Can someone discuss the benefits of D3 soccer.

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My child is at a D1 school living with teammates and leading a very active life. There is A LOT of free time at college. If your child has strong organizational skills taking a science and lab heavy major is doable. Athletes get to choose their classes before anyone else and that's an enormous advantage. They also have dedicated athlete only study facilities so they never need to wander the library looking for a place to study. They have dedicated fueling stations that provide healthy food and smoothies whenever they want so they don't have to leave the study facility to go to a dining location on campus. They get ferried around by team vans if they have to go somewhere. My child has 3 different academic advisers to help them navigate everything. They also help with internships. My child can get daily massages, cupping, acupuncture, laser treatments and electrotherapy. Everything about their college experience is top notch and tailored to their success on and off the field. On top of all this the athletic teams all throw parties and invite other teams. Their social lives are busy and enjoyable. All this doom and gloom about D1 athletes having no lives is silly and misinformed. There are very few college students that wouldn't change places with D1 athletes if they got a peak behind the curtain.

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Not the op but...kids playing at the higher levels have social lives but they're nothing like like non-competitive sports kids lives. Away lots of weekends, can't hang out much because of practices and games etc. Many of their "friends" are their teammates online since kids comefrom different towns. It's different then hanging out with real people IRL.

OUR social lives are just that. OURS. Not yours. what difference does it make? My D met many many real people. Young kids came to watch her play. People who she would never have interacted with were suddenly part of her life. Socially she had a blast. Some of you need to step back and read what you are saying. It makes no sense at all.

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My child is at a D1 school living with teammates and leading a very active life. There is A LOT of free time at college. If your child has strong organizational skills taking a science and lab heavy major is doable. Athletes get to choose their classes before anyone else and that's an enormous advantage. They also have dedicated athlete only study facilities so they never need to wander the library looking for a place to study. They have dedicated fueling stations that provide healthy food and smoothies whenever they want so they don't have to leave the study facility to go to a dining location on campus. They get ferried around by team vans if they have to go somewhere. My child has 3 different academic advisers to help them navigate everything. They also help with internships. My child can get daily massages, cupping, acupuncture, laser treatments and electrotherapy. Everything about their college experience is top notch and tailored to their success on and off the field. On top of all this the athletic teams all throw parties and invite other teams. Their social lives are busy and enjoyable. All this doom and gloom about D1 athletes having no lives is silly and misinformed. There are very few college students that wouldn't change places with D1 athletes if they got a peak behind the curtain.

What is your child's major?

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My child is at a D1 school living with teammates and leading a very active life. There is A LOT of free time at college. If your child has strong organizational skills taking a science and lab heavy major is doable. Athletes get to choose their classes before anyone else and that's an enormous advantage. They also have dedicated athlete only study facilities so they never need to wander the library looking for a place to study. They have dedicated fueling stations that provide healthy food and smoothies whenever they want so they don't have to leave the study facility to go to a dining location on campus. They get ferried around by team vans if they have to go somewhere. My child has 3 different academic advisers to help them navigate everything. They also help with internships. My child can get daily massages, cupping, acupuncture, laser treatments and electrotherapy. Everything about their college experience is top notch and tailored to their success on and off the field. On top of all this the athletic teams all throw parties and invite other teams. Their social lives are busy and enjoyable. All this doom and gloom about D1 athletes having no lives is silly and misinformed. There are very few college students that wouldn't change places with D1 athletes if they got a peak behind the curtain.

Sounds cushy.

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What is your child's major?

Biology major with a pre-med concentration and a minor in Psych.

