Great colleges with D3 soccer

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I disagree, the Ivy’s are very cognizant of the demands as compared to most D1 programs and i will call BS on their recruitment of STEM and pre-law (which was my daughter’s major). These are all discussed during recruitment to show the balance of soccer and academics. Each recruit on a visit gets assigned to a soccer team member to show them how it works. When you say probably that means you don’t know but are assuming or guessing. But don’t just take the word of an anonymous TS poster you should have your daughter attend an Ivy clinic and ask/see for yourself.

I did not say that Ivies make demands of their players compared to most strong D1 programs. I am commenting on how most Ivies run their programs compared to even the most rigorous D3 programs. Most D3 programs are maybe slightly more rigorous than a strong high school program (eg. Swarthmore coach tells parents at his ID camps that he tries to get everything done with the team (practices, weight training, etc) in 2hrs per day). Ivy soccer programs do more than that; again, travel alone makes it more demanding than the vast majority of D3 programs. My D went thru early stages of recruiting process with two ivies, and as you said, the coaches discussed the balance of soccer and academics, and also specifically mentioned that players in STEM majors tend to have a tough time juggling the commitment in-season.

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I find that D3 schools tend to specialize in one field of study (not all of course), maybe if you say what area (or general direction) your daughter wants to go. Like if she wants to be a teacher and be at a top d3 soccer school (and she is qualified for both), The College of NJ would be a great choice

Agree that area of study is an important thing to think about when considering schools. But disagree that D3 schools tend to specialize in one field of study; the majority of D3 schools are small liberal arts colleges whose big appeal is having flexibility in majors and are less specific in what areas they are particularly strong/weak in. And I would disagree that TCNJ is primarily strong in just teaching/education...TCNJ actually is reasonably good in business and pre-med-oriented majors as well.