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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like seeing the announcements, I'm very happy for all of these kids and their families.

In fact I'd rather see these announcements for "awful colleges in the middle of nowhere" than the ones bragging about their kids committing to Michigan, UVA, whatever other schools OP mentioned.[/quote]

You are as bad as OP.  Why can't parents post on their social media page where their kid is going to college?  They are excited.  Live and let live.  OP doesn't want "crappy" schools and you don't want better schools.  It's a big benchmark for these kids, and their parents, let them enjoy the moment.[/quote]

It’s not just a single, brief post about where the kiddo is going to college. For literally 10 years these travel sports parents have bragged and posted every single event, check-ins, hundreds of pictures with trophies and medals, and humble bragging about Larla and Lincoln’s top 3 finishes. They whispered to anyone in earshot their kiddo was getting looks from Ivies and maybe D1s, whatever the case, “playing at the next level” was assured ... so when the kiddo ends up at a backwater LAC you’ve never heard of, it’s puzzling. And they always seem to announce this with a 300 word brag post filled with “blessed” and “all the sacrifice was worth it.” We never get the posts letting us know Larla quit the sport after her freshman year.[/quote]

You really don't understand that these kids will get tutors, merit aid and connections for jobs... all from sports.[/quote]

Incorrect.  D3 schools can not issue merit aid based on anything but academic achievement.  Most schools have free tutoring, even 1 on 1, and connections for jobs are always based on who you know and what you do.  So while an athlete may get a job based on their sport, others will for their fraternity/sorority, their club activity (hacking, botball, clothes designing etc..) as well as internships, co-ops, and research based opportunities that many athletes are unable to participate in.

I am not a poster bashing college athletes as I think they are great and yes, some athletes will have a few more options than a college student that does nothing else. But most college students don't do anything else.  They have time to pick and choose their passions and do.  [/quote]
My DS got merit aid at a D3 that was directly related to his sport. He received scholarships for his academics. This was made very clear to us by his coach. [/quote]

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