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My child is at a D1 school living with teammates and leading a very active life. There is A LOT of free time at college. If your child has strong organizational skills taking a science and lab heavy major is doable. Athletes get to choose their classes before anyone else and that's an enormous advantage. They also have dedicated athlete only study facilities so they never need to wander the library looking for a place to study. They have dedicated fueling stations that provide healthy food and smoothies whenever they want so they don't have to leave the study facility to go to a dining location on campus. They get ferried around by team vans if they have to go somewhere. My child has 3 different academic advisers to help them navigate everything. They also help with internships. My child can get daily massages, cupping, acupuncture, laser treatments and electrotherapy. Everything about their college experience is top notch and tailored to their success on and off the field. On top of all this the athletic teams all throw parties and invite other teams. Their social lives are busy and enjoyable. All this doom and gloom about D1 athletes having no lives is silly and misinformed. There are very few college students that wouldn't change places with D1 athletes if they got a peak behind the curtain.

Just like there is a soccer pyramid in D1 programs with the top programs and top leagues the same is true academically. Academics depends on the colleges reputation. A student athlete playing in a highly successful competitive soccer program that yearly wins their conference and make the NCAA tournament will find it more challenging at a highly rated academic university. That just a fact a player at a mid major or lower soccer program or “party college” will have a different experience. There is no comparison just each student-athlete having their own experience.

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Biology major with a pre-med concentration and a minor in Psych.

How does she deal with conflicts between practice/games and lab schedule?

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Just like there is a soccer pyramid in D1 programs with the top programs and top leagues the same is true academically. Academics depends on the colleges reputation. A student athlete playing in a highly successful competitive soccer program that yearly wins their conference and make the NCAA tournament will find it more challenging at a highly rated academic university. That just a fact a player at a mid major or lower soccer program or “party college” will have a different experience. There is no comparison just each student-athlete having their own experience.

Academic reputation comes into play for Med School. My child will have their cake and eat it too.

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How does she deal with conflicts between practice/games and lab schedule?

The coach tells them to schedule classes after 11 a.m. in the fall and before 4 p.m. in the spring. It is not hard when you literally have your pick of classes before all other students. Conflicts in season are mitigated because the professors are very accommodating when it comes to D1 athletes.

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Academic reputation comes into play for Med School. My child will have their cake and eat it too.

Good for your daughter and hope she enjoys her desserts. Like I said each individual has their own experience depending on the level of soccer and the academic institution. Academic reputation is defined by the entirety of the academic programs. If you like you can vette the rankings of a college/university just like the rankings of a soccer program.

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What is your child's major?

honestly, why does it matter? if its what she wants to do, more power to her. the "athletes have no social life" crowd are annoying. there are lonely non-athlete students as well. Its all about the individual, yet people spend their time on forums trying to convince people its systemic.

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honestly, why does it matter? if its what she wants to do, more power to her. the "athletes have no social life" crowd are annoying. there are lonely non-athlete students as well. It's t all about the individual, yet people spend their time on forums trying to convince people systemic.

It's a relevant question for people trying to understand the context of the story trying to see how it would apply to their own situation. If my kid is smart, a great soccer player trying to understand if she can handle a STEM major while playing soccer at a D1 school, the answer to this question helps. Would also be good to understand what kind of school it is (eg. large vs. mid-size vs. small, state school vs. private, strong-academic vs. "regular", etc).

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Almost as annoying as the " you need to compromise on your academics" crowd. you do you. let others do them. Not everyone wants to be a molecular physicist

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It's a relevant question for people trying to understand the context of the story trying to see how it would apply to their own situation. If my kid is smart, a great soccer player trying to understand if she can handle a STEM major while playing soccer at a D1 school, the answer to this question helps. Would also be good to understand what kind of school it is (eg. large vs. mid-size vs. small, state school vs. private, strong-academic vs. "regular", etc).

Large public with good academics but not USNWR top 50.

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It's a relevant question for people trying to understand the context of the story trying to see how it would apply to their own situation. If my kid is smart, a great soccer player trying to understand if she can handle a STEM major while playing soccer at a D1 school, the answer to this question helps. Would also be good to understand what kind of school it is (eg. large vs. mid-size vs. small, state school vs. private, strong-academic vs. "regular", etc).

Why does another child doing it tell you about your own child? you know your child right? you dont know the person referred to from a hole in the ground. if you as a parent dont have a handle on what she is capable of, how does a random person on a forum help? Serious question.