Upper middle class family claiming “full ride (sports) scholarship” to small D3 private college?

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Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as an athletic full ride at D3 schools. Meaning, even if you are a D1 level athlete and want to attend, say, Randolph Macon College in Ashland, they simply can not come up with any scheme to get you 4 years for free.

- signed, father of a D1 athlete that actually wanted to go to a smaller school and be a student athlete.

NP. They can certainly give you extremely significant merit aid. My kid was awarded enough in merit aid that the private D3 was cheaper than instate.

That's simply false. You're not going to convince me because we tried every way possible for my kid to do this and the only 'free' offers at the end of the day were D1.

Your kid was either not good enough or not smart enough.

Wut? A kid who plays D1 isn't good enough to play D3? You ate a lot of crayons as a child, didn't you?

Yes. You obviously know nothing about the current college sports landscape. Transfer portal has changed everything. Your D1 kid wasn’t good enough to get good D3 money. Sorry to break it to you.

Also, the crayons attempted insult is extremely uncreative and dull. At least try to show some intelligence.

There is no D3 money. My father was a D1 coach for 22 years and my FIL was Chief of Admissions at a highly selective university. But keep telling yourself your loser kid is great.

Well, since you obviously used family connections to wedge your benchwarmer kid into a D1 slot he would not otherwise have earned on his own merit, I see now why you don’t understand how D3 merit aid works for kids who are top recruits. Your posts make a lot more sense now.

For kids who are actually good, there is a lot of money available, enough to make the schools cheaper than in-state public.

100% false. Sorry you had to type all that when you could have just admitted your kid is a loser who can't manage D1.

You inadvertently revealed the truth and can’t back away now. I’m sorry you are so bitter and angry about it, though. That’s probably hard on your kid.

So, your kid plays D1?

Yes. And got D3 offers that were cheaper than in-state flagship as well.

Thanks for proving that you're a liar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My biggest take on threads like these is that people hyper focus on semantics. Honestly who cares how these people present their kid’s opportunity? Whether in their minds it’s a full ride even if technically it’s a merit scholarship covering tuition, or something else. If they share directly with you, simply say congratulations even if you know they’re not 100% correct. If you see a post on social media, hit it with a like and move on.

The bean counting and judgment never stops.

This is of course the only sane response, but you are going to trigger DCUMs insane.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as an athletic full ride at D3 schools. Meaning, even if you are a D1 level athlete and want to attend, say, Randolph Macon College in Ashland, they simply can not come up with any scheme to get you 4 years for free.

- signed, father of a D1 athlete that actually wanted to go to a smaller school and be a student athlete.

NP. They can certainly give you extremely significant merit aid. My kid was awarded enough in merit aid that the private D3 was cheaper than instate.

That's simply false. You're not going to convince me because we tried every way possible for my kid to do this and the only 'free' offers at the end of the day were D1.

Your kid was either not good enough or not smart enough.

Wut? A kid who plays D1 isn't good enough to play D3? You ate a lot of crayons as a child, didn't you?

Yes. You obviously know nothing about the current college sports landscape. Transfer portal has changed everything. Your D1 kid wasn’t good enough to get good D3 money. Sorry to break it to you.

Also, the crayons attempted insult is extremely uncreative and dull. At least try to show some intelligence.

There is no D3 money. My father was a D1 coach for 22 years and my FIL was Chief of Admissions at a highly selective university. But keep telling yourself your loser kid is great.

Well, since you obviously used family connections to wedge your benchwarmer kid into a D1 slot he would not otherwise have earned on his own merit, I see now why you don’t understand how D3 merit aid works for kids who are top recruits. Your posts make a lot more sense now.

For kids who are actually good, there is a lot of money available, enough to make the schools cheaper than in-state public.

NP. Read through this thread, and this person just seems so nasty. Just because the other poster calls their statement false (which is annoying as it was their experience), they then attack the other poster's kid repeatedly. I get you being annoyed, but that just is an ugly look for you.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as an athletic full ride at D3 schools. Meaning, even if you are a D1 level athlete and want to attend, say, Randolph Macon College in Ashland, they simply can not come up with any scheme to get you 4 years for free.

- signed, father of a D1 athlete that actually wanted to go to a smaller school and be a student athlete.

NP. They can certainly give you extremely significant merit aid. My kid was awarded enough in merit aid that the private D3 was cheaper than instate.

That's simply false. You're not going to convince me because we tried every way possible for my kid to do this and the only 'free' offers at the end of the day were D1.

Your kid was either not good enough or not smart enough.

Wut? A kid who plays D1 isn't good enough to play D3? You ate a lot of crayons as a child, didn't you?

