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[quote=Anonymous]Our daughter plays D3 lacrosse.  She played on her HS team (not a terribly good team, but she loved her HS) and for a club, which we chose because the practices were nearby.  Starting in the summer before her junior year, she emailed coaches of schools she was interested in to tell them she would be playing at tournaments or showcases they were scheduled to attend (the organizers provided this information).  Coaches then contacted her to come visit their schools starting after the fall club season was over.

Over the following winter and spring, she visited probably a dozen or so schools and then settled on one that she really liked.  The major factors were (not in this order):
1) she liked the coach;
2) the women on the team were friendly; 
3) we know several alums, including a couple of recent grads, who all loved the school; 
4) the school has a strong academic reputation generally and especially so in the major she was interested in; 
5) the coaches encouraged their team members to study abroad, which has been a goal of our daughter's for years.

The coach then had admissions do an early read of her application, which yielded a positive review.  She applied early decision and was accepted (I'll note that we held our breath the entire time).  DD is now a very happy sophomore and has found that her academic, social and athletic hopes have been pretty much fulfilled.  And, I'm writing this with fingers crossed -- she's going to study abroad in the fall.

Hope this is helpful.  Good luck to your daughter!  [/quote]

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