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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I swam D3 and turned down D1 swimming scholarships.  I absolutely valued the fact that I could quit anytime.  I would have loved my college of choice without the swimming.  I have good athletic children and would NOT want them on an athletic scholarship for all the reasons the OP stated.  The parents that never played a sport and push their 9 yr olds in an effort to save themselves a buck so they can drive their fancy cars and fund their fancy vacations rather than saving for college freak me out. . .

I also happen to value a[b] liberal arts education and they don't tend to be found at big Division I programs.  [/b]Loved D III sports.  Good balance with other interests and still very serious about your sport.  No one plays or coaches at the college level if they're not committed to their sport. [/quote]
This doesn't sound accurate. Of the 7 schools I was recruited by, 6 were liberal arts schools.

[b]I also think it's totally ridiculous to claim parents push their 9 year olds in hope of a scholarship so they can drive fancy cars.[/b] Sorry you don't like someone in your peer group, PP, but they are an outlier.[/quote]  I agree with this.  I dont care if my kid goes to a Div 1 school for sports,  Hell I dont care if he plays sports at all in college -  but he loves his sport and  plays on 3 different teams at a very competitive level. We are putting out crazy amounts of money for his sport.  And I think about the time we spend travelling to and from games, the events and things we miss because it conflicts with sports, the amount of  time he spends training.   We do this because our kid loves it.  I could probably afford a fancy if I saved all the money we've spent on his sport.  But my kid loves it, it's been great for him and that's more important.  I'm just fine driving my Toyota Corolla - which BTW I plan to drive into the ground. [/quote]

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