2019 Boys Soccer Verbal Commitments

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One to UVM another to Lehigh?

Isn’t it about getting into a good school? 1% go pro..

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Isn’t it about getting into a good school? 1% go pro..

Yes, so what’s your point?

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Isn’t it about getting into a good school? 1% go pro..

true and going pro svcks for 99% of the players who try it. So of that 1%, only 1% actually are successful.

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Yes, so what’s your point?

Why would you bash a kid going to a Patriot League school?

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Why would you bash a kid going to a Patriot League school?

The bashing is usually directed at the Revs who don't send many players to good soccer programs. But in the US soccer most times it's about the school, not the soccer. If kids are happy and playing some it's all good. So few would ever go pro anyway or even want to.

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levels

A high school soccer players gets into college, perhaps with the help of the soccer coach. For some, it is a school that they might not have otherwise been able to attend, while for others it means some financial assistance. Some percentage of these benefit in both ways. A very small percentage have a shot at playing professional ball with a starting salary of 70K-125K.

The great majority are not going pro. They attend a school, hopefully have a worthwhile experience and look for a job. The latter is facilitated by the fact that they were athletes perhaps even a captain. You might be surprised how many businesses see student athletes as successful, hard-working, multi-tasking assets with great potential.

In these two paragraphs I haven't mentioned D1,2, or 3 because, four years later it really doesn't matter much unless your child wasted his/her time during school. Then it really does matter what school you attended. At that moment, the parent will realize that attending a division 1 school like High Point, which gets an average grade as a school (nice dorms though) is not as beneficial as attending Babson a decent D3 soccer program.

https://www.niche.com/colleges/searc...dent-athletes/

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A high school soccer players gets into college, perhaps with the help of the soccer coach. For some, it is a school that they might not have otherwise been able to attend, while for others it means some financial assistance. Some percentage of these benefit in both ways. A very small percentage have a shot at playing professional ball with a starting salary of 70K-125K.

The great majority are not going pro. They attend a school, hopefully have a worthwhile experience and look for a job. The latter is facilitated by the fact that they were athletes perhaps even a captain. You might be surprised how many businesses see student athletes as successful, hard-working, multi-tasking assets with great potential.

In these two paragraphs I haven't mentioned D1,2, or 3 because, four years later it really doesn't matter much unless your child wasted his/her time during school. Then it really does matter what school you attended. At that moment, the parent will realize that attending a division 1 school like High Point, which gets an average grade as a school (nice dorms though) is not as beneficial as attending Babson a decent D3 soccer program.

https://www.niche.com/colleges/searc...dent-athletes/

Funny, I got bored scrolling and stopped at #150 on your linked list but I never ran across Babson.

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Level of intelligence

Funny, I got bored scrolling and stopped at #150 on your linked list but I never ran across Babson.

Well, I assumed that you might have some level of intelligence and creativity. You definitely opted for a weaker D1 school over a stronger academic D3 school. I bet you didn’t come across high point either. Since those were the two examples I used, I might have thought you would have done a thorough search. If you had noticed the ‘search’ space you could have shown some level of ability. Babson got an A grade and High Point got a B grade.

Mobility for jobs from Babson is better than High Point. When you send your kid to school what is your/his/her ultimate goal??

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I appreciate your post, but that link seems to have an idiosyncratic way of analyzing the schools. Some of the placements made sense to me, but many did not. Still, I agree with your overall point, schools like Babson are probably a better choice for most than schools like High Point.

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Well, I assumed that you might have some level of intelligence and creativity. You definitely opted for a weaker D1 school over a stronger academic D3 school. I bet you didn’t come across high point either. Since those were the two examples I used, I might have thought you would have done a thorough search. If you had noticed the ‘search’ space you could have shown some level of ability. Babson got an A grade and High Point got a B grade.

Mobility for jobs from Babson is better than High Point. When you send your kid to school what is your/his/her ultimate goal??

Babson was a safety school for me.

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Babson was a safety school for me.

That's nice.

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Babson was a safety school for me.

Congrats! You probably had good grades and high test scores. What's your point? Somehow it wasn't worthy because it was a safety? If your goal is to have a career in business it has extremely good outcomes. Look at the analysis that the Economist did a few years ago.
https://www.economist.com/graphic-de...llege-rankings

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Babson was a safety school for me.

That is because you are so gifted. However, for the vast majority and especially those who want to major in business/economics, Babson is a first choice or even a reach. Certainly it has a fine soccer program. For those of us....the 99% of the population...who are not as gifted as you are, The D3 Babsons are far better options than the D1 high points, especially when considering that <1% will play pro.

The other part that varies from player to player is the playtime in college. While it is an individual decision, I think most kids want to be on the field playing more than 10-30 minutes per game.

But....since you were so gifted, it is possible that you might not be able to grasp these concepts....

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Babson was a safety school for me.

Northeastern used to be a safety school too, same with UMASS. Times change. But thanks for letting us know what an elitist you are.

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Northeastern used to be a safety school too, same with UMASS. Times change. But thanks for letting us know what an elitist you are.

he was bragging. elitist is a poor choice of words. An elitist is Donald Trump Jr