Yes. You obviously know nothing about the current college sports landscape. Transfer portal has changed everything. Your D1 kid wasn’t good enough to get good D3 money. Sorry to break it to you.

Also, the crayons attempted insult is extremely uncreative and dull. At least try to show some intelligence.

There is no D3 money. My father was a D1 coach for 22 years and my FIL was Chief of Admissions at a highly selective university. But keep telling yourself your loser kid is great.

Well, since you obviously used family connections to wedge your benchwarmer kid into a D1 slot he would not otherwise have earned on his own merit, I see now why you don’t understand how D3 merit aid works for kids who are top recruits. Your posts make a lot more sense now.

For kids who are actually good, there is a lot of money available, enough to make the schools cheaper than in-state public.

NP. Read through this thread, and this person just seems so nasty. Just because the other poster calls their statement false (which is annoying as it was their experience), they then attack the other poster's kid repeatedly. I get you being annoyed, but that just is an ugly look for you.

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FULL RIDE FOR SPORTS AT D3 SCHOOLS. NONE. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN UNDER THE GUISE OF MERIT AID. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AT ALL. THE POSTER IS LYING. STOP RESPONDING TO THEM.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as an athletic full ride at D3 schools. Meaning, even if you are a D1 level athlete and want to attend, say, Randolph Macon College in Ashland, they simply can not come up with any scheme to get you 4 years for free.

- signed, father of a D1 athlete that actually wanted to go to a smaller school and be a student athlete.

NP. They can certainly give you extremely significant merit aid. My kid was awarded enough in merit aid that the private D3 was cheaper than instate.

That's simply false. You're not going to convince me because we tried every way possible for my kid to do this and the only 'free' offers at the end of the day were D1.

Your kid was either not good enough or not smart enough.

Wut? A kid who plays D1 isn't good enough to play D3? You ate a lot of crayons as a child, didn't you?

Yes. You obviously know nothing about the current college sports landscape. Transfer portal has changed everything. Your D1 kid wasn’t good enough to get good D3 money. Sorry to break it to you.

Also, the crayons attempted insult is extremely uncreative and dull. At least try to show some intelligence.

There is no D3 money. My father was a D1 coach for 22 years and my FIL was Chief of Admissions at a highly selective university. But keep telling yourself your loser kid is great.

that's a bit harsh don't you think?

[Anonymous]

Regarding the PP who posted about the Naval Academy and Coastal Carolina, I genuinely feel sad for you and the venom you are holding for someone who appears to not be directly relevant to your life - and no words for the fact that you extend this bitterness to the child.

Try to do better - it will lighten your load.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as an athletic full ride at D3 schools. Meaning, even if you are a D1 level athlete and want to attend, say, Randolph Macon College in Ashland, they simply can not come up with any scheme to get you 4 years for free.

- signed, father of a D1 athlete that actually wanted to go to a smaller school and be a student athlete.

NP. They can certainly give you extremely significant merit aid. My kid was awarded enough in merit aid that the private D3 was cheaper than instate.

That's simply false. You're not going to convince me because we tried every way possible for my kid to do this and the only 'free' offers at the end of the day were D1.

Your kid was either not good enough or not smart enough.

Wut? A kid who plays D1 isn't good enough to play D3? You ate a lot of crayons as a child, didn't you?

Yes. You obviously know nothing about the current college sports landscape. Transfer portal has changed everything. Your D1 kid wasn’t good enough to get good D3 money. Sorry to break it to you.

Also, the crayons attempted insult is extremely uncreative and dull. At least try to show some intelligence.

There is no D3 money. My father was a D1 coach for 22 years and my FIL was Chief of Admissions at a highly selective university. But keep telling yourself your loser kid is great.

that's a bit harsh don't you think?

Right? Who lives like this?

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Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as an athletic full ride at D3 schools. Meaning, even if you are a D1 level athlete and want to attend, say, Randolph Macon College in Ashland, they simply can not come up with any scheme to get you 4 years for free.

- signed, father of a D1 athlete that actually wanted to go to a smaller school and be a student athlete.

NP. They can certainly give you extremely significant merit aid. My kid was awarded enough in merit aid that the private D3 was cheaper than instate.

That's simply false. You're not going to convince me because we tried every way possible for my kid to do this and the only 'free' offers at the end of the day were D1.

Your kid was either not good enough or not smart enough.

Wut? A kid who plays D1 isn't good enough to play D3? You ate a lot of crayons as a child, didn't you?

Yes. You obviously know nothing about the current college sports landscape. Transfer portal has changed everything. Your D1 kid wasn’t good enough to get good D3 money. Sorry to break it to you.

