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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With only a very few exceptions, the only full ride D1 athletic scholarships (for males at least) are for football and basketball. All others are partials. Half if lucky, but more likely 1/3 or 1/4. That makes the D3 full scholarship boast even more absurd. [/quote]

This is accurate for males today. Look at a sport like lacrosse. There are incredibly few full rides or even half rides. Most on the team don’t play much. But the kids do gain entry into competitive schools.

D3 should be looked at more often. A friend had four lacrosse playing boys. One of them, a bright accounting major, opted to W and L where he was a first All American defenseman all four years.  There was never any question of playing time. He would have been a bench sitter at the D1 programs he gained admission. His brother the best of the four was a 1/3 scholarship recipient at Bucknell - he was a starter his junior and senior year. Certainly a good experience but there is more opportunity to get on the field at a D3. Since there isn’t much of a career in lacrosse, the opportunity to play is significant. [/quote]

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