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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBut what if your kid likes a smaller school much better, and may not do well at a BC? I guess his choice for a smaller and cheaper school don't matter. Then you can still add the soccer option.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYou will never win with BTNT. His point is that even Stanford will get a kid in with a very average or even below average academic record if they can score touchdowns or drain 3 pointers or end up on the WNT. Same with him wanting frosh on the same field with high school seniors or 11 year olds with16 year olds. He an elitist in his world only (except for the one kid of his that he hammered) and then masquerades with his blue collar cap for the alleged benevolent benefit of the rest of us poor souls.
Honestly, I've reached my limit with the constant insults and plain nastiness being lobbed back and forth in these "discussions". It's a sad reflection on some of the individuals posting here.
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BTNT, what level of D3 soccer is MCLA? Seriously, is it a good soccer choice because our kid is strongly considering and seems like a great value play.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThat's what we've been trying to tell you! That kids who apply to and are competitive for BC aren't even applying to Stonehill. Just as the potential of scholarship offers at low end D1s don't trump high D3s (again, hardly ever on the same list). And just fyi, for my money, BC and Vandy are close enough that if offered I take the 50% versus 25%.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYou say D3 Williams, others say D1 Harvard. You say D3 MIT, others say D1 Yale. The comparisons can go on and on. Not like Stanford, Duke, Georgetown etc are weak options if you have the actual soccer playing ability to land there. The bottom line is if your kid has the grades to get into either Williams or MIT and actually has D1 level soccer playing ability to get out on the field for them, 99 out of 100 families are going to choose Harvard or Yale. The only time they choose a school like Williams or MIT is when they aren’t good enough soccer players but still want to play soccer. The idea that someone would turn down 50% (or more) from a place like BC let alone a place like Vanderbilt so they could play soccer at Williams or MIT is really a stretch. Sure there might be an occasional outlier who would do that but it’s hardly a mainstream decision.
I have never said I would turn down a high level D1 for a D3. Never. I have never claimed my kid was anything other than a D3 level soccer player. I absolutely never said anyone should turn down BC or Vandy to go to Williams or MIT. Never.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI agree there is no winning. And I'm sure he will respond with a looooonnnnggg tirade along those lines to educate us all. Can't wait. I think it will start with "What some of you will never begin to understand . . . ", or the like. Yawn.
Honestly, I've reached my limit with the constant insults and plain nastiness being lobbed back and forth in these "discussions". It's a sad reflection on some of the individuals posting here.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYou are either just trying to irritate me, BTNT, or you really do have a serious neurological disorder. Read man, read!
I have never said I would turn down a high level D1 for a D3. Never. I have never claimed my kid was anything other than a D3 level soccer player. I absolutely never said anyone should turn down BC or Vandy to go to Williams or MIT. Never.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYou seem to believe that everyone’s kid has the same opportunities in life when they really don’t. The Thing about D1 sports is if your kid can literally throw those touchdowns or drain those 3 pointers it doesn’t necessarily have to be for a program like Stanford, it literally could be the relative ability to do it for a Holy Cross or Bryant and your kid will end up with better opportunities than those that can’t. Not only will they be rewarded with a scholarship but if they have a high impact while there, the school and the boosters will make a point of jumping them to the top of whatever line they want to be in. It’s what us referred to as the good ole boy network and its just the way things work at the D1 level. Success begets success and more often than not that success outweighs the value of just a brand name degree.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhy do you assume anything is specifically directed at you? You came up short with you kid. We all know that. Doubt anyone is really taking your points and answering them. Few people want to follow your lead. Its an anonymous discussion with all sorts of tangents, don’t take it do personal.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYou say D3 Williams, others say D1 Harvard. You say D3 MIT, others say D1 Yale. The comparisons can go on and on. Not like Stanford, Duke, Georgetown etc are weak options if you have the actual soccer playing ability to land there. The bottom line is if your kid has the grades to get into either Williams or MIT and actually has D1 level soccer playing ability to get out on the field for them, 99 out of 100 families are going to choose Harvard or Yale. The only time they choose a school like Williams or MIT is when they aren’t good enough soccer players but still want to play soccer. The idea that someone would turn down 50% (or more) from a place like BC let alone a place like Vanderbilt so they could play soccer at Williams or MIT is really a stretch. Sure there might be an occasional outlier who would do that but it’s hardly a mainstream decision.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYou seem to believe that everyone’s kid has the same opportunities in life when they really don’t. The Thing about D1 sports is if your kid can literally throw those touchdowns or drain those 3 pointers it doesn’t necessarily have to be for a program like Stanford, it literally could be the relative ability to do it for a Holy Cross or Bryant and your kid will end up with better opportunities than those that can’t. Not only will they be rewarded with a scholarship but if they have a high impact while there, the school and the boosters will make a point of jumping them to the top of whatever line they want to be in. It’s what us referred to as the good ole boy network and its just the way things work at the D1 level. Success begets success and more often than not that success outweighs the value of just a brand name degree.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIf the kid is the captain of the Williams soccer team that won a National Championship, do you think there's a chance that the Williams alumni network might think that's pretty cool and look out for her? How about the Amherst women's hoop team members that went undefeated for 2 straight seasons? Do you think that might be more valuable than the Bryant network? What a BS take...
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIf the kid is the captain of the Williams soccer team that won a National Championship, do you think there's a chance that the Williams alumni network might think that's pretty cool and look out for her? How about the Amherst women's hoop team members that went undefeated for 2 straight seasons? Do you think that might be more valuable than the Bryant network? What a BS take...
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