Originally Posted by Anonymous
There seems to be an awful lot of 'expertise' flying around in this forum this week.

YOU may want your kid to go to an Ivy or a 'top 20' school but can he or she handle it academically on top of playing lacrosse? Do those schools have the majors/programs your son or daughter are interested in?

I know the kids want to commit to a "top" school in their (and their friends') eyes but just like playing for a big brand club team isn't for everyone, neither is going to a "top" academic school only to struggle or fail.

There is way too much judgmental bs on this board. Every kid should find their own place in the lacrosse and college world.

That all said, paying to play on a club team in college seems fool.

Who’s judging who? Most of the discussion has been around what schools have the best combo of academics and lax. I don’t think anyone ever said their kid was looking for a ranking to send their kid there. It’s just a list and an opinion, nothing more.

You do know the irony of your last judgmental statement about club ball though, right?

But I do agree that d1 lax and studies are very hard to juggle but I don’t think that is limited to only the top 20 d1 schools. I think it’s all schools including d2 and d3. Now there are some schools that are harder than others (MIT Cornell come to mind). I count vouch for Harvard but I always head the joke the hardest thing about Harvard is getting in. But yes, all schools, juggling both is hard.