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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The only thing to consider is being an athlete at a small LAC is socially a bit constricting.[/b] If your DC likes the feel of a small school it could be great for him.  Certainly the top LACS offer an excellent liberal arts education. My kid who went to a small private for high school just wanted a bigger school with a larger social scene so he turned down his D3 offer and his happy playing club sports at a larger college.  It just depends on the kid and how important it is for him to play. As in all such decisions it is about fit.[/quote]

Not sure what this means.  I had one kid who played D1 and 2 who played D3.  The D3 kids had a much more robust social and campus life because they were not expected to spend all their free time on the sport. A D1 athlete is not really able to take advantage of the larger social scene. [/quote]

+1. This has been our experience as well. Being an athlete at a D3 gives you a built in social group but the school is small enough where you can branch out as well. The D1 kids we know at the large schools essentially spend all their time with their teammates. [/quote]

+2 Being on a team at the D3 level makes the college transition process very smooth and unlike D1 you have plenty of free time to join student organizations, clubs, etc.  Unless your child is a superstar and plans to pursue athletics after college I think D3 is absolutely the way to go.[/quote]

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