Originally posted by Unregistered
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Bottom line, it's a free country, do what you want after deciding what your priorities are and weighing all pros and cons! That's a completely personal decision, and even when you take sports out of the equation, this is a decision lots of young students have to make on a regular basis. I remember a friend of one of my kids (non athlete) who LOVED UNH because of the great college town, and atmosphere. He had a party personality and wanted to have a big social experience too. He was also very smart and got into Middlebury which was going to cost twice as much. The parents couldn't' afford the Middlebury price tag, and ultimately he went to UNH, got into their business school, and landed a 6 figure job on Wall Street shortly after graduating. In the end, the choice worked out. Some will argue that the more reputable diploma will work out better for most, but being happy knowing you're at the right school is pretty important in my eyes .
With sports, the logic is no different. If your daughter is D1 level and legitimately has a choice between D1 and D3 then weight the options:
-How important is the level of soccer?
-Is there a significant cost difference (sometimes not if you get a lot of academic money at the D3 school)
-Most importantly, if soccer was taken away would she still want to stay at that school?
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