A few of the A-holes on this site are convinced their kid is so much better than everyone else. The college they attend is the best of the best. Every college but the one they attend and everyone else sucks.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostA few of the A-holes on this site are convinced their kid is so much better than everyone else. The college they attend is the best of the best. Every college but the one they attend and everyone else sucks.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBetter question is who cares besides obviously you? Thought kids go D3 for education, not soccer, why don’t you spend your worrying about your kid’s gpa and leave the soccer talk be about kids playing it at a serious level.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSo riding the pine at Tufts with you paying the full freight is some huge win? Get a clue, no one other than the 20-30 parents in attendance care one bit about what happens in what probably passes for a big game at this level.
Me? I love it all...D anything. But if I'm going to start worrying about what the masses think is worthy of caring, I'm going to be sorely disappointed. How about we all just enjoy the games?
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Again to get us back on track. What other local D3 games are going on this weekend that we may be interested in? All those that don't care please leave.
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United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Women - National - Preseason Ranking - August 7, 2018
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School
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W-L-T
1 Williams College 1 22-1-1
2 University Of Chicago 2 21-2-0
3 The College of New Jersey 3 21-0-1
4 Hardin-Simmons University 4 23-1-0
5 Messiah College 5 17-2-4
6 Johns Hopkins University 6 18-3-3
7 William Smith College 7 19-2-0
8 Ohio Northern University 8 20-2-2
9 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 11 19-2-2
10 Washington University (Mo.) 9 17-2-1
11 Carnegie Mellon University 10 15-3-2
12 Trinity University (Texas) 6 17-2-0
13 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 12 19-2-1
14 SUNY Geneseo 13 14-1-2
15 Wheaton College (Ill.) 14 14-5-3
16 *****burg University 20 20-4-0
17 Christopher Newport University 17 19-1-1
18 Middlebury College 18 12-4-2
19 California Lutheran University 19 16-3-3
20 Misericordia University 20 15-5-2
21 Swarthmore College 21 15-4-2
22 Loras College 22 15-2-3
23 Illinois Wesleyan University 23 17-5-0
24 Virginia Wesleyan University 24 15-7-1
25 Brandeis University 25 12-5-4
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAgain to get us back on track. What other local D3 games are going on this weekend that we may be interested in? All those that don't care please leave.
Back to the ladies, here are links to Friday & Sat game schedules:
http://www.d3soccer.com/seasons/wome...ate=2018-08-31
http://www.d3soccer.com/seasons/wome...ate=2018-09-01
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI know this is a D3 women's thread but on the men's side, Brandeis is at Endicott Friday night @7pm. Should be a great early season matchup.
Back to the ladies, here are links to Friday & Sat game schedules:
http://www.d3soccer.com/seasons/wome...ate=2018-08-31
http://www.d3soccer.com/seasons/wome...ate=2018-09-01
nice thread!! not a D3 parent, but im sure this will be popular and positive
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostA few of the A-holes on this site are convinced their kid is so much better than everyone else. The college they attend is the best of the best. Every college but the one they attend and everyone else sucks.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThey actually are and you are too delusional to not see it. This is a soccer site. If your kid is playing at the D3 level it means that she was neither smart enough to get into an Ivy or a good enough soccer to earn a scholarship.
Not all Ivies are equal. Many people might chose MIT, Williams, Amherst, Pomona, Swarthmore or others over Cornell or Dartmouth. (Of course if you limit it to H-Y-P, your point might have a little more validity, but still could be challenged)
Regarding scholarships, I know several kids who had offers of partial scholarships from Patriot League schools who went D3 instead. Others did not even waste their time with third or fourth tier D1 schools which might have offered them some money.
Instead of spewing forth inaccuracies in this thread to make yourself feel better go pi$$ in someone else's sandbox.
The soccer played by the top 25 or so D3 teams is pretty good soccer. The players are accomplished with strong resumes. They are certainly not as strong players as those who play for the top 150 or so D1 schools. But, so what.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSo, so incorrect.
