walk-on. Great player and average student, we need you to retake the ACT multiple times and jam APs into your senior schedule and get 4s and 5s, we'll get you in. But understand, MIT gets poached out of its recruits but lots of other schools even before the NLI went away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MIT!

wrong. they don't recruit. they are one of few varsity programs who just picks their team from among the student body.

This is wrong. My child was recruited by MIT

My DS was also recruited by MIT, RIT and NESCACs. Our experience is they’ll take a strong student with good lacrosse stills, where an Ivy will takes an okay student with great lacrosse skills.