Tough One - daughter considering new team. Coach wants her to change positions...

[GoGamecocks]

Interesting too is the costs of colleges.
D3's tend to be more costly.
Doesnt necessarily mean that scholarship will cover more expenses. Can be more out of pocket.
D1's can be more affordable.
Even with less of a scholarship, can be less out of pocket.

The school she has her eye on is private. The average annual cost for attending before aid is $65K. The average annual cost for attending after aid is $28K. Her "aid" would have to be either an academic scholarship or a nominal athletic scholarship.

The D3 schools we're looking at (those mentioned above, but also several very good schools in the SE) are about the same cost-wise.

 

[Tide_will_Roll]

With the possible exception of Emory, there is no way my born and bred Southern daughter would consider any of those schools - no matter how great they are. Case Western? I would love it if she went there, but there's no way she's moving to Cleveland for four years.

And honestly, as great as Emory is, it might as well be in New Jersey.

We've been to Boston and done the NEASC thing. She has no interest. We were there in late December, and it was a balmy 35 degrees. She was cold. I told her - this is WARM for Boston in December. She's still corresponding with Amherst, Bucknell and Swarthmore, but there's no way. I am friends with the provost at Clark which is a fabulous school, and I can't see her going there.

But she's 16, and if there's one thing about 16-year-old girls that you can take to the bank is they could change their mind in an instant.

Lipscomb is a good school and William and Mary is a great school. Just saying.

 

[radness]

The school she has her eye on is private. The average annual cost for attending before aid is $65K. The average annual cost for attending after aid is $28K. Her "aid" would have to be either an academic scholarship or a nominal athletic scholarship.

The D3 schools we're looking at (those mentioned above, but also several very good schools in the SE) are about the same cost-wise.

Amazing cost! And still...
$28 yearly out of pocket...
+ incidentals.

4 years could equal 2~ 4 yr. in State college programs....

Choices choices choices.

 

[GoGamecocks]

Lipscomb is a good school and William and Mary is a great school. Just saying.

I agree about William & Mary, but they don't have a softball program. I don't want to step on any toes by criticizing Lipscomb, but my daughter would never go there - too conservative for her.

 

[Tide_will_Roll]

I agree about William & Mary, but they don't have a softball program. I don't want to step on any toes by criticizing Lipscomb, but my daughter would never go there - too conservative for her.

Dang it. You are correct about no softball at W&M. And I should have known that.

 

[texasheat]

I don't think many mid majors are better academically than the UAA conference in D3 (Washington University, Case Western, Emory, Brandeis, Carnegie Melon, NYU) and they all have softball teams.

Ha ha anyone can pick and choose a few schools to make their point. Come on now.

 

[texasheat]

So much for a consensus. I've got


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But also


Just to clarify. My daughter wants to catch, but what she wants more is to play. Also, she doesn't need softball to go to a good school, and will not consider "settling" on anything less than the best education-wise so she can go and play softball. Having said that, she would really like to play in college.

You were expecting consensus on DFP? Lol.....we can't agree on who makes the best Mustard, much less what position to play!

 

[Tide_will_Roll]

Ha ha anyone can pick and choose a few schools to make their point. Come on now.

I would also contend, whilst a school may not be overall as highly rated as another it very well may have one/some programs that are excellent.

 

[Tide_will_Roll]

You were expecting consensus on DFP? Lol.....we can't agree on who makes the best Mustard, much less what position to play!

That is because mustard is disgusting.

 

[Orange Socks]

The school she has her eye on is private. The average annual cost for attending before aid is $65K. The average annual cost for attending after aid is $28K. Her "aid" would have to be either an academic scholarship or a nominal athletic scholarship.

The D3 schools we're looking at (those mentioned above, but also several very good schools in the SE) are about the same cost-wise.

Come to Texas: UT Dallas(2nd largest D3 in the US-29,000 students), Southwestern, Trinity, University of Dallas. All of the degrees from these schools are more prestigious that any Mid major D1 in Texas.