Intended college athletes at d3 schools… a ?

[Anonymous]

To the pps—-the schools offering my kid a team spot in his sport wouldn’t parlay into any great grad program or job. lol

The kid had the brains and scores to get into T10s/Ivies and we weren’t paying to go to some much lower academic school. As far as Hopkins, as an alum athlete I didn’t recommend it—plus the coach is a renowned d@ck in his sport.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone’s a college recruit at a D3…. Seriously.

Pick the school you want to attend. Injuries happen, bad coaches happen, preferences change.

Our barometer was “is this where you want to be if we take the sport out of the equation? Is this the best place for you?

My son had a lot of interest from some really poor academic D1s and some low level D3s. He chose the Ivy and club sport. It’s really played out in the internships and connections, etc. He’s also a kid that is really academically curious and takes advantage of that environment.

I agree. Going to a d3 school as a “recruit” is just an educational blow job. They don’t pay you and it impacts your actual education- which is what you’ll pay through the nose for.

I played a d3 sport and it was a bad decision.go where you want and play club vs hanging on to some notion of being a “ncaa athlete”:

When non players at d1 schools l are on a fee ride and making $40k a year to boot- sure! Paying to make it harder to succeed at academics, for a kid who will never play that sport again post college (if it’s a team sport) bs just going where you want and playing club? Insane and totally an ego driven thing.

Karen, or in this case Karl is pretty slow. When someone can use athletic skill to almost “guarantee” admission to top schools it is the opposite of bad. When being a member of that team then provides a huge boost into top paying careers it is the opposite of bad. When successfully completing an athletic career (along with having the grades and scores) is such a strong advantage for med school that it is almost a hook it is the opposite of bad.

You didn’t have what it takes and it didn’t work for you but for those that do…..huge benefits.

Really? The D3 commit on my kid’s club and HS team isn’t even a starter, doesn’t play much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You mean “further”…

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone’s a college recruit at a D3…. Seriously.

Pick the school you want to attend. Injuries happen, bad coaches happen, preferences change.

Our barometer was “is this where you want to be if we take the sport out of the equation? Is this the best place for you?

My son had a lot of interest from some really poor academic D1s and some low level D3s. He chose the Ivy and club sport. It’s really played out in the internships and connections, etc. He’s also a kid that is really academically curious and takes advantage of that environment.

I agree. Going to a d3 school as a “recruit” is just an educational blow job. They don’t pay you and it impacts your actual education- which is what you’ll pay through the nose for.

I played a d3 sport and it was a bad decision.go where you want and play club vs hanging on to some notion of being a “ncaa athlete”:

When non players at d1 schools l are on a fee ride and making $40k a year to boot- sure! Paying to make it harder to succeed at academics, for a kid who will never play that sport again post college (if it’s a team sport) bs just going where you want and playing club? Insane and totally an ego driven thing.

Karen, or in this case Karl is pretty slow. When someone can use athletic skill to almost “guarantee” admission to top schools it is the opposite of bad. When being a member of that team then provides a huge boost into top paying careers it is the opposite of bad. When successfully completing an athletic career (along with having the grades and scores) is such a strong advantage for med school that it is almost a hook it is the opposite of bad.

You didn’t have what it takes and it didn’t work for you but for those that do…..huge benefits.

Really? The D3 commit on my kid’s club and HS team isn’t even a starter, doesn’t play much.

What school? I doubt this is a school like JHU or MIT or Williams or Chicago.

However, there are hundreds of 90%+ acceptance rate D3 schools with weak sports teams that need students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone’s a college recruit at a D3…. Seriously.

Pick the school you want to attend. Injuries happen, bad coaches happen, preferences change.

Our barometer was “is this where you want to be if we take the sport out of the equation? Is this the best place for you?

My son had a lot of interest from some really poor academic D1s and some low level D3s. He chose the Ivy and club sport. It’s really played out in the internships and connections, etc. He’s also a kid that is really academically curious and takes advantage of that environment.

I agree. Going to a d3 school as a “recruit” is just an educational blow job. They don’t pay you and it impacts your actual education- which is what you’ll pay through the nose for.

I played a d3 sport and it was a bad decision.go where you want and play club vs hanging on to some notion of being a “ncaa athlete”:

When non players at d1 schools l are on a fee ride and making $40k a year to boot- sure! Paying to make it harder to succeed at academics, for a kid who will never play that sport again post college (if it’s a team sport) bs just going where you want and playing club? Insane and totally an ego driven thing.

