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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best players are picking the best academic schools which is why Stanford, Duke etc do so well.  The best players are not picking Alabama.

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Then why aren't the Ivy's all top ten soccer programs? They are also D1. [/quote]
The Ivy sport may be D1, but the Ivys do not give out athletic scholarships.  Only need-based aid like all other students.[/quote]

The academic index is also an obstacle for a lot of players.  If you are a top, top recruit, Ivy admission standards aren't too tough. If you have a decent GPA, you can get in with a 1200 or so SAT. But that only applies to the top one or two players on a team. The others will need significantly higher scores to ensure that the team average meets the established threshold. Stanford has a minimum of 1300 for all players. For Duke and a lot of other top soccer schools, an average student will have no problem getting in. [/quote]

My experience with several kids is not consistent with what you are saying.  Even a top, top player (assume Caucasian for this discussion) with a "decent" GPA and more than one C is not getting into an Ivy or Duke for that matter on soccer.  This is especially problematic for kids at tough private schools, where grades are not inflated like at many public schools.  Know a player who was tops in the DMV with a 3.3 at a strong private school and an ACT at the top of the bottom quartile of admitted students.  Ivy coach got this player in, but it was a struggle and he had to find a couple "brilliant bench players" to hit the AI number.  Also know of a situation at Duke where a kid in another sport got surprised by Duke admissions who went against what the coach had represented to the kid.  Player had to scramble.  [/quote]

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