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[quote=Anonymous]What's the sport? Is there a scholarship riding on it? Is affordability dependent on her participation in the sport?

If finances are not an issue, then the sport angle is irrelevant. Some kids like big schools. Some prefer small LACs. She needs to figure out what kind of environment she prefers and pursue things accordingly. Most schools have club sports so participation for the joy of it shouldn't be an issue for most students in most sports.

If sports are relevant - whether admittance or scholarships - she should know that D1 and D3 athletics are totally different beasts. My DC was recruited by numerous D3 schools in his sport. But his interests are in STEM, and the D1 schools are overwhelmingly better for his chosen major than the small D3 schools. But D1 schools have D1 athletes. It's hard for an 18 year old freshman to take a spot from a 23 year old sixth year senior, which is how D1 sports tends to roll in many events.

In the end, he chose the very selective D1 school for the academics. No athletic scholarship. Instead, he's part of a training squad - promising freshmen, varsity athletes returning from PT. He has structured training. He has a coach. But he's not competing this year. Hopefully next year. It's what he wants to do.

College is all about making choices within realistic parameters. There are opportunity costs to everything. My DC is passionate about his sport. Would like nothing more than to compete this year. But the education is far better at the D1 school and he valued that more. Hopefully he competes in the years ahead, but it's a much harder road at an academically intense D1 school compared to a D3 school.

D1 and D3 occupy different planets. Would encourage any student facing such a conundrum to spend some time in each environment while being mindful of other goals and priorities.     [/quote]

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