Karen, or in this case Karl is pretty slow. When someone can use athletic skill to almost “guarantee” admission to top schools it is the opposite of bad. When being a member of that team then provides a huge boost into top paying careers it is the opposite of bad. When successfully completing an athletic career (along with having the grades and scores) is such a strong advantage for med school that it is almost a hook it is the opposite of bad.

You didn’t have what it takes and it didn’t work for you but for those that do…..huge benefits.

Really? The D3 commit on my kid’s club and HS team isn’t even a starter, doesn’t play much.

What school? I doubt this is a school like JHU or MIT or Williams or Chicago.

However, there are hundreds of 90%+ acceptance rate D3 schools with weak sports teams that need students.

yes and even a ton of D1 schools with those type of acceptance rates in my kid's sport. Those were off the table immediately. The schools my kid could play at did not match where he could gain admission on athletics (T10s/Ivies/T20). But, like another kid, he could have played at Hopkins because the coach just waits to see who gets in and then commits them in the spring. Virtually nobody is 'coach-supported' in this sport.

[Anonymous]

I think the use of the term 'commit' is kind of strange when somebody isn't getting scholarship $$. Back in the day, you really only used that term if you were getting paid to play it and not if you were paying full tuition. It was the scholarship$ that was impressive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone’s a college recruit at a D3…. Seriously.

Pick the school you want to attend. Injuries happen, bad coaches happen, preferences change.

Our barometer was “is this where you want to be if we take the sport out of the equation? Is this the best place for you?

My son had a lot of interest from some really poor academic D1s and some low level D3s. He chose the Ivy and club sport. It’s really played out in the internships and connections, etc. He’s also a kid that is really academically curious and takes advantage of that environment.

I agree. Going to a d3 school as a “recruit” is just an educational blow job. They don’t pay you and it impacts your actual education- which is what you’ll pay through the nose for.

I played a d3 sport and it was a bad decision.go where you want and play club vs hanging on to some notion of being a “ncaa athlete”:

When non players at d1 schools l are on a fee ride and making $40k a year to boot- sure! Paying to make it harder to succeed at academics, for a kid who will never play that sport again post college (if it’s a team sport) bs just going where you want and playing club? Insane and totally an ego driven thing.

Karen, or in this case Karl is pretty slow. When someone can use athletic skill to almost “guarantee” admission to top schools it is the opposite of bad. When being a member of that team then provides a huge boost into top paying careers it is the opposite of bad. When successfully completing an athletic career (along with having the grades and scores) is such a strong advantage for med school that it is almost a hook it is the opposite of bad.

You didn’t have what it takes and it didn’t work for you but for those that do…..huge benefits.

Really? The D3 commit on my kid’s club and HS team isn’t even a starter, doesn’t play much.

What school? I doubt this is a school like JHU or MIT or Williams or Chicago.

However, there are hundreds of 90%+ acceptance rate D3 schools with weak sports teams that need students.

yes and even a ton of D1 schools with those type of acceptance rates in my kid's sport. Those were off the table immediately. The schools my kid could play at did not match where he could gain admission on athletics (T10s/Ivies/T20). But, like another kid, he could have played at Hopkins because the coach just waits to see who gets in and then commits them in the spring. Virtually nobody is 'coach-supported' in this sport.

* meant where he could gain admission on academics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone’s a college recruit at a D3…. Seriously.

Pick the school you want to attend. Injuries happen, bad coaches happen, preferences change.

Our barometer was “is this where you want to be if we take the sport out of the equation? Is this the best place for you?

My son had a lot of interest from some really poor academic D1s and some low level D3s. He chose the Ivy and club sport. It’s really played out in the internships and connections, etc. He’s also a kid that is really academically curious and takes advantage of that environment.

I agree. Going to a d3 school as a “recruit” is just an educational blow job. They don’t pay you and it impacts your actual education- which is what you’ll pay through the nose for.

I played a d3 sport and it was a bad decision.go where you want and play club vs hanging on to some notion of being a “ncaa athlete”:

When non players at d1 schools l are on a fee ride and making $40k a year to boot- sure! Paying to make it harder to succeed at academics, for a kid who will never play that sport again post college (if it’s a team sport) bs just going where you want and playing club? Insane and totally an ego driven thing.

