Are DII and DIII sports a big scam to get parents to

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Anonymous wrote:DIII has scholarships, they just call them “merit”. As soon as your kid has an offer, coaches from other schools will try to beat whatever money they are getting.

Not a scam. Don’t do it if you don’t want to.

Cannot be more than an equivalent student would receive if they weren’t an athlete.

In our experience, it was very significant. I was surprised.

It wasn’t, schools get audited and bad things happen. Just ask Union college.

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Anonymous wrote:Absolutely for D3. Huge scam. They love reasonably decent athletes whose parents are full pay, whether it's a name brand school or not. The kids love being "recruited."

MIT, CalTech, JHU, Univ of Chicago, Williams, Bowdoin, Amherst, Swarthmore are all D3. I’d love it if any of them recruited or “recruited” my DC.

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Anonymous wrote:send their kids to small mediocre colleges that have no brand name? Obviously not talking about any elite LAC or UChicago. Facebook is full of parents bragging their kid is continuing their "sports career" at ~expensive no-name private college~.

There aren't any scholarships in DII or DIII so they're basically paying $30K-65K so their child can play sports in front of dozens of fans?

A really showy female colleague has been spamming on Facebook that her sporty, high GPA senior daughter has just COMMITTED to a college. I have literally never in my life heard of the school. Cedarville University. Google says it's some podunk college in the middle of nowhere Ohio. The way this woman has been obnoxiously bragging and spamming for the last ten years you would have thought the daughter was destined to be a star at UVA or Duke.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:send their kids to small mediocre colleges that have no brand name? Obviously not talking about any elite LAC or UChicago. Facebook is full of parents bragging their kid is continuing their "sports career" at ~expensive no-name private college~.

There aren't any scholarships in DII or DIII so they're basically paying $30K-65K so their child can play sports in front of dozens of fans?

A really showy female colleague has been spamming on Facebook that her sporty, high GPA senior daughter has just COMMITTED to a college. I have literally never in my life heard of the school. Cedarville University. Google says it's some podunk college in the middle of nowhere Ohio. The way this woman has been obnoxiously bragging and spamming for the last ten years you would have thought the daughter was destined to be a star at UVA or Duke.

Not sure why you are resurrecting a long dead thread but "so what". If it brings joy to her and her DD that she was "recruited" and gets to play a sport that is obviously very meaningful to her why are you anything other than happy and supportive? It seems to me the problem is what you see what you look in a mirror not in a mom happy for her daughter.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:send their kids to small mediocre colleges that have no brand name? Obviously not talking about any elite LAC or UChicago. Facebook is full of parents bragging their kid is continuing their "sports career" at ~expensive no-name private college~.

There aren't any scholarships in DII or DIII so they're basically paying $30K-65K so their child can play sports in front of dozens of fans?

A really showy female colleague has been spamming on Facebook that her sporty, high GPA senior daughter has just COMMITTED to a college. I have literally never in my life heard of the school. Cedarville University. Google says it's some podunk college in the middle of nowhere Ohio. The way this woman has been obnoxiously bragging and spamming for the last ten years you would have thought the daughter was destined to be a star at UVA or Duke.

Not sure why you are resurrecting a long dead thread but "so what". If it brings joy to her and her DD that she was "recruited" and gets to play a sport that is obviously very meaningful to her why are you anything other than happy and supportive? It seems to me the problem is what you see what you look in a mirror not in a mom happy for her daughter.

When you shamelessly serial brag for YEARS on end on a public social medium don't be surprised if people laugh and sneer you when your lofty claims don't come to fruition. These sort of parents have zero humility. They're frankly jackasses who've been hustled by the travel sports industrial complex.

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Anonymous wrote:Are club sports with competitive tryouts the same as intramural sports? Even at large universities that have both?

No, although it varies a bit by sport. Hockey for instance, can be extremely competitive at the club level at some universities, with the majority of the players having come from juniors and New England Prep.

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Anonymous wrote:DIII has scholarships, they just call them “merit”. As soon as your kid has an offer, coaches from other schools will try to beat whatever money they are getting.

Not a scam. Don’t do it if you don’t want to.

Cannot be more than an equivalent student would receive if they weren’t an athlete.

