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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She'd be required to take out serious loans. It's D3. I'm not being an asshole, she only made the team because she's a senior and the coach is too nice to cut girls.

She's attempting to make a highly irrational decision fueled by her desire to continue playing a sport SHE'S NOT GOOD AT.

We're not rich. This college has no name value. Minimal employment recruiting. I could go on and on.

The bastard recruiters manipulated a kid planting these seeds in her head.[/quote]

So plant some different seeds.  Get her to look at the college stats--graduation rate, tuition, etc.  Have her look at what programs the college offers.  Explain your financial limits--what you can afford, and that she will have to take out loans or otherwise make up the rest.  If you have other criteria, explain those, too--i.e., you will not pay for a school with a less than 75-percent graduation rate, or whatever.  Encourage her to look at other schools that offer this sport at the club level.  In other words, instead of treating her like a stupid kid, start to give her the tools to weigh options and make decisions like an adult.  [/quote]

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