Also, the crayons attempted insult is extremely uncreative and dull. At least try to show some intelligence.

There is no D3 money. My father was a D1 coach for 22 years and my FIL was Chief of Admissions at a highly selective university. But keep telling yourself your loser kid is great.

Well, since you obviously used family connections to wedge your benchwarmer kid into a D1 slot he would not otherwise have earned on his own merit, I see now why you don’t understand how D3 merit aid works for kids who are top recruits. Your posts make a lot more sense now.

For kids who are actually good, there is a lot of money available, enough to make the schools cheaper than in-state public.

NP. Read through this thread, and this person just seems so nasty. Just because the other poster calls their statement false (which is annoying as it was their experience), they then attack the other poster's kid repeatedly. I get you being annoyed, but that just is an ugly look for you.

I think it must be true, though. That PP has been all over this thread claiming that anyone whose athlete kid got good merit aid at a D3 is lying, and that their kids are losers. She is almost hysterical in how hard she is lashing out at posters who report that their kids got very good merit aid offers, particularly cheaper than in-state tuition. Meanwhile, that PPs child is the grandchild of a longtime D1 coach and selective head of admissions. So, she doesn’t know anything about D3 athletic merit aid, even though she says her kid tried to get it (but failed), but somehow her kid ended up playing D1? There is only one rational conclusion here.

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Anonymous wrote:Regarding the PP who posted about the Naval Academy and Coastal Carolina, I genuinely feel sad for you and the venom you are holding for someone who appears to not be directly relevant to your life - and no words for the fact that you extend this bitterness to the child.

Try to do better - it will lighten your load.

Yeah, that was some insanity. Glad it was deleted but good insight into the minds of the anti-athlete posters.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as an athletic full ride at D3 schools. Meaning, even if you are a D1 level athlete and want to attend, say, Randolph Macon College in Ashland, they simply can not come up with any scheme to get you 4 years for free.

- signed, father of a D1 athlete that actually wanted to go to a smaller school and be a student athlete.

NP. They can certainly give you extremely significant merit aid. My kid was awarded enough in merit aid that the private D3 was cheaper than instate.

That's simply false. You're not going to convince me because we tried every way possible for my kid to do this and the only 'free' offers at the end of the day were D1.

Your kid was either not good enough or not smart enough.

Wut? A kid who plays D1 isn't good enough to play D3? You ate a lot of crayons as a child, didn't you?

Yes. You obviously know nothing about the current college sports landscape. Transfer portal has changed everything. Your D1 kid wasn’t good enough to get good D3 money. Sorry to break it to you.

Also, the crayons attempted insult is extremely uncreative and dull. At least try to show some intelligence.

There is no D3 money. My father was a D1 coach for 22 years and my FIL was Chief of Admissions at a highly selective university. But keep telling yourself your loser kid is great.

Well, since you obviously used family connections to wedge your benchwarmer kid into a D1 slot he would not otherwise have earned on his own merit, I see now why you don’t understand how D3 merit aid works for kids who are top recruits. Your posts make a lot more sense now.

For kids who are actually good, there is a lot of money available, enough to make the schools cheaper than in-state public.

NP. Read through this thread, and this person just seems so nasty. Just because the other poster calls their statement false (which is annoying as it was their experience), they then attack the other poster's kid repeatedly. I get you being annoyed, but that just is an ugly look for you.

I think it must be true, though. That PP has been all over this thread claiming that anyone whose athlete kid got good merit aid at a D3 is lying, and that their kids are losers. She is almost hysterical in how hard she is lashing out at posters who report that their kids got very good merit aid offers, particularly cheaper than in-state tuition. Meanwhile, that PPs child is the grandchild of a longtime D1 coach and selective head of admissions. So, she doesn’t know anything about D3 athletic merit aid, even though she says her kid tried to get it (but failed), but somehow her kid ended up playing D1? There is only one rational conclusion here.

Holy. F**king. Sh*t. There is no such thing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Regarding the PP who posted about the Naval Academy and Coastal Carolina, I genuinely feel sad for you and the venom you are holding for someone who appears to not be directly relevant to your life - and no words for the fact that you extend this bitterness to the child.

Try to do better - it will lighten your load.

Yeah, that was some insanity. Glad it was deleted but good insight into the minds of the anti-athlete posters.

I actually enjoyed it and know several people who are the same. I can't tell you the number of colleagues, neighbors, fellow parishnors that have so embellished their children's potential that its hard to not laugh in their face when they are popping off about it.

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Anonymous wrote:Regarding the PP who posted about the Naval Academy and Coastal Carolina, I genuinely feel sad for you and the venom you are holding for someone who appears to not be directly relevant to your life - and no words for the fact that you extend this bitterness to the child.

