Can someone discuss the benefits of D3 soccer.

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No kidding. The idea that athletes transferring is unusual or that D1 students can't handle a heavy work load is a pretty broad generalization.

Haven't seen anyone say that D1 students can't handle a heavy workload. The argument is more about time-commitment to athletics vs. academics. D1 students need to commit more time to athletics than academics.

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Haven't seen anyone say that D1 students can't handle a heavy workload. The argument is more about time-commitment to athletics vs. academics. D1 students need to commit more time to athletics than academics.

LOL, right. That's exactly what is meant....

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The "book-only student" is another broad generalization that is thrown around in these threads. Do you need to play for Florida or UNC in order to learn the lessons of being an athlete? Or can you get those lessons at Amherst or Williams as well?

Yes, and you can also learn them at MBCC and UMass Boston as well.

Really, not sure why so many get miffed. Don't want to push yourself on the pitch, don't. Why do you need anyone's approval?

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"In 2012, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis published the results of a retrospective study looking at which candidates admitted to their otolaryngology residency program turned into the most successful clinicians as ranked by faculty. At first, they were looking to see whether such objective measures as USMLE test scores, grades, and letters of recommendation correlated with higher faculty ratings. (Faculty ratings take into account practice-based learning, interpersonal and communication skills, good judgement, empathy, patient care, and medical knowledge.) What they found, instead, was that those who got the highest faculty ratings were those with an “established excellence in a team sport.”

https://www.aamc.org/news/do-student...e-good-doctors

Wonder what their bar is for "established excellence in a team sport"? NCAA champion? High school state championship? Best player in a rec league? It can mean so many things.

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Wonder what their bar is for "established excellence in a team sport"? NCAA champion? High school state championship? Best player in a rec league? It can mean so many things.

Not that difficult. First, I'm an advocate that every single kid do SOMETHING in a team environment, doesn't necessarily need to be soccer or any sport.

But, beyond that, the higher the level the higher the pressure the more reliance you will have on your teammates to succeed, which will make you a better candidate to deal with life's pressures later on.

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Haven't seen anyone say that D1 students can't handle a heavy workload. The argument is more about time-commitment to athletics vs. academics. D1 students need to commit more time to athletics than academics.

D1 athletes also get a ton of academic support that D3s do not.

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Do D3 athletes get priority class registration?

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They won't even care about where they went to school. Most Americans have never heard of the NESCAC or other D3 schools.

They might not know what NESCAC is, but anyone that doesnt know who Williams, Amherst, Tufts are (as well as MIT, Chicago, Wash U, Carnegie Mellon .....) simply are clueless and not academic-oriented. Have fun at Arkansas-Pine Bluff and good luck with that degree.

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D1 athletes also get a ton of academic support that D3s do not.

D1 athletes need it because of the time demands of being a D1 athlete. D3 athletes don't, because the time demands of being a D3 athlete are not much different from that of being on a high school team.

D1 athletes also often need to take summer classes in order to keep their class-load easy during the school year (both fall in-season and spring light season). D3 athletes are able to pursue summer internships and other experiences in the summers because they don't have those athletic demands during the year.

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Do D3 athletes get priority class registration?

Depends on the school.

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They might not know what NESCAC is, but anyone that doesnt know who Williams, Amherst, Tufts are (as well as MIT, Chicago, Wash U, Carnegie Mellon .....) simply are clueless and not academic-oriented. Have fun at Arkansas-Pine Bluff and good luck with that degree.

I think where these discussions get off-track is when D3 supporters forget that there are tons of D3 schools that are not Williams, Amherst, Tufts, MIT, UChicago, Wash U, Carnegie Mellon, etc.

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D1 athletes need it because of the time demands of being a D1 athlete. D3 athletes don't, because the time demands of being a D3 athlete are not much different from that of being on a high school team.

D1 athletes also often need to take summer classes in order to keep their class-load easy during the school year (both fall in-season and spring light season). D3 athletes are able to pursue summer internships and other experiences in the summers because they don't have those athletic demands during the year.

In season D3 is still a lot, but travel may be lighter depending on the conference. There aren't official games in the spring but friendlies, workouts and captains practices you're expected to go to unless you're doing study abroad. It's almost impossible to study abroad or internships in D1 unless it's a brief one for a few weeks during the few times off. A lighter D3 spring schedule makes it easier to schedule tougher classes then. Some D1 athletes take fewer classes in the fall and take summer courses. Little time off for them overall.

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There are plenty of players in D1 who can handle both the challenging course and the demands of being on a D1 team. That being said, there are a lot of players who sacrifice the academic side or choose to go to lower level academic schools (or even D2), or choose easy, meaningless majors, just so that they can focus on soccer. They'll regret that in the long term.

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I think where these discussions get off-track is when D3 supporters forget that there are tons of D3 schools that are not Williams, Amherst, Tufts, MIT, UChicago, Wash U, Carnegie Mellon, etc.

There are 340 D1 schools do you really want to get started with that argument? I would think at least 280 D1 schools are inconsequential and the season hasn’t started yet.

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Choose whatever you want and be proud of it for all the reasons you chose it, and don't tell us where she "coulda gone... "

Examples:
"My daughter plays D1 soccer at Fairfield. She coulda gone to Tufts, I mean she had the grades, but the coach, oh boy, he made us that offer - the D1 Scholarship - can't refuse that"
"My daughter plays soccer at Tufts, D3, sure but they are good. She had D1 offers, Fairfield was pitching hard, but our family prioritizes academics, I mean D1 owns you, it was her choice"

Can you see how both of those statements reveal more than a tinge of regret that she had to choose between academic or athletic status.