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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So my niece can continue to play her sport in college. The issue is two-fold. Her daughter is simply good not great at her sport (which her parents refuse to accept) and the family is only middle class. They have no college savings, so debt will fuel this. Is it sports obsessed parents’ egos that refuse to let it go? They can’t admit ten years of sports efforts simply conclude in 12th grade?

Is there any way to convince them they’re about to make a terrible financial decision? The family is going to end up with a lot of debt, their daughter will likely quit the sport once she can do what she wants, and likely, the daughter hates the no-name private college where she knows nobody. Isn’t that how this usually plays out?[/quote]

You have described - exactly - my daughter's best friend.  Her parents are deeply in dept sending her to a private school so she can continue playing her sport.  It really boggles the mind.  [/quote]

There are probably other reasons the kid goes to private school but lots of kids do way better in one environment than another (public v private).

I have come to appreciate sports. I come from a total non-sports family. My parents aren't from the U.S. and only had daughters - and daughters, back then, in the home country, did not do sports. I had three kids and two played several varsity sports in high school and one played in college. There is a lot of discipline and camraderie and support on a sports team. Sometimes, what matters in life and in education is for a kid to find their tribe, and sports can be their tribe.

If they're not fantastic at their sport and not fantastic at academics, a small, regional college may be the perfect answer. I have seen plenty of people go on to have succesful lives and find their niche after graduating from smaller, regional colleges. [/quote]

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