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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Playing college sports (at any level) is an experience.  These parents are happy for their kids and the kids are most likely over the moon and yes, even to play D3.  Let them be happy, OP.  Scroll on.[/quote]

Do broke no-name LACs with like 1,400 kids really cut players from their soccer, xcountry, baseball, lax and hockey teams? I find that hard to believe. You're literally paying overpriced tuition at a no-name school in a crummy middle of nowhere town so your kid can keep playing.[/quote]

You are quite ill-informed.  First of all, D3 athletes are all recruited these days.  The level of competition for playing time is quite high.  The differences between D1 and D3 athletes are size and speed.

Second, almost no one pays full price at private schools these days.  Tuition discounting is widespread, and approaches 40-50% on average.  These discounts are euphemistically termed "merit scholarships," and virtually all D3 athletes receive them.

The only people paying full price for college these days are ill-informed snobs like you who don't know the score.

Third, the traditional enrollment at a liberal arts college is 1200-1800.  A student gets a lot of personal attention at a small school.  Why send a kid to a large university, where most of the attention and resources are directed to graduate students?

Fourth, team sports provide an unforgettable experience -- one that participants value for the rest of their lives.

Fifth, most liberal arts colleges are located in small towns or villages.  Not everyone considers such places to be the middle of nowhere.  In small towns, one's character is inescapably on display.  It's not possible to be an anonymous jackass (as one suspects you to be). [/quote]

Ok Jon Snow.[/quote]

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