Can someone discuss the benefits of D3 soccer.

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I watch my daughters D3 games on TV as well. You do know with social media today all matches can be shown on TV so what is your point?

Streaming, sure. On ESPN or a P5 Network channel? probably not. Not that it matters

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Actually there are very few limitations if the player is good enough. Which is why I always say, the better you are, the less of the stuff written here actually applies. Players taht really are in the top top bracket set their own agenda. People would be truly shocked how many of their pre-conceived notions do not apply. Not hard. Its that way in most things. The hard part is parents accepting that Mia may be good, but not top top level.

MOST players aren't top quartile. Many have a big adjustment to make when targeting schools and then again on campus. You're not the top player any more

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Streaming, sure. On ESPN or a P5 Network channel? probably not. Not that it matters

(watches circle spinning around)

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I watch my daughters D3 games on TV as well. You do know with social media today all matches can be shown on TV so what is your point?

My child's conference has its own network.

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MOST players aren't top quartile. Many have a big adjustment to make when targeting schools and then again on campus. You're not the top player any more

Umm, if you start year one, you probably are. There are players that do that.

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MOST players aren't top quartile. Many have a big adjustment to make when targeting schools and then again on campus. You're not the top player any more

And yes. we agree. That's my point. Forget top quartile even. Most players are not elite, even if the league is called the E(LITE)CNL.

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Oh come on...there are easy majors at Ivy League schools too...the academic pedestal that people place them on as far as rigor is not nearly as warranted as they claim...in most cases, getting in is much harder than actually going to school at an Ivy...

Yes, there are easy majors at Ivies...but none designed to keep athletes eligible like Communications or Sports Management. I even saw one school with a Kinseology major lol. Ivy athletes looking for an easy major end up in things like Economics or Psychology.

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Streaming, sure. On ESPN or a P5 Network channel? probably not. Not that it matters

Certainly not Patriot League tho.

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Actually there are very few limitations if the player is good enough. Which is why I always say, the better you are, the less of the stuff written here actually applies. Players taht really are in the top top bracket set their own agenda. People would be truly shocked how many of their pre-conceived notions do not apply. Not hard. It's t Ithat way in most things. The hard part is parents accepting that Mia may be good, but not top top level.

At Ivies, the limitations are simple...player must be academically in-range and recruiting class needs to include stronger academic recruits to balance out the academic profile of the recruiting class. Have seen first-hand where an Ivy loved a player, but once they saw her transcript they said no-thanks.

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My child's conference has its own network.

She is amazing!

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She is amazing!

Just answering someone's snarky question.

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At Ivies, the limitations are simple...player must be academically in-range and recruiting class needs to include stronger academic recruits to balance out the academic profile of the recruiting class. Have seen first-hand where an Ivy loved a player, but once they saw her transcript they said no-thanks.

And, as was pointed out, those limitations have flexibility. Good student, volunteer, community activist, published author, good athlete, etc. - it all goes into the mixer on what is deemed "Ivy Material" (say that with a long drawn out, pompous accent). Concessions are made if there are enough of them beyond the GPA.

Have seen first-hand where an Ivy loved a player, but acceptance was unlikely once they saw the transcript but they were convinced to say thanks.

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Have seen first-hand where an Ivy loved a player, but acceptance was unlikely once they saw the transcript but they were convinced to say thanks.

How far out of range was the transcript?

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My gawd this is insufferable. Yesterday I shared observations from my own kids experience to counter myth that “high academic” institutions are actually harder once enrolled. They’re not. All colleges require work, papers, projects.

How the definition of latitude came under such scrutiny, or why it matters is beyond me. Of course, i didn’t go to a high academic school, so maybe my D can help explain it to me.

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My gawd this is insufferable. Yesterday I shared observations from my own kids experience to counter myth that “high academic” institutions are actually harder once enrolled. They’re not. All colleges require work, papers, projects.

How the definition of latitude came under such scrutiny, or why it matters is beyond me. Of course, i didn’t go to a high academic school, so maybe my D can help explain it to me.

Do you really believe that all colleges are the same in terms of academics? That a physics major at Princeton is the same as a physics major at Boston College?