Karen, or in this case Karl is pretty slow. When someone can use athletic skill to almost “guarantee” admission to top schools it is the opposite of bad. When being a member of that team then provides a huge boost into top paying careers it is the opposite of bad. When successfully completing an athletic career (along with having the grades and scores) is such a strong advantage for med school that it is almost a hook it is the opposite of bad.

You didn’t have what it takes and it didn’t work for you but for those that do…..huge benefits.

Really? The D3 commit on my kid’s club and HS team isn’t even a starter, doesn’t play much.

What school? I doubt this is a school like JHU or MIT or Williams or Chicago.

However, there are hundreds of 90%+ acceptance rate D3 schools with weak sports teams that need students.

yes and even a ton of D1 schools with those type of acceptance rates in my kid's sport. Those were off the table immediately. The schools my kid could play at did not match where he could gain admission on athletics (T10s/Ivies/T20). But, like another kid, he could have played at Hopkins because the coach just waits to see who gets in and then commits them in the spring. Virtually nobody is 'coach-supported' in this sport.

* meant where he could gain admission on academics

Same. Duke, Princeton, Stanford and Georgetown were my kids top choices--academically in---but the teams were too competitive to play varsity. You weigh ---am I going to give up attending one of these to play at Randolph Macon, Mary Washington, Hampden Sydney, Christopher Newport or Haverford. And, then what if I get injured or I hate the coach or I ride the bench?

It's tough to get the academics matched with the athletics for most kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone’s a college recruit at a D3…. Seriously.

Pick the school you want to attend. Injuries happen, bad coaches happen, preferences change.

Our barometer was “is this where you want to be if we take the sport out of the equation? Is this the best place for you?

My son had a lot of interest from some really poor academic D1s and some low level D3s. He chose the Ivy and club sport. It’s really played out in the internships and connections, etc. He’s also a kid that is really academically curious and takes advantage of that environment.

I agree. Going to a d3 school as a “recruit” is just an educational blow job. They don’t pay you and it impacts your actual education- which is what you’ll pay through the nose for.

I played a d3 sport and it was a bad decision.go where you want and play club vs hanging on to some notion of being a “ncaa athlete”:

When non players at d1 schools l are on a fee ride and making $40k a year to boot- sure! Paying to make it harder to succeed at academics, for a kid who will never play that sport again post college (if it’s a team sport) bs just going where you want and playing club? Insane and totally an ego driven thing.

Karen, or in this case Karl is pretty slow. When someone can use athletic skill to almost “guarantee” admission to top schools it is the opposite of bad. When being a member of that team then provides a huge boost into top paying careers it is the opposite of bad. When successfully completing an athletic career (along with having the grades and scores) is such a strong advantage for med school that it is almost a hook it is the opposite of bad.

You didn’t have what it takes and it didn’t work for you but for those that do…..huge benefits.

Really? The D3 commit on my kid’s club and HS team isn’t even a starter, doesn’t play much.

What school? I doubt this is a school like JHU or MIT or Williams or Chicago.

However, there are hundreds of 90%+ acceptance rate D3 schools with weak sports teams that need students.

yes and even a ton of D1 schools with those type of acceptance rates in my kid's sport. Those were off the table immediately. The schools my kid could play at did not match where he could gain admission on athletics (T10s/Ivies/T20). But, like another kid, he could have played at Hopkins because the coach just waits to see who gets in and then commits them in the spring. Virtually nobody is 'coach-supported' in this sport.

* meant where he could gain admission on academics

Same. Duke, Princeton, Stanford and Georgetown were my kids top choices--academically in---but the teams were too competitive to play varsity. You weigh ---am I going to give up attending one of these to play at Randolph Macon, Mary Washington, Hampden Sydney, Christopher Newport or Haverford. And, then what if I get injured or I hate the coach or I ride the bench?

It's tough to get the academics matched with the athletics for most kids.

A bit unfair to lump Haverford in with those other schools.

Also, if D1 schools aren't on the list...again, why wouldn't JHU, Chicago, MIT, Wash U, Emory, NYU, Pomona/CMC, Williams, Amherst...be on the list? Seems a bit nuts to jump from those D1 schools down to Randolph Macon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone’s a college recruit at a D3…. Seriously.

Pick the school you want to attend. Injuries happen, bad coaches happen, preferences change.

Our barometer was “is this where you want to be if we take the sport out of the equation? Is this the best place for you?

My son had a lot of interest from some really poor academic D1s and some low level D3s. He chose the Ivy and club sport. It’s really played out in the internships and connections, etc. He’s also a kid that is really academically curious and takes advantage of that environment.