In our experience, it was very significant. I was surprised.

It wasn’t, schools get audited and bad things happen. Just ask Union college.

What happened at Union? Interestingly DS was being pursued rather heavily by Union but went elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely for D3. Huge scam. They love reasonably decent athletes whose parents are full pay, whether it's a name brand school or not. The kids love being "recruited."

It’s not a scam at all. There are many affordable small state colleges that have D3 programs. The top 1% of athletes recruited in D1 colleges have a lot of test scores and grades overlooked. The talented athletes who will probably not play professionally will go to D3 colleges. And let’s be honest, athletes don’t always have great academic records, especially the big sports hockey, football, basketball.

The D3 players will choose a school based on their grades, go for four years, sometimes five years, and leave with a degree. Some posters here say their kids who aren’t good enough for any division will continue club sports because they love it. What’s the difference.

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Anonymous wrote:send their kids to small mediocre colleges that have no brand name? Obviously not talking about any elite LAC or UChicago. Facebook is full of parents bragging their kid is continuing their "sports career" at ~expensive no-name private college~.

There aren't any scholarships in DII or DIII so they're basically paying $30K-65K so their child can play sports in front of dozens of fans?

A really showy female colleague has been spamming on Facebook that her sporty, high GPA senior daughter has just COMMITTED to a college. I have literally never in my life heard of the school. Cedarville University. Google says it's some podunk college in the middle of nowhere Ohio. The way this woman has been obnoxiously bragging and spamming for the last ten years you would have thought the daughter was destined to be a star at UVA or Duke.

Not sure why you are resurrecting a long dead thread but "so what". If it brings joy to her and her DD that she was "recruited" and gets to play a sport that is obviously very meaningful to her why are you anything other than happy and supportive? It seems to me the problem is what you see what you look in a mirror not in a mom happy for her daughter.

When you shamelessly serial brag for YEARS on end on a public social medium don't be surprised if people laugh and sneer you when your lofty claims don't come to fruition. These sort of parents have zero humility. They're frankly jackasses who've been hustled by the travel sports industrial complex.

You sound jealous.

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Anonymous wrote:Clearly you do not have a child with a passion for a sport. It's absolutely part of who they are and what makes them happy. My kid is at a NESCAC school happily playing her sport on their D3 team. Had she gone Ivy or another big D1 she would only be on their club team, and it was important to her to play on the school team. There are many great reasons to go D3. My kid is happy and playing the sport she loves. And her school is great, just not a "top school".

+1

These snobs need to look at the list of colleges Harvard law students graduated from.

Most D1 athletes will not play professionally, especially if a male playing soccer.

NFL players, even if they are drafted, play an average of four years. Whoopie woo.

Every player is one serious injury away from never playing again.

When you have merit aid at a D3, it’s not tied to your sport. You can stop playing and keep the merit aid.

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Anonymous wrote:send their kids to small mediocre colleges that have no brand name? Obviously not talking about any elite LAC or UChicago. Facebook is full of parents bragging their kid is continuing their "sports career" at ~expensive no-name private college~.

There aren't any scholarships in DII or DIII so they're basically paying $30K-65K so their child can play sports in front of dozens of fans?

A really showy female colleague has been spamming on Facebook that her sporty, high GPA senior daughter has just COMMITTED to a college. I have literally never in my life heard of the school. Cedarville University. Google says it's some podunk college in the middle of nowhere Ohio. The way this woman has been obnoxiously bragging and spamming for the last ten years you would have thought the daughter was destined to be a star at UVA or Duke.

Not sure why you are resurrecting a long dead thread but "so what". If it brings joy to her and her DD that she was "recruited" and gets to play a sport that is obviously very meaningful to her why are you anything other than happy and supportive? It seems to me the problem is what you see what you look in a mirror not in a mom happy for her daughter.

When you shamelessly serial brag for YEARS on end on a public social medium don't be surprised if people laugh and sneer you when your lofty claims don't come to fruition. These sort of parents have zero humility. They're frankly jackasses who've been hustled by the travel sports industrial complex.

You sound jealous.

Yeah. OP is off their rocker.

