D3 school that does not have high academic standards

I forgot to mention that I am situated on the west coast, but I am open to pretty much anywhere.

You need to get your priorities in order. Get a college degree from a good school. I don't know what D1 school you are referring to, but don't go to an academically inferior D3 school just so you can run on the team.

Vassar College, New York

Bates or Colby would be a perfect fit for you.

L. Tate wrote:

You need to get your priorities in order. Get a college degree from a good school. I don't know what D1 school you are referring to, but don't go to an academically inferior D3 school just so you can run on the team.

Along the lines of this poster... Why do you want to transfer? It does not appear you are going to run for a living. If you want to go to a school for a better education great, but stick with the free ride you have (I assume this) and prepare for life after college running.

I believe that I do have my priorities straight. I should have explained better...

I am also not happy with my academic experience at my school. I have not done shitty because of my level of intelligence (perhaps I overate myself) but rather I blame the fact that I am unhappy with my situation; both academically and athletically. I'm a social butterfly, and yes, it is my choice on whether to go out or not, but going to a smaller school would certainly be less tempting.

Almost any D3 program I will attend will be more reputable. I simply want to be realistic with myself. When I think of D3 schools, I think of Williams, Amherst, NYU...I have no shot of going to these.

I appreciate the advice from all of you. My decision is not simply based off of athletics and I left that part out, if I could go to MIT I would, but God did not grant me that sort of intelligence nor that kind of academic drive.

You might play around with the search feature on the NCAA site and see what you can find ---

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/About+the+NCAA/Who+We+Are/

CalTech

yeah sure is easy to tranfer there...

flapgole wrote:

CalTech

Go East, young man....

Rowan College - good xc coach ok academically

Yeah, blame God for your shitty grades.

Also, there are tons of small, religious colleges that I have never heard of before competing against them where you could be top 7 (or just top 1) in xc. I assume many of them have fairly low academic standards. I have no idea how expensive they are.

Maybe try a community college that offers xc while you get your grades up, and increase your options?

University of La Verne

Redlands

Cal Lutheran

I know New York and Wisconsin have some very good state schools that also field competitive teams that you might be able to get into. Other states may also do this but I would say the UW/SUNY schools are the most famous for this.

There are some good academically strong SUNY/UW schools, but none are so good that a 3.1 GPA would be an automatic exclusion.

Trinity University (TX)

University of Southern Maine

Please check out Cal Newport's Study Hacks blog. He did go to MIT, and he has some great insight on academics and the student life. (I realize this isn't a direct answer to your question, but I hope it helps anyway.)

BTW, if you're at Cal, perhaps you'd enjoy yourself better if you found a different group of friends. It's big enough. Check out the co-ops.

Transferring (particularly "away" rather than "to") is a big leap that often doesn't go well. I urge you to consider your choice carefully.

It was a joke, I actually have no faith in any higher power. I think you would have to be an idiot to not believe that one must have been born slightly gifted to go to MIT though. Call me crazy for that one. I appreciate all of the serious replies as well as the ones that made me laugh.

I did very well on the SAT, so I'm hoping that might make up for the GPA. Anyways, thanks again.

SCIAC Whaaaaat? wrote:

University of La Verne

Redlands

Cal Lutheran

Just wanted to give a bit of commentary on these 3 schools, both academically and athletically.

Academically, I think if you're looking for a d-3 school in the west, these will be your best bets. now, they are not "easy" to get in to, but easier than their SCIAC counterparts, CMS, Pomona Pitzer, CIT or Oxy. Each school has their own specializations, and you can look into that on your own. Weather is better at CLU and La Verne, compared to Redlands (hot and nasty). All 3 have nice campuses, Redlands has the best track. Also, all 3 coaches have been there for only 3-4 years i think.

Cal Lutheran: First off, they are great in sprints. Coach Matt Lea (Head track + XC) was a great sprinter in his day (ASU or U of A?), and did well as a sprints coach at UCSB. Pretty sure CLU 4x400m won the SCIAC this season. They have some strong individuals on the distance side, Ostrander and Kahovec (female), but drop off quite a bit after that. Both have done well thus far in their careers at CLU. The graduation of Brian Kahovec really hurt them this season. Oh, have one of the best hammer throwers in the NCAA as well, also boasting a sweet 'stache.

Redlands: Coach Mike Schmidt (Head Track + XC) has done well on the track side of things (beating CMS at SCIAC women's track champs in his first year!), and has done well with the women's distances. Women's XC team is currently ranked in the W. Region, and beat out Pomona Pitzer this past weekend. on the men's distance side, it seems like they are neglecting the recruiting; only 3 frosh this year. Top runner, Kalmus has had his best season as a Bulldog yet, but again, there's a slight drop off after him. Duncan Ashby will be the top returner next season (solid runner), but #3 Alec Fillmore graduates, so losing #'s 1+3 will question their team's strength.

University of La Verne: Coach Mike Atwood (Head XC + distances in track) has done a surprising job the past 2 seasons in the distances. A provisional qualifier in the 1500 last season (did not qualify, i think he was in top 30), but not returning for xc(? not sure what's going on there). They had the top freshmen at the recent Multi-Duals, which is a good sign. Looks to be the up-and-coming team in the SCIAC, being ranked in the W. Region just behind Pomona Pitzer. Very young, and thus, somewhat inexperienced, but could give PP a run for their money in 2011. CMS will likely still dominate, but the new battles for 2nd place look to be between Pomona and La Verne.

oh wait, forgot to mention Chapman University in Orange. Now, they're not the best team (go look at their results), but it's a cool campus, and has a solid 10-year plan. Pretty sure they want to be d-2 in 10 years. Most sports are solid, but XC and track are not priorities. Academically speaking, don't count this one out.