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    So what colleges are showing significant interest in your kid?

    For you elitists out there, stay off the thread if you're going to be negative.

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    Miami dade

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      #3
      Duke, Notre Dame, Stanford, UNC, USC, UCLA, Penn State, Harvard, Ohio State, Northwestern, Texas, Florida, and Florida State.

      Been offered between 80% & 100% at all of them except Harvard because Ivy League school don't offer athletic or academic scholarships. She qualifies academically, though.

      Oh, it's nice to be wanted and have the luxury of choosing among some of the best schools in the country. She's going into her sophomore year of high school.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Duke, Notre Dame, Stanford, UNC, USC, UCLA, Penn State, Harvard, Ohio State, Northwestern, Texas, Florida, and Florida State.

        Been offered between 80% & 100% at all of them except Harvard because Ivy League school don't offer athletic or academic scholarships. She qualifies academically, though.

        Oh, it's nice to be wanted and have the luxury of choosing among some of the best schools in the country. She's going into her sophomore year of high school.
        Richard Mallion is this you ?

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          #5
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Duke, Notre Dame, Stanford, UNC, USC, UCLA, Penn State, Harvard, Ohio State, Northwestern, Texas, Florida, and Florida State.

          Been offered between 80% & 100% at all of them except Harvard because Ivy League school don't offer athletic or academic scholarships. She qualifies academically, though.

          Oh, it's nice to be wanted and have the luxury of choosing among some of the best schools in the country. She's going into her sophomore year of high school.
          I love reading fiction in the morning

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            #6
            They line up to woo the same players. They add about 5 to 7 players depending on the year and your child could get an early break. But D2 and D3 need to fill rosters too and dreams do come true.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              They line up to woo the same players. They add about 5 to 7 players depending on the year and your child could get an early break. But D2 and D3 need to fill rosters too and dreams do come true.
              It's all about targeting the right schools - the right academic fit (first and foremost and having good grades makes you more appealing to coaches; lots of online sources to help you find schools) and soccer (talk to your club/coach about appropriate level, look at team rosters to see where players come from, go watch games or watch online).

              Most players hoping to play in college will never land top spots, but there's lots of other places to play. There's over 20,000+ D1-D3 college roster spots out there. But temper your expectations for $. Except for stud players many will disappointed in what they're offered, if at all (especially on the men's side). No money for D3 other than academic awards, which are good for al four years while athletic grants most times are year to year.

              http://scholarshipstats.com/soccer.html

              Number of players Men/Women

              NCAA I 5,881 9,169
              NCAA II 6,471 7,130
              NCAA III 11,980 10,621

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                #8
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                For you elitists out there, stay off the thread if you're going to be negative.
                The college where your kid wants to attend and he/she makes the effort to get seen by. Obviously your kid has to be good enough as a player and then impress the coach. Forget about being randomly identified in some showcase. Coaches attending those showcases go there to see particular players they are already interested in. Lastly, ignore the selling scams like DA and ENCL. Most of those kids never get recruited because their parents thought just being there is all it took. Wrong.

                We all get bombarded by emails from certain colleges (always the same), promising to offer great recruitment opportunities to players that attend their camps/clinics. USF is probably the worse in Florida at that but it is all about making money for the coaches during the off-season. Check out these colleges's rosters and you will see 70% or more are foreigners.

                There is no answer to your question. It all depends on the effort you put in as a parent and your child's choice of colleges.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  It's all about targeting the right schools - the right academic fit (first and foremost and having good grades makes you more appealing to coaches; lots of online sources to help you find schools) and soccer (talk to your club/coach about appropriate level, look at team rosters to see where players come from, go watch games or watch online).

                  Most players hoping to play in college will never land top spots, but there's lots of other places to play. There's over 20,000+ D1-D3 college roster spots out there. But temper your expectations for $. Except for stud players many will disappointed in what they're offered, if at all (especially on the men's side). No money for D3 other than academic awards, which are good for al four years while athletic grants most times are year to year.

                  http://scholarshipstats.com/soccer.html

                  Number of players Men/Women

                  NCAA I 5,881 9,169
                  NCAA II 6,471 7,130
                  NCAA III 11,980 10,621
                  Very accurate advice

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    It's all about targeting the right schools - the right academic fit (first and foremost and having good grades makes you more appealing to coaches; lots of online sources to help you find schools) and soccer (talk to your club/coach about appropriate level, look at team rosters to see where players come from, go watch games or watch online).

                    Most players hoping to play in college will never land top spots, but there's lots of other places to play. There's over 20,000+ D1-D3 college roster spots out there. But temper your expectations for $. Except for stud players many will disappointed in what they're offered, if at all (especially on the men's side). No money for D3 other than academic awards, which are good for al four years while athletic grants most times are year to year.

                    http://scholarshipstats.com/soccer.html

                    Number of players Men/Women

                    NCAA I 5,881 9,169
                    NCAA II 6,471 7,130
                    NCAA III 11,980 10,621



                    What? Logic, concise and informative??? I must be on the wrong forum this morning. Thought I was on TS!

