We know that D 1 & 2 can offer scholarships so you can weigh two different offers but since D3 cannot and only give merit money how can a player weigh two different offers if made during their junior year as those $$$ numbers aren't known yet? Do those D3 coaches give some kind of financial parameters of what to expect?
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It is against the NCAA rules to tie merit money to athletics so a coach is not going to be able to speak with any degree of certainty what sort of merit money offer a prospective applicant might get. They generally can't even guarantee with any degree of certainty that an applicant will get into the school so there really isn't much for you to weigh here. Either your child likes the school and feels it is a fit or they don't, don't complicate the situation by trying to make soccer something it isn't at this level - a deal maker. Pick the school based upon the academic fit, the soccer will work itself out.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIt is against the NCAA rules to tie merit money to athletics so a coach is not going to be able to speak with any degree of certainty what sort of merit money offer a prospective applicant might get. They generally can't even guarantee with any degree of certainty that an applicant will get into the school so there really isn't much for you to weigh here. Either your child likes the school and feels it is a fit or they don't, don't complicate the situation by trying to make soccer something it isn't at this level - a deal maker. Pick the school based upon the academic fit, the soccer will work itself out.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIt is against the NCAA rules to tie merit money to athletics so a coach is not going to be able to speak with any degree of certainty what sort of merit money offer a prospective applicant might get. They generally can't even guarantee with any degree of certainty that an applicant will get into the school so there really isn't much for you to weigh here. Either your child likes the school and feels it is a fit or they don't, don't complicate the situation by trying to make soccer something it isn't at this level - a deal maker. Pick the school based upon the academic fit, the soccer will work itself out.
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Agree with the previous posters - you do have to trust the coach and sometimes "pre-admissions" backfires but I also think sometimes parents hear what they want. Our experience was exactly as the coach said it would be.
I would recommend using the financial calculator that schools are required to have on their websites. Complete that, particularly if you are not comfortable having this conversation with the coach which they basically don't know the answers anyway, and it will give you a very accurate picture of what to expect. Every school is different so don't complete one and think that covers all the ones you may be looking at.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThe reality for many d3 families is that their child likes a few schools and it is going to come down to who offers the best financial aid package. This is why many d3 girls don't commit until senior year.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostOh no...not again... (and I say this as the parent of a kid who also has a D3 "offer")
Please...NO....the two are no where near the same thing.
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Why does someone keep insisting that soccer does more at the D3 level than it really does? D3 is not D1 at all. So the "not necessarily" comment is just way off target.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhy does someone keep insisting that soccer does more at the D3 level than it really does? D3 is not D1 at all. So the "not necessarily" comment is just way off target.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAgree with the previous posters - you do have to trust the coach and sometimes "pre-admissions" backfires but I also think sometimes parents hear what they want. Our experience was exactly as the coach said it would be.
I would recommend using the financial calculator that schools are required to have on their websites. Complete that, particularly if you are not comfortable having this conversation with the coach which they basically don't know the answers anyway, and it will give you a very accurate picture of what to expect. Every school is different so don't complete one and think that covers all the ones you may be looking at.
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Exactly. My daughter lagged behind when interest arrived her Sophomore year. She wasn't ready to talk to coaches, research colleges, etc. By the time she was ready, late Junior year, a few doors had closed. She applied to a mix of D1 and D3 schools, all who placed an emphasis on soccer. The mix of offers was interesting, and merit - Presidential scholarships at D3 schools brought the cost down to the level of public colleges, lower than some D1 scholarship-academic need packages.
It is more nuanced and complicated than the D1 versus D3 proponents describe here on T-S.
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