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[quote=Anonymous][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.

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. Sorry you don't like someone in your peer group, PP, but they are an outlier.[/quote]

This is the type of liberal arts college experience I enjoyed.  It is much different than attending a large univeristy.  I don't think any of these are DI.  Smaller class size, no classes from TAs, totally different experience than a large univeristy.  Not necessarilly better, but different and probalby better for some kids.  And BTW, my kids do travel sports becuase they like them also.  I'm not against it, I just think the few parents that are truly driven by scholarship possibility because they don't want to pay the bills are making a mistake. You don't want to box your kid into that corner.  Burn-out is certainly possible.  Parents need to allow for their kids to change their interests.  I've met kids who hate their sport by the time the are 11 because of parent pressure and others have visable signs of anxiety on the court.  
http://www.usnewsuniversitydirectory.com/undergraduate-colleges/liberal-arts.aspx[/quote]

D3 and liberal arts are not the same thing. Davidson, Colgate and Bucknell for example are smallish liberal arts schools who happen to be D1. Wash U, Univ of Chicago, Emory and NYU are universities that are D3. My DC is at a big state U in the honors program which is basically like a liberal arts college within the university. [/quote]

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