Not all Ivies are equal. Many people might chose MIT, Williams, Amherst, Pomona, Swarthmore or others over Cornell or Dartmouth. (Of course if you limit it to H-Y-P, your point might have a little more validity, but still could be challenged)
Regarding scholarships, I know several kids who had offers of partial scholarships from Patriot League schools who went D3 instead. Others did not even waste their time with third or fourth tier D1 schools which might have offered them some money.
Instead of spewing forth inaccuracies in this thread to make yourself feel better go pi$$ in someone else's sandbox.
The soccer played by the top 25 or so D3 teams is pretty good soccer. The players are accomplished with strong resumes. They are certainly not as strong players as those who play for the top 150 or so D1 schools. But, so what.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSo, so incorrect.
Not all Ivies are equal. Many people might chose MIT, Williams, Amherst, Pomona, Swarthmore or others over Cornell or Dartmouth. (Of course if you limit it to H-Y-P, your point might have a little more validity, but still could be challenged)
Regarding scholarships, I know several kids who had offers of partial scholarships from Patriot League schools who went D3 instead. Others did not even waste their time with third or fourth tier D1 schools which might have offered them some money.
Instead of spewing forth inaccuracies in this thread to make yourself feel better go pi$$ in someone else's sandbox.
The soccer played by the top 25 or so D3 teams is pretty good soccer. The players are accomplished with strong resumes. They are certainly not as strong players as those who play for the top 150 or so D1 schools. But, so what.
Don’t kid yourself D3 soccer is not nearly as good as imagined. Basically it’s one click up from a decent high school level. Here’s why, first off start with lesser quality players, then factor in shorter pre seasons, shorter seasons, no spring season and just the lesser emphasis on the activity results in much less quality than you D3 parents can fathom.
As far as the money goes no matter how you slice it with D3 the money is flowing out of the parents pocket at a much greater rate than with a qualified D1 prospect and with tuitions now in the 60-70 grand range the typical scholarship ain’t in the 10 grand range any longer. That assertion just speaks to how long it’s been since the poster had kids in college.
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If you want to see the difference suggest you go watch the replay of the PC vs UNC game from last night on ESPN. Wasn’t much of a game but sit back and ponder just how many players from the top 25 D3 programs could anyone actually envision being out in the field impacting in a meaningful way in that game. There aren’t many, if any, and I’ll try not to laugh when the inevitable responses about supposed academic superiority come. That’s just moving the goal posts. This is a soccer site.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAnd so the delusion continues. From a prestige vantage point an Ivy is an Ivy and it is still D1. Everyone in the soccer parent group but the few delusional ones here recognize that as a gold medal combination. D3, no matter what the school is still a bronze one.
Don’t kid yourself D3 soccer is not nearly as good as imagined. Basically it’s one click up from a decent high school level. Here’s why, first off start with lesser quality players, then factor in shorter pre seasons, shorter seasons, no spring season and just the lesser emphasis on the activity results in much less quality than you D3 parents can fathom.
As far as the money goes no matter how you slice it with D3 the money is flowing out of the parents pocket at a much greater rate than with a qualified D1 prospect and with tuitions now in the 60-70 grand range the typical scholarship ain’t in the 10 grand range any longer. That assertion just speaks to how long it’s been since the poster had kids in college.
There are very few top level soccer players whose top school choices are Ivies or D3s. Some? Sure, but a tiny fraction. its not like we are overflowing with elite players. Look at the teams in the GDA or ECNL if you want proof. Look at some of the scores.
If you are happy in whatever choice you made, great. I love the idea of a D3 thread, but there is no need to compare it to other divisions. Just enjoy it for what it means to you.
My daughter played D3 soccer at a decent school. she quit after 2 years. The time spent doing it was not commensurate with what she got out of it. the standards were very patchy and the professors were not particularly understanding. Bottom line, for her, soccer was not particularly relevant at the school.
I have a lot of respect for the kids making that sacrifice in D3, because many get nowhere near the level of support a kid at Duke gets
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