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Anonymous wrote:OK, I'm going to admit that on some level I send my kids to private colleges because I think they will make better friends and marry within our own socioeconomic class. They love their sports at their D3 schools because they get to see their friends from summer camp, their friends from Junior Year abroad, etc. They get to visit other schools, to travel during the year and to keep up with people

I prefer a small school where there's a bit of supervision and sports seems like a better use of their time and keeps them away from recreational drug use, alcohol abuse, etc.

Fire away. I'm sure you all think I'm an awful person.

Not an awful person but probably an immigrant or second generation. Americans mostly don’t worry about a girlfriend’s socioeconomic status unless maybe billionaires and you’re not one. Americans typically want happiness for their children and a spouse who is stable and will be there for your child no matter how tough things get. You will find these people at public schools and private schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:send their kids to small mediocre colleges that have no brand name? Obviously not talking about any elite LAC or UChicago. Facebook is full of parents bragging their kid is continuing their "sports career" at ~expensive no-name private college~.

There aren't any scholarships in DII or DIII so they're basically paying $30K-65K so their child can play sports in front of dozens of fans?

A really showy female colleague has been spamming on Facebook that her sporty, high GPA senior daughter has just COMMITTED to a college. I have literally never in my life heard of the school. Cedarville University. Google says it's some podunk college in the middle of nowhere Ohio. The way this woman has been obnoxiously bragging and spamming for the last ten years you would have thought the daughter was destined to be a star at UVA or Duke.

Not sure why you are resurrecting a long dead thread but "so what". If it brings joy to her and her DD that she was "recruited" and gets to play a sport that is obviously very meaningful to her why are you anything other than happy and supportive? It seems to me the problem is what you see what you look in a mirror not in a mom happy for her daughter.

When you shamelessly serial brag for YEARS on end on a public social medium don't be surprised if people laugh and sneer you when your lofty claims don't come to fruition. These sort of parents have zero humility. They're frankly jackasses who've been hustled by the travel sports industrial complex.

You’re just miserable. Get your own life to worry about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:send their kids to small mediocre colleges that have no brand name? Obviously not talking about any elite LAC or UChicago. Facebook is full of parents bragging their kid is continuing their "sports career" at ~expensive no-name private college~.

There aren't any scholarships in DII or DIII so they're basically paying $30K-65K so their child can play sports in front of dozens of fans?

A really showy female colleague has been spamming on Facebook that her sporty, high GPA senior daughter has just COMMITTED to a college. I have literally never in my life heard of the school. Cedarville University. Google says it's some podunk college in the middle of nowhere Ohio. The way this woman has been obnoxiously bragging and spamming for the last ten years you would have thought the daughter was destined to be a star at UVA or Duke.

Not sure why you are resurrecting a long dead thread but "so what". If it brings joy to her and her DD that she was "recruited" and gets to play a sport that is obviously very meaningful to her why are you anything other than happy and supportive? It seems to me the problem is what you see what you look in a mirror not in a mom happy for her daughter.

When you shamelessly serial brag for YEARS on end on a public social medium don't be surprised if people laugh and sneer you when your lofty claims don't come to fruition. These sort of parents have zero humility. They're frankly jackasses who've been hustled by the travel sports industrial complex.

But they are better people than the likes of you. So at least they have that.

Imagine thinking the way you do and being such a raging, festering twat?

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Anonymous wrote:Some one is upset because their strategy is being revealed to other competitors:

So check out Wesleyan, Trinity, Davidson, Pomona, Bares, middlebury, Colby, Claremont, Wellesley, tufts, smith, Carleton, bowdoin, macalaster, haverford for these prestigious back up sanctuaries. These are fine schools with great boisterous sporting activities some hovering below the radar.

Go for it. Easier to get into than the Ivies.

Those are all top rated privates most have heard of. OP is talking about privates that would go bankrupt were it not for luring in hundreds of middle class suckers to play gloried intramurals.

Have you ever been to a game? D3 hockey is big in New England colleges because hockey is big in New England. Years ago D3 was made up of local players who didn’t get a D1 offer but now the D3 hockey colleges, public and private, have Canadians, students from Sweden, Norway. D3 has a lot of students that are better at hockey than academics.