Try to do better - it will lighten your load.

Oooh I missed this. Can you give a rundown of what happened without saying something that will get deleted? I’m having serious FOMO right now

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Anonymous wrote:Regarding the PP who posted about the Naval Academy and Coastal Carolina, I genuinely feel sad for you and the venom you are holding for someone who appears to not be directly relevant to your life - and no words for the fact that you extend this bitterness to the child.

Try to do better - it will lighten your load.

Yeah, that was some insanity. Glad it was deleted but good insight into the minds of the anti-athlete posters.

I actually enjoyed it and know several people who are the same. I can't tell you the number of colleagues, neighbors, fellow parishnors that have so embellished their children's potential that its hard to not laugh in their face when they are popping off about it.

You enjoying overt racism and classism says a lot more about you than anything else.

But I think you are like a lot of the racist anti-athlete posters here.

You don't have any grasp on the discussion here.

I'm firmly in the camp that travel sports are worthwhile, regardless of their utility for college acceptance. If the kids likes it, that's enough. I'm also firmly in the camp that there is no such thing as a full ride for sports to a D3 school. Because I know there isn't. Google it. The first return states :

D3 schools cannot offer full-ride athletic scholarships like their D1 and D2 counterparts. This is because NCAA rules prohibit Division III schools from offering any type of athletic scholarship or financial aid based on a student’s athletic ability

Oh my God. Are you kidding me? You have no idea what you are talking about.

Nobody here is claiming the D3 schools offer athletic scholarships that work like D1 or D2 schools. What they are saying is that recruited athletes, particularly the top recruits, get extremely generous merit aid packages.

Is this seriously the issue here? You don’t understand how D3 recruiting works? You think it’s like D1 or D2?

But then again, you are the racist who liked the other extremely racist post about PG county that got deleted so I’m guessing your understanding of literally everything is weak.

Thank you for proving that you have zero grasp on the discussion here. Just as I stated.

If you actually read the entire thread, you'd see that there are multiple, different, people claiming to have known of or received themselves, full rides for athletic ability to D3 schools.

This is wholly distinct and separate from the aid handed out, like candy, to everyone, at these schools. No one is saying a kid who can play decent baseball won't be given 10K a year in aid, because he might. Won't he won't get is a full ride directly tied to athletics.

They can't 'wink wink' give the center fielder enough 'aid' that it is tantamount to a full ride. Aid can't be given under the pretense of needs-based or academically-warranted aid if it won't withstand scrutiny. There are audits and they (the school) will lose their eligibility if they are caught doing this. They look for this. The schools that play each other look for this so they can disqualify talented opposition.

Washington and Lee, for instance isn't going to piss away its baseball program for 5 years just so Brayden from Langley can pitch for them, you moron.

Can your feeble brain understand this or are you going to mumble back with 'but, but, but, they can give aid!!!!'?

I’m convinced there are three cohorts of people trafficking this dis-information about “wink, wink” athletic full rides to D3s:

— pathological lying deluded parents living through their dime a dozen athletic talent kids
— pathological lying grifters in the travel sports apparatus
— pathological lying employees of podunk low and unranked D3 colleges

You nailed it why this does not exist: It is illegal and in violation of NCAA bylaws and would be sniffed out by audits immediately. Nobody at these podunk colleges gives a damn about sports success enough to risk everything to get your idiot kid to play for them. The mediocre sports teams are literally a participation trophy to get these gullible parents to send their indulgent kid to a laughing stock college they’d never consider. Parents want to save face with their kid ending up at a dumpy college, so they lie they’re there on a full ride scholarship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My biggest take on threads like these is that people hyper focus on semantics. Honestly who cares how these people present their kid’s opportunity? Whether in their minds it’s a full ride even if technically it’s a merit scholarship covering tuition, or something else. If they share directly with you, simply say congratulations even if you know they’re not 100% correct. If you see a post on social media, hit it with a like and move on.

The bean counting and judgment never stops.

Sorry, I can’t stand liars. I’m not playing along with their gross attempts to deceive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My biggest take on threads like these is that people hyper focus on semantics. Honestly who cares how these people present their kid’s opportunity? Whether in their minds it’s a full ride even if technically it’s a merit scholarship covering tuition, or something else. If they share directly with you, simply say congratulations even if you know they’re not 100% correct. If you see a post on social media, hit it with a like and move on.

The bean counting and judgment never stops.

Sorry, I can’t stand liars. I’m not playing along with their gross attempts to deceive.

Same. I not rewarding their attention seeking. Especially if they pull this kind of crap repeatedly.