I agree. Going to a d3 school as a “recruit” is just an educational blow job. They don’t pay you and it impacts your actual education- which is what you’ll pay through the nose for.

I played a d3 sport and it was a bad decision.go where you want and play club vs hanging on to some notion of being a “ncaa athlete”:

When non players at d1 schools l are on a fee ride and making $40k a year to boot- sure! Paying to make it harder to succeed at academics, for a kid who will never play that sport again post college (if it’s a team sport) bs just going where you want and playing club? Insane and totally an ego driven thing.

Karen, or in this case Karl is pretty slow. When someone can use athletic skill to almost “guarantee” admission to top schools it is the opposite of bad. When being a member of that team then provides a huge boost into top paying careers it is the opposite of bad. When successfully completing an athletic career (along with having the grades and scores) is such a strong advantage for med school that it is almost a hook it is the opposite of bad.

You didn’t have what it takes and it didn’t work for you but for those that do…..huge benefits.

Really? The D3 commit on my kid’s club and HS team isn’t even a starter, doesn’t play much.

What school? I doubt this is a school like JHU or MIT or Williams or Chicago.

However, there are hundreds of 90%+ acceptance rate D3 schools with weak sports teams that need students.

yes and even a ton of D1 schools with those type of acceptance rates in my kid's sport. Those were off the table immediately. The schools my kid could play at did not match where he could gain admission on athletics (T10s/Ivies/T20). But, like another kid, he could have played at Hopkins because the coach just waits to see who gets in and then commits them in the spring. Virtually nobody is 'coach-supported' in this sport.

Yeah...but those D1 schools usually have very top athletics...Michigan State, Ole Miss, LSU...the weak athletic D1 schools tend to be schools like Fordham, Farleigh Dickinson...schools in random conferences that never win a D1 championship in anything.

[Anonymous]

I know two athletes at Bowdoin who both had to ED to get their spots.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone’s a college recruit at a D3…. Seriously.

Pick the school you want to attend. Injuries happen, bad coaches happen, preferences change.

Our barometer was “is this where you want to be if we take the sport out of the equation? Is this the best place for you?

My son had a lot of interest from some really poor academic D1s and some low level D3s. He chose the Ivy and club sport. It’s really played out in the internships and connections, etc. He’s also a kid that is really academically curious and takes advantage of that environment.

I agree. Going to a d3 school as a “recruit” is just an educational blow job. They don’t pay you and it impacts your actual education- which is what you’ll pay through the nose for.

I played a d3 sport and it was a bad decision.go where you want and play club vs hanging on to some notion of being a “ncaa athlete”:

When non players at d1 schools l are on a fee ride and making $40k a year to boot- sure! Paying to make it harder to succeed at academics, for a kid who will never play that sport again post college (if it’s a team sport) bs just going where you want and playing club? Insane and totally an ego driven thing.

Karen, or in this case Karl is pretty slow. When someone can use athletic skill to almost “guarantee” admission to top schools it is the opposite of bad. When being a member of that team then provides a huge boost into top paying careers it is the opposite of bad. When successfully completing an athletic career (along with having the grades and scores) is such a strong advantage for med school that it is almost a hook it is the opposite of bad.

You didn’t have what it takes and it didn’t work for you but for those that do…..huge benefits.

Really? The D3 commit on my kid’s club and HS team isn’t even a starter, doesn’t play much.

What school? I doubt this is a school like JHU or MIT or Williams or Chicago.

However, there are hundreds of 90%+ acceptance rate D3 schools with weak sports teams that need students.

yes and even a ton of D1 schools with those type of acceptance rates in my kid's sport. Those were off the table immediately. The schools my kid could play at did not match where he could gain admission on athletics (T10s/Ivies/T20). But, like another kid, he could have played at Hopkins because the coach just waits to see who gets in and then commits them in the spring. Virtually nobody is 'coach-supported' in this sport.

* meant where he could gain admission on academics

Same. Duke, Princeton, Stanford and Georgetown were my kids top choices--academically in---but the teams were too competitive to play varsity. You weigh ---am I going to give up attending one of these to play at Randolph Macon, Mary Washington, Hampden Sydney, Christopher Newport or Haverford. And, then what if I get injured or I hate the coach or I ride the bench?

It's tough to get the academics matched with the athletics for most kids.

A bit unfair to lump Haverford in with those other schools.

