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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mine is at Williams in her senior year... [/quote]

This thread obviously is not about student-athlete kids attending an elite college like Williams. :roll: [/quote]

Sure it is. You just don’t like it because it doesn’t fit your narrative. [/quote]

This thread is very clearly about sports crazy families whose kids end up at obscure and/or unimpressive colleges.[/quote]

Has your son/daughter gone through the recruiting process?

What you may not know is the financial picture of the family. Ivy league schools do not offer sports scholarships, only need based aid. At the end of the day, $50-70K per year (depending on your monetary award for need) for the Ivy League name is hard to swallow.

That no name school may have offered a better financial package. Many families also have multiple children to send to college. Can they afford to send thier student athletes?

Also, those superstar athletes in high school? Their academic stats may be on the low end of average. Who doesn’t mind that? The D1 tailgate programs, plenty of D2 programs, and those “no name” D3 schools. Their academic standards are very flexible compared to the high academic schools. Ivy League schools have a band system where they really do need most of the team to have pretty decent stats.

Every student’s situation is different. You do you.

Good luck!
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