Relevance of athletics on career

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Anonymous wrote:I think so. D3 is fine, but still D3.

I'm sorry, weird take and the "D1 or bust" business is so dumb. There are D2s and D3s that can beat some D1 schools. Lots of D1 athletes "ride the pine" and don't contribute on the field/pitch/court much. They all balance time between school and athletics, show resilience and all of the qualities that sports promotes.

So I don't see why anything under D1 is looked down upon. And it's beyond weird that some people do. I know several kids at D3 schools who will get to play their sport for 4 more years and have nearly a free (or in some cases free) education).

I am sorry...but in at least prominent sports (basketball, football, baseball, soccer, lax), there is no D3 team that can beat a D1 team if both competed as though it was a tournament. Using some one-off friendly match is not relevant because a D1 baseball team as example would likely not have anyone from their starting rotation pitch against a D3 team...there is nothing on the line and their D1 1st string could always get hurt.

I know a D3 basketball player heavily recruited by MIT and Chicago that couldn't even get a glance from an Ivy coach.

Now, from a career perspective...I am sure the Amherst baseball team has a great alumni network that wants to hire current Amherst baseball players. However, it will be a short conversation with a new client that is just interested in watching baseball when you say you played Amherst baseball vs. when you say you played LSU baseball they want to talk about Dylan Crews and Paul Skeins...and they know you had to be a pretty darn good baseball player to play for LSU.

Of course none of this is relevant to OP's post who specifically asked about how important athletics may be for acceptance to Medical or Dental school...not getting a corporate job.

MOST kids don't play these sports and, frankly, in my own kids' sport it is widely acknowledged that some D3 teams are better than some D1s. The powerhouse D1s? Of course not. But there is a spectrum of schools at the D1, 2, and 3 level and it's silly for you to argue otherwise. Even more silly to think that people are as simple-minded as you in not wanting to hearing about someone's D3 sports experiences.

Give me an example...and by default, MOST kids do play these sports as they are the most popular sports. You do realize how silly you now sound by claiming that the most popular sports, where empirically the most kids play...are somehow not the sports that most kids play.

I have a recruited athlete, so I am well aware of D1, D2 and D3. I was speaking of prominent sports, and I gather you are talking about a niche sport. Perhaps it is different.

D2 is a completely different animal. I was responding to D3 vs. D1. I am all ears...give me an example of the sport to which you refer and where D3 teams are better in a tournament setting.

Lax and Field hockey, to start, Mr. All Ears.

Which D3 Lax team is beating a D1 lax team in a tournament setting? You listed two sports but you didn’t answer the question.

Interested in specific field hockey examples too.