Have a question to pose regarding our kids playing at the college level:
Say your son or daughter can get into any school in Florida based on their academics. Between Bright Futures, Florida Prepaid and most likely some help from the school based on merit there would be little or no additional out of pocket expenses for a 4/5 year degree.
Your son or daughter is also a decent ECNL/DA or ODP State soccer player but not an ascending National Leaguer with aspirations of going pro or making the US team.
Given the choice of going to a top rated school like UF (ranked 37th nationally) and not play soccer or going to to a school like USF (not ranked nationally or at least not in the top 100) and play soccer; what choice would you want your kid making?
USF is not a bad school and I am not bashing it; feel free to plug in any other example; GT over GA, Auburn over Alabama, Stanford over USC.
Point being, how would YOU guide your kid when they love a game they have been playing since the 4th grade and still have a chance to play competitively a little longer or look toward the long term future professionally. No one wants their kid to have regrets but an Engineering Degree from UF does carry more weight and opens more doors than Engineering degree from one from the other Florida schools; at least for the time being.
Say your son or daughter can get into any school in Florida based on their academics. Between Bright Futures, Florida Prepaid and most likely some help from the school based on merit there would be little or no additional out of pocket expenses for a 4/5 year degree.
Your son or daughter is also a decent ECNL/DA or ODP State soccer player but not an ascending National Leaguer with aspirations of going pro or making the US team.
Given the choice of going to a top rated school like UF (ranked 37th nationally) and not play soccer or going to to a school like USF (not ranked nationally or at least not in the top 100) and play soccer; what choice would you want your kid making?
USF is not a bad school and I am not bashing it; feel free to plug in any other example; GT over GA, Auburn over Alabama, Stanford over USC.
Point being, how would YOU guide your kid when they love a game they have been playing since the 4th grade and still have a chance to play competitively a little longer or look toward the long term future professionally. No one wants their kid to have regrets but an Engineering Degree from UF does carry more weight and opens more doors than Engineering degree from one from the other Florida schools; at least for the time being.
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