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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From what I’ve seen on here, most parents seem to care much less about the sport and more about the boost to admissions (no flames if that’s not you, it’s just what I’ve seen).

But what about if your dc feels the opposite? The sport and the team is the primary focus, with the ‘rank’ of the school being much less important? Think academic d3 versus d1. My dc is not interested in academic d3s because their teams are not that great.

Thoughts? Btw if you/your dc think sports is pretty much mostly just an admission hook, please move on. Also I’m aware many kids quit their sport, etc. And I’m aware of the commitment to a d1 versus d3. Money etc. 
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Just my two cents, but I think you're going about it the wrong way. I don't think that a sport or team should be the primary focus. So many things can happen and your kid can stop playing in college for various reasons that academics should always trump the sport or team as the primary focus. My DD played at a very high level (NCAA all years) but always kept in mind that she was not turning professional and that she needed strong academics for grad school, employment, etc.[/quote]

I’m not going about it the wrong way. My dc arguably is. Or isn’t. Pretty sure this was in the original post btw. Yes, parents on a board like dcum are typically aware their dc aren’t going pro in their sport. But a kid who is 18 has some say in their lives [/quote]
Then let them do what they want? Why are you asking DCUM if you don't like the answers and want to argue with everyone? Let them pick an academically mediocre D1 school with dreams of going pro or just for the fun of playing the sport for a decent college team and see where it takes them. You aren't going to get much support for that on a board of parents/snobs obsessed with academic status, though, so why argue back and forth with strangers? [/quote]

Op here. I’m hardly arguing back and forth. I checked out mostly and came back to see lots of discussion. It’s all helpful, even if I don’t agree with all of it. The college forum is known to have the nastiest posters, but there were some good responses on here. If you don’t like how I’m handling the info, you are free to move along. [/quote]

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