The SPLAM Score Revisted: The 50 Best Colleges for Athletes

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What's the goal, is it education or playing soccer? If you are working towards being some sort of rocket scientist or nuclear physicist or what ever the reason is for picking such a renowned school why in the world would you screw around being involved in a stupid sport? There are always intramurals if you find that you need a diversion from studying but putting that much time and energy into something that has to be a secondary mission certainly seems a little silly.

Below is the bio for one of he MIT seniors. Looks like she is managing to get a little bit out of college while playing soccer:


2014: Appeared and started in 22 games … finished second on the team with eight goals … led the Engineers with 12 assists and 28 points … recorded a team-high 92 shots and 45 shots on net … netted two game-winners against Wheaton (10/7) and Salem State (10/21) … recorded a season-high 12 shots in 1-1 tie with WPI (9/20) ... registered two assists apiece in four games ... 2014 NEWMAC Athlete of the Year … 2014 NEWMAC First Team All-Conference … 2014 NEWMAC Academic All-Conference …NSCAA New England First Team ... NSCAA All-America Third Team ... NEWISA First Team ... NSCAA Scholar Academic Second Team ... ECAC New England First Team ... NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week (10/27).

2013: Played in and started all 21 games as a junior … scored 11 goals and four assists for 26 points … first on the team in goals and points, and tied for second in assists … first in the NEWMAC in shots, and second in both goals and points … scored two goals apiece in games against Wheaton (10/08), Salem State (10/22) and Coast Guard (11/02) … in MIT’s 5-1 victory over Coast Guard, she had a hand in every single goal that Tech scored, assisting on three and scoring two of her own … scored four game-winning goals throughout the season … NSCAA Third Team All-American … NSCAA Third Team Scholar All-America … NSCAA First Team All-New England North … NSCAA First Team Scholar All-East Region … NEWMAC Athlete of the Year … NEWMAC First Team All-Conference … NEWMAC Academic All-Conference … NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week three times (10/15, 10/28 and 11/04) … ECAC Player of the Week (11/4) … ECAC All-Star First Team … NEWISA First Team All-New England.

2012: Played 19 games and started ten … recorded four goals and one assist to total nine points … ranked third on the team in total points … tied for second on the team for most goals this season … posted a goal and an assist against Manhattanville (9/09).

2011: Played in 21 games, started 13 … posted five goals and two assists for 12 points … three game-winning goals … ranked second on the team in goals and points and tied for third in assists … tied for fourth in the NEWMAC in game-winning goals, ranked 12th in points, and tied for 12th in goals … scored game-winning goals against Lesley (9/13), Mount Holyoke (10/15), and then Wellesley (10/18) in overtime … registered MIT's first goal in a 2-1 win over Roger Williams (9/20) … set up the game-winning goal against Coast Guard (10/22) … posted one goal and one assist versus Husson (10/25) … NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week (10/24) … second team NEWMAC all-conference.

Off the Field at MIT: Majoring in computer science and engineering with a minor in mathematics and a concentration in Spanish … worked at Scratch in the MIT Media Lab … was a product intern at Catalina and Kyruus … conducted a UROP at Langer Lab where she explored the use of ultrasound as a way to treat tumors … College Counseling Chair for Amphibious Achievement (dual athletic-academic community service program).

High School: A 2011 graduate of Phillips Academy … Phillips Academy Drake Award … 2009 New England Prep School Champions … also participated in hockey, track and field, crew, and ultimate Frisbee … Presidential Scholar nominee … National Merit Commended Scholar … Honor Roll.

Club: CFC Arsenal.

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There's no need for me to "buy" a degree or bragging points at a D3 school. It's actually costing me a lot less out-of-pocket, after merit aid, for my kid to go to a great D3 school and play a lot of soccer than she would have received going to a State D1 school and getting a little bit of athletic moneyless some merit aid. She probably plays a lot more than she would have at a D1 as well. She's happy and we're happy. :)

blah, blah, blah, blah. Still costing you though. If only your kid had been a better soccer player fishy it wouldn't have. But there's always that top flight third tier education, right?

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None in the top 10. Only 4 in the top 50, most well down on the list. Who gives a **** about the D3 schools on the list. The parents are just buying degrees and bragging points just like they are buying roster spots in club soccer. When you have brains you go to places like MIT and don't play soccer. When you are a really good soccer player and have some brains you go to places like Stanford, Duke and Notre Dame. When you have neither you go to Tufts. :)

dbag!

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Jump fishy... Tufts is where the kids who can't get into an Ivy go. It's a third tier academic and not even on the list of top schools for athletes.

Hey *****hole, you're the fool who brought up Tufts as the place for kids who can't play soccer and have no brains. I think you are confusing it with MCLA.

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blah, blah, blah, blah. Still costing you though. If only your kid had been a better soccer player fishy it wouldn't have. But there's always that top flight third tier education, right?

Punctuation is a wonderful thing. It looks like you would have benefitted from a Tufts education, fishy.

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blah, blah, blah, blah. Still costing you though. If only your kid had been a better soccer player fishy it wouldn't have. But there's always that top flight third tier education, right?

Let us all bow at the feet of the almighty Wizard of Heiny who through his wonderful sperm sired the most perfect student athlete ever, the one who can get that full ride. (Of course, this result only happened as a direct result of his teaching, mentorship, wise marketing, and perfect ability in every area.)

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blah, blah, blah, blah. Still costing you though. If only your kid had been a better soccer player fishy it wouldn't have. But there's always that top flight third tier education, right?

It is almost sad to see his need for the reflected glory in his daughter's success. Do you think he still wipes her tush? Perhaps that is the key to her success.

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What do D3 parents do when their kids graduate from college? The come to TS to relive the high point of their kid's life.

Tufts rules!!