Also, if D1 schools aren't on the list...again, why wouldn't JHU, Chicago, MIT, Wash U, Emory, NYU, Pomona/CMC, Williams, Amherst...be on the list? Seems a bit nuts to jump from those D1 schools down to Randolph Macon.

Oh that’s definitely gotta be men’s soccer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone’s a college recruit at a D3…. Seriously.

Pick the school you want to attend. Injuries happen, bad coaches happen, preferences change.

Our barometer was “is this where you want to be if we take the sport out of the equation? Is this the best place for you?

My son had a lot of interest from some really poor academic D1s and some low level D3s. He chose the Ivy and club sport. It’s really played out in the internships and connections, etc. He’s also a kid that is really academically curious and takes advantage of that environment.

I agree. Going to a d3 school as a “recruit” is just an educational blow job. They don’t pay you and it impacts your actual education- which is what you’ll pay through the nose for.

I played a d3 sport and it was a bad decision.go where you want and play club vs hanging on to some notion of being a “ncaa athlete”:

When non players at d1 schools l are on a fee ride and making $40k a year to boot- sure! Paying to make it harder to succeed at academics, for a kid who will never play that sport again post college (if it’s a team sport) bs just going where you want and playing club? Insane and totally an ego driven thing.

Isn't a blow job a form of payment preferred by certain college kids? I mean $ aid is great, but that's more of a parent thing ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone’s a college recruit at a D3…. Seriously.

Pick the school you want to attend. Injuries happen, bad coaches happen, preferences change.

Our barometer was “is this where you want to be if we take the sport out of the equation? Is this the best place for you?

My son had a lot of interest from some really poor academic D1s and some low level D3s. He chose the Ivy and club sport. It’s really played out in the internships and connections, etc. He’s also a kid that is really academically curious and takes advantage of that environment.

I agree. Going to a d3 school as a “recruit” is just an educational blow job. They don’t pay you and it impacts your actual education- which is what you’ll pay through the nose for.

I played a d3 sport and it was a bad decision.go where you want and play club vs hanging on to some notion of being a “ncaa athlete”:

When non players at d1 schools l are on a fee ride and making $40k a year to boot- sure! Paying to make it harder to succeed at academics, for a kid who will never play that sport again post college (if it’s a team sport) bs just going where you want and playing club? Insane and totally an ego driven thing.

Karen, or in this case Karl is pretty slow. When someone can use athletic skill to almost “guarantee” admission to top schools it is the opposite of bad. When being a member of that team then provides a huge boost into top paying careers it is the opposite of bad. When successfully completing an athletic career (along with having the grades and scores) is such a strong advantage for med school that it is almost a hook it is the opposite of bad.

You didn’t have what it takes and it didn’t work for you but for those that do…..huge benefits.

An Ivy degree and captain of a club sport goes a lot farther….

Not for IB unless you have made it into a top club. Athlete at Williams, Middlebury, Amherst, (or even Bowdoin and Hamilton) is the great hidden path to IB in terms of results and quality of life in college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone’s a college recruit at a D3…. Seriously.

Pick the school you want to attend. Injuries happen, bad coaches happen, preferences change.

Our barometer was “is this where you want to be if we take the sport out of the equation? Is this the best place for you?

My son had a lot of interest from some really poor academic D1s and some low level D3s. He chose the Ivy and club sport. It’s really played out in the internships and connections, etc. He’s also a kid that is really academically curious and takes advantage of that environment.

I agree. Going to a d3 school as a “recruit” is just an educational blow job. They don’t pay you and it impacts your actual education- which is what you’ll pay through the nose for.

I played a d3 sport and it was a bad decision.go where you want and play club vs hanging on to some notion of being a “ncaa athlete”:

When non players at d1 schools l are on a fee ride and making $40k a year to boot- sure! Paying to make it harder to succeed at academics, for a kid who will never play that sport again post college (if it’s a team sport) bs just going where you want and playing club? Insane and totally an ego driven thing.

Karen, or in this case Karl is pretty slow. When someone can use athletic skill to almost “guarantee” admission to top schools it is the opposite of bad. When being a member of that team then provides a huge boost into top paying careers it is the opposite of bad. When successfully completing an athletic career (along with having the grades and scores) is such a strong advantage for med school that it is almost a hook it is the opposite of bad.

You didn’t have what it takes and it didn’t work for you but for those that do…..huge benefits.

Really? The D3 commit on my kid’s club and HS team isn’t even a starter, doesn’t play much.

Obviously not a NESCAC or UAA athlete.