Capital Orange Parents - If you could do it all over again

[Anonymous]

You are calling the NESCACs a consolation prize?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are calling the NESCACs a consolation prize?

In the context of the PP's post, yes. A good one.

[Anonymous]

That’s outrageous. PP was giving kudos to the girls waiting it out and not hopping on a mediocre D1. That takes a lot for these kids. Especially when parents like you insinuate that it is a consolation prize. I am sure they had D1 offers they turned down. Grow up!

[Anonymous]

To call NESCAC “consolation” is stupid. Those are absolute top academic schools. The issue for many families is affordability. NESCACs and high academic D3s cost $80k per year and there is no athletic money OR merit aid available. Unless you qualify for financial aid, which I’d guess zero families on DCUM do, plan on paying full sticker price.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s outrageous. PP was giving kudos to the girls waiting it out and not hopping on a mediocre D1. That takes a lot for these kids. Especially when parents like you insinuate that it is a consolation prize. I am sure they had D1 offers they turned down. Grow up!

The PP offered that "some kids" choose D1 over a better academic school. I don't know where or how he/she would know this about certain players or why that's thrown out there, but then congratulates only others for making their available choice.

Having and taking a NESCAC opportunity is a good consolation prize for good to very good students that aren't able to pursue Ivy or high-academic D1 programs athletically. If you don't think so, we disagree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s outrageous. PP was giving kudos to the girls waiting it out and not hopping on a mediocre D1. That takes a lot for these kids. Especially when parents like you insinuate that it is a consolation prize. I am sure they had D1 offers they turned down. Grow up!

The PP offered that "some kids" choose D1 over a better academic school. I don't know where or how he/she would know this about certain players or why that's thrown out there, but then congratulates only others for making their available choice.

Having and taking a NESCAC opportunity is a good consolation prize for good to very good students that aren't able to pursue Ivy or high-academic D1 programs athletically. If you don't think so, we disagree.

ignore the troll. their kid didn't make the lacrosse team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s outrageous. PP was giving kudos to the girls waiting it out and not hopping on a mediocre D1. That takes a lot for these kids. Especially when parents like you insinuate that it is a consolation prize. I am sure they had D1 offers they turned down. Grow up!

The PP offered that "some kids" choose D1 over a better academic school. I don't know where or how he/she would know this about certain players or why that's thrown out there, but then congratulates only others for making their available choice.

Having and taking a NESCAC opportunity is a good consolation prize for good to very good students that aren't able to pursue Ivy or high-academic D1 programs athletically. If you don't think so, we disagree.

ignore the troll. their kid didn't make the lacrosse team.

No one should disparage a player’s choice just because they would do it differently. Some kids need scholarships, whether athletic or academic, so they choose a school that can offer them one or both. Just because a school doesn’t meet your academic standards doesn't mean it isn’t a good fit academically and/or financially for other students. Conversely, some kids have really high academic standards and when they don’t get a D1 offer from a high academic school they go to a high academic D3. All of these reasons for choosing a school are valid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s outrageous. PP was giving kudos to the girls waiting it out and not hopping on a mediocre D1. That takes a lot for these kids. Especially when parents like you insinuate that it is a consolation prize. I am sure they had D1 offers they turned down. Grow up!

The PP offered that "some kids" choose D1 over a better academic school. I don't know where or how he/she would know this about certain players or why that's thrown out there, but then congratulates only others for making their available choice.

Having and taking a NESCAC opportunity is a good consolation prize for good to very good students that aren't able to pursue Ivy or high-academic D1 programs athletically. If you don't think so, we disagree.

ignore the troll. their kid didn't make the lacrosse team.

No one should disparage a player’s choice just because they would do it differently. Some kids need scholarships, whether athletic or academic, so they choose a school that can offer them one or both. Just because a school doesn’t meet your academic standards doesn't mean it isn’t a good fit academically and/or financially for other students. Conversely, some kids have really high academic standards and when they don’t get a D1 offer from a high academic school they go to a high academic D3. All of these reasons for choosing a school are valid.

I agree with this statement but the "consolation prize" comment was obviously disrespectful. Although I agree that many of these kids first choice is Ivy or Stanford/Vanderbilt/Georgetown using lacrosse to get you into a school with a less than 10% acceptance rate is not to be labeled a consolation prize.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s outrageous. PP was giving kudos to the girls waiting it out and not hopping on a mediocre D1. That takes a lot for these kids. Especially when parents like you insinuate that it is a consolation prize. I am sure they had D1 offers they turned down. Grow up!

The PP offered that "some kids" choose D1 over a better academic school. I don't know where or how he/she would know this about certain players or why that's thrown out there, but then congratulates only others for making their available choice.

Having and taking a NESCAC opportunity is a good consolation prize for good to very good students that aren't able to pursue Ivy or high-academic D1 programs athletically. If you don't think so, we disagree.

ignore the troll. their kid didn't make the lacrosse team.

No one should disparage a player’s choice just because they would do it differently. Some kids need scholarships, whether athletic or academic, so they choose a school that can offer them one or both. Just because a school doesn’t meet your academic standards doesn't mean it isn’t a good fit academically and/or financially for other students. Conversely, some kids have really high academic standards and when they don’t get a D1 offer from a high academic school they go to a high academic D3. All of these reasons for choosing a school are valid.

Thanks. You said it better than I did. And with more patience.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s outrageous. PP was giving kudos to the girls waiting it out and not hopping on a mediocre D1. That takes a lot for these kids. Especially when parents like you insinuate that it is a consolation prize. I am sure they had D1 offers they turned down. Grow up!

The PP offered that "some kids" choose D1 over a better academic school. I don't know where or how he/she would know this about certain players or why that's thrown out there, but then congratulates only others for making their available choice.