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None in the top 10. Only 4 in the top 50, most well down on the list. Who gives a **** about the D3 schools on the list. The parents are just buying degrees and bragging points just like they are buying roster spots in club soccer. When you have brains you go to places like MIT and don't play soccer. When you are a really good soccer player and have some brains you go to places like Stanford, Duke and Notre Dame. When you have neither you go to Tufts. :)

Curious to know why, when you have brains, you go to MIT and don't play soccer. Is it because you want to make sure you actually leave with an MIT education? As opposed to a watered-down MIT educational experience?

Why do some people keep trying to associate Duke with Stanford and the Ivies? All the wishing in the world won't make it so. Duke is well behind the Ivies, the top NESCACs and the academic powerhouses like Stanford, MIT, CalTech and Chicago. I have a friend who always mentions Harvard, Yale and Cornell in the same breath. Guess which one he attended...

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Below is the bio for one of he MIT seniors. Looks like she is managing to get a little bit out of college while playing soccer:


2014: Appeared and started in 22 games … finished second on the team with eight goals … led the Engineers with 12 assists and 28 points … recorded a team-high 92 shots and 45 shots on net … netted two game-winners against Wheaton (10/7) and Salem State (10/21) … recorded a season-high 12 shots in 1-1 tie with WPI (9/20) ... registered two assists apiece in four games ... 2014 NEWMAC Athlete of the Year … 2014 NEWMAC First Team All-Conference … 2014 NEWMAC Academic All-Conference …NSCAA New England First Team ... NSCAA All-America Third Team ... NEWISA First Team ... NSCAA Scholar Academic Second Team ... ECAC New England First Team ... NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week (10/27).

2013: Played in and started all 21 games as a junior … scored 11 goals and four assists for 26 points … first on the team in goals and points, and tied for second in assists … first in the NEWMAC in shots, and second in both goals and points … scored two goals apiece in games against Wheaton (10/08), Salem State (10/22) and Coast Guard (11/02) … in MIT’s 5-1 victory over Coast Guard, she had a hand in every single goal that Tech scored, assisting on three and scoring two of her own … scored four game-winning goals throughout the season … NSCAA Third Team All-American … NSCAA Third Team Scholar All-America … NSCAA First Team All-New England North … NSCAA First Team Scholar All-East Region … NEWMAC Athlete of the Year … NEWMAC First Team All-Conference … NEWMAC Academic All-Conference … NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week three times (10/15, 10/28 and 11/04) … ECAC Player of the Week (11/4) … ECAC All-Star First Team … NEWISA First Team All-New England.

2012: Played 19 games and started ten … recorded four goals and one assist to total nine points … ranked third on the team in total points … tied for second on the team for most goals this season … posted a goal and an assist against Manhattanville (9/09).

2011: Played in 21 games, started 13 … posted five goals and two assists for 12 points … three game-winning goals … ranked second on the team in goals and points and tied for third in assists … tied for fourth in the NEWMAC in game-winning goals, ranked 12th in points, and tied for 12th in goals … scored game-winning goals against Lesley (9/13), Mount Holyoke (10/15), and then Wellesley (10/18) in overtime … registered MIT's first goal in a 2-1 win over Roger Williams (9/20) … set up the game-winning goal against Coast Guard (10/22) … posted one goal and one assist versus Husson (10/25) … NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week (10/24) … second team NEWMAC all-conference.

Off the Field at MIT: Majoring in computer science and engineering with a minor in mathematics and a concentration in Spanish … worked at Scratch in the MIT Media Lab … was a product intern at Catalina and Kyruus … conducted a UROP at Langer Lab where she explored the use of ultrasound as a way to treat tumors … College Counseling Chair for Amphibious Achievement (dual athletic-academic community service program).

High School: A 2011 graduate of Phillips Academy … Phillips Academy Drake Award … 2009 New England Prep School Champions … also participated in hockey, track and field, crew, and ultimate Frisbee … Presidential Scholar nominee … National Merit Commended Scholar … Honor Roll.

Club: CFC Arsenal.

So what you are saying is that, to be a D3 star, you don't even need to play club soccer after U13.

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What do D3 parents do when their kids graduate from college? The come to TS to relive the high point of their kid's life.

Tufts rules!!

So what's your excuse? You really need to get a life.

Curious to know why, when you have brains, you go to MIT and don't play soccer. Is it because you want to make sure you actually leave with an MIT education? As opposed to a watered-down MIT educational experience?

Why do some people keep trying to associate Duke with Stanford and the Ivies? All the wishing in the world won't make it so. Duke is well behind the Ivies, the top NESCACs and the academic powerhouses like Stanford, MIT, CalTech and Chicago. I have a friend who always mentions Harvard, Yale and Cornell in the same breath. Guess which one he attended...

Who cares? They're all good schools.....

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So what's your excuse? You really need to get a life.



Who cares? They're all good schools.....

They are! And these lists are stupid and quasi-subjective. Does it matter if you're at #22 vs #29? No. What matters more is what you do when you're there.

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Just wondering how many posters are sending/have sent one of their kids to a school on that list and whether it matters to them whether it is "ranked" #1 or #50?

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Just wondering how many posters are sending/have sent one of their kids to a school on that list and whether it matters to them whether it is "ranked" #1 or #50?

How about asking their children? After all they're the ones who worked hard to get there, chose their schools for specific reasons (academic area of interest, location, sport) and (hopefully) worked hard while they were there. They're the ones to best assess their college experience.

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Phenomenal choices...

MIT
Bowdoin
Wash U
Williams
Middlebury
Amherst
Chicago
Carleton
Pomona
Johns Hopkins
Colby
Grinnell
Union
Wesleyan
Hamilton
Kenyon
Bates
Emory
Colorado Coll