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by unregistered View Post
                      what? Logic, concise and informative??? I must be on the wrong forum this morning. Thought i was on ts!
                      😂❤️🌈🦄!!!

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        It's all about targeting the right schools - the right academic fit (first and foremost and having good grades makes you more appealing to coaches; lots of online sources to help you find schools) and soccer (talk to your club/coach about appropriate level, look at team rosters to see where players come from, go watch games or watch online).

                        Most players hoping to play in college will never land top spots, but there's lots of other places to play. There's over 20,000+ D1-D3 college roster spots out there. But temper your expectations for $. Except for stud players many will disappointed in what they're offered, if at all (especially on the men's side). No money for D3 other than academic awards, which are good for al four years while athletic grants most times are year to year.

                        http://scholarshipstats.com/soccer.html

                        Number of players Men/Women

                        NCAA I 5,881 9,169
                        NCAA II 6,471 7,130
                        NCAA III 11,980 10,621

                        I wonder given the choice, how many would chose a D1 school easy to to get into academically like UCF, FIU, FAU or FGCU over a D3 school like Washington & Lee, John Hopkins, NYU or WPI assuming they had the talent and academic strength to be able to make that choice.

                        Before you say they don't offer athletic scholarships, they do offer academic grants and are really helpful to financially strapped families with kids high on intelligence.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          What? Logic, concise and informative??? I must be on the wrong forum this morning. Thought I was on TS!
                          Sorry man. Just trying to spread the knowledge. It was a steep learning curve for us

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            I wonder given the choice, how many would chose a D1 school easy to to get into academically like UCF, FIU, FAU or FGCU over a D3 school like Washington & Lee, John Hopkins, NYU or WPI assuming they had the talent and academic strength to be able to make that choice.

                            Before you say they don't offer athletic scholarships, they do offer academic grants and are really helpful to financially strapped families with kids high on intelligence.
                            Yes of course D3 schools give academic (merit) money but in general you have to be highly desired by the school to get substantial money - in other words well above their average admitted student. That's why good grades matter. Merit awards are usually good for all 4 years as long as you maintain a reasonable GPA. Financial aid is based on family income only, which tends to stay fairly static for most families but has to be applied for each year. With the exception of a few top conferences D1 athletic $ is also reviewed each year and subject to change. Exceptional students with limited means can receive very nice packages. Middle income families might get a tiny amount of financial aid so having a good merit award really matters there. Rich people can do whatever they want...must be nice.

                            As for choices - it's hard to generalize what kids will chose. There's so many factors involved (academics, size, location, soccer, internships....). In the end hopefully everyone is choosing based on academic fit because that's what matters most. Virtually no one is going pro and many won't even play all four years in college. One thing is certain - most kids will attend a school within a half day's drive from home. Since FL isn't blessed with many top academic schools students wanting that path have no choice but to go North of the border. Below is a link to a great study about how far kids go - the median for FL students is 119 miles, just above the national average of 96 miles. 75% of all students will go 230 miles or less; FL has 75% going 304m or less.

                            http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ838811.pdf

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Yes of course D3 schools give academic (merit) money but in general you have to be highly desired by the school to get substantial money - in other words well above their average admitted student. That's why good grades matter. Merit awards are usually good for all 4 years as long as you maintain a reasonable GPA. Financial aid is based on family income only, which tends to stay fairly static for most families but has to be applied for each year. With the exception of a few top conferences D1 athletic $ is also reviewed each year and subject to change. Exceptional students with limited means can receive very nice packages. Middle income families might get a tiny amount of financial aid so having a good merit award really matters there. Rich people can do whatever they want...must be nice.

                              As for choices - it's hard to generalize what kids will chose. There's so many factors involved (academics, size, location, soccer, internships....). In the end hopefully everyone is choosing based on academic fit because that's what matters most. Virtually no one is going pro and many won't even play all four years in college. One thing is certain - most kids will attend a school within a half day's drive from home. Since FL isn't blessed with many top academic schools students wanting that path have no choice but to go North of the border. Below is a link to a great study about how far kids go - the median for FL students is 119 miles, just above the national average of 96 miles. 75% of all students will go 230 miles or less; FL has 75% going 304m or less.

                              http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ838811.pdf
                              My comment was meant to be a general topic opening. Most kid in anywhere outside of the smaller NE states tend to stay close to home. Geographic will certainly play a role in any decision. Distance from home aside; I'm not sure many folks even consider the option of a great academic school. One Ivy League School coach told me "If your daughter gets the grades and scores to get in, the economics tend to work themselves out".

                              Factor in what most middle income families pay for the kids to play club ($3K to $8k range), would you keep shelling that out so your kid has a shot at a one of those academic schools. Would you not be compelled to explore that?

                              In the end, if your player qualifies for Florida Bright Futures and is a decent player; they will probably be able to play somewhere in college as a coach can certainly make their scholarship money stretch.

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