Having and taking a NESCAC opportunity is a good consolation prize for good to very good students that aren't able to pursue Ivy or high-academic D1 programs athletically. If you don't think so, we disagree.

ignore the troll. their kid didn't make the lacrosse team.

No one should disparage a player’s choice just because they would do it differently. Some kids need scholarships, whether athletic or academic, so they choose a school that can offer them one or both. Just because a school doesn’t meet your academic standards doesn't mean it isn’t a good fit academically and/or financially for other students. Conversely, some kids have really high academic standards and when they don’t get a D1 offer from a high academic school they go to a high academic D3. All of these reasons for choosing a school are valid.

I agree with this statement but the "consolation prize" comment was obviously disrespectful. Although I agree that many of these kids first choice is Ivy or Stanford/Vanderbilt/Georgetown using lacrosse to get you into a school with a less than 10% acceptance rate is not to be labeled a consolation prize.

How do you feel about the actual original comment that "some kids" choose D1 over academics?
And just the ones that "choose academics" are to be applauded? All very aimed at a specific team or 2 of girls.

[Anonymous]

It’s ridiculous that because you get placed on a blue team when you were finishing eighth grade then you can’t go to an Ivy or Stanford/Vanderbilt/Georgetown.

[Anonymous]

Sorry Orange team

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s outrageous. PP was giving kudos to the girls waiting it out and not hopping on a mediocre D1. That takes a lot for these kids. Especially when parents like you insinuate that it is a consolation prize. I am sure they had D1 offers they turned down. Grow up!

The PP offered that "some kids" choose D1 over a better academic school. I don't know where or how he/she would know this about certain players or why that's thrown out there, but then congratulates only others for making their available choice.

Having and taking a NESCAC opportunity is a good consolation prize for good to very good students that aren't able to pursue Ivy or high-academic D1 programs athletically. If you don't think so, we disagree.

ignore the troll. their kid didn't make the lacrosse team.

No one should disparage a player’s choice just because they would do it differently. Some kids need scholarships, whether athletic or academic, so they choose a school that can offer them one or both. Just because a school doesn’t meet your academic standards doesn't mean it isn’t a good fit academically and/or financially for other students. Conversely, some kids have really high academic standards and when they don’t get a D1 offer from a high academic school they go to a high academic D3. All of these reasons for choosing a school are valid.

I agree with this statement but the "consolation prize" comment was obviously disrespectful. Although I agree that many of these kids first choice is Ivy or Stanford/Vanderbilt/Georgetown using lacrosse to get you into a school with a less than 10% acceptance rate is not to be labeled a consolation prize.

How do you feel about the actual original comment that "some kids" choose D1 over academics?
And just the ones that "choose academics" are to be applauded? All very aimed at a specific team or 2 of girls.

First of all I think that all of these girls are to be applauded. However, I think that many of the girls that are not yet committed are under pressure by some to "go D1" and it takes a lot for them mentally to wait and make the decision to go the academic route. That is all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s outrageous. PP was giving kudos to the girls waiting it out and not hopping on a mediocre D1. That takes a lot for these kids. Especially when parents like you insinuate that it is a consolation prize. I am sure they had D1 offers they turned down. Grow up!

The PP offered that "some kids" choose D1 over a better academic school. I don't know where or how he/she would know this about certain players or why that's thrown out there, but then congratulates only others for making their available choice.

Having and taking a NESCAC opportunity is a good consolation prize for good to very good students that aren't able to pursue Ivy or high-academic D1 programs athletically. If you don't think so, we disagree.

ignore the troll. their kid didn't make the lacrosse team.

No one should disparage a player’s choice just because they would do it differently. Some kids need scholarships, whether athletic or academic, so they choose a school that can offer them one or both. Just because a school doesn’t meet your academic standards doesn't mean it isn’t a good fit academically and/or financially for other students. Conversely, some kids have really high academic standards and when they don’t get a D1 offer from a high academic school they go to a high academic D3. All of these reasons for choosing a school are valid.

I agree with this statement but the "consolation prize" comment was obviously disrespectful. Although I agree that many of these kids first choice is Ivy or Stanford/Vanderbilt/Georgetown using lacrosse to get you into a school with a less than 10% acceptance rate is not to be labeled a consolation prize.

How do you feel about the actual original comment that "some kids" choose D1 over academics?
And just the ones that "choose academics" are to be applauded? All very aimed at a specific team or 2 of girls.

First of all I think that all of these girls are to be applauded. However, I think that many of the girls that are not yet committed are under pressure by some to "go D1" and it takes a lot for them mentally to wait and make the decision to go the academic route. That is all.

I don’t understand what all the negativity is about? Orange out 13 girls into D1 programs. And to be honest, I didn’t see a single one that wasn’t a decent team

Many of you have to get out out of your heads that your daughter isn’t going to UNC, BC, or Northwestern

Start looking at your reach schools, realistic schools, and safe schools for your daughters. Otherwise, you are ALL wrong them up for disappointment

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry Orange team

Not entirely sure what that is supposed to mean. Over the last five or six years both Blue and Orange have sent girls to Harvard, Hopkins, Colgate, Military Academies, Cal Berkeley, the NESCACs, as well as other high academic D3’s just to name a few. In fact, this year, both Blue and Orange have girls committed to Holy Cross. All of those girls are tremendous players. Whether you like it or not, Capital does have a good reputation with most college coaches. Certainly as a club, their recruiting success exceeds that of the other area clubs. It’s not a commentary on the talent that is in other clubs, because I know there are extremely talented girls in Pride, YellowJackets, Stars. It is a commentary that Capital just does a better job with recruiting.