D2 > D1 > D3
D2 > D1 > D3
only on letsrun wrote:
Clam Evans wrote:My list wasn't meant to be comprehensive. Sorry, but I've never heard of Carleton
Only on letsrun would you see bashing of one of the top small colleges in the US. Ignorance is bliss here.
Indeed. Every day on LR we see confirmation of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
If you are interested in business, you should look into Babson College. A top business school that's in the Boston area.
Don't go to NYU, Coach's a dic|<
Go to Wash U or Carnegie Or Chicago if you want to stay in the UAA
alum!!! wrote:
Don't go to NYU, Coach's a dic|<
Go to Wash U or Carnegie Or Chicago if you want to stay in the UAA
But actually though. Mcdonough is affectionately known as D3's biggest assh0le. But NYU is a cool school though, so it has that.
Flagpole wrote:
Ho Hum wrote:Good enough to run for a D1 team doesn't say much. The OP wouldn't be asking this question if he was a star recruit, so you can assume that he WON'T dominate D3 (assuming he's a he. If he's a she, then maybe she will). Do you think it's pathetic for a 9:30 runner to go D3?
Yeah, it's never pathetic for someone to choose D3. There are tons of reasons why a student might want to go D3, and it's a very personal decision where to go to college. So they want to maybe win or get to nationals...so what? How is that pathetic? D3 teams WANT great runners to help them do what they are attempting to do, and it's fine to want to contribute. What good is it if a 9:30 guy goes to a D1 program and never contributes to the team scoring?
A runner who might be able to hang on to the tail end of a D1 program will get more attention, be counted on more, and feel more pressure to perform (which is a good thing) at a D3 school, so they might actually do BETTER there than at a D1 program where no one is interested in them.
The ACADEMICS should be first and foremost unless you have Olympic-caliber talent, and there are a LOT of GREAT D3 colleges out there.
Agree with Flagpole on this one. I ran D1 because it was the best school i got in to. I also appreciated knowing i where i was in relation to the top guys.
That said, there is no doubt in my mind 20 years later that D2 or 3 would have allowed me to race more often and eventually faster. Hard to peak when your XC season ends in Oct and track in April.
Unless you are the top of the top... Pick a good education, then run there. No one cares if you end up running 14:30 or 15:30.
I agree that there is nothing wrong with running any division, and that since this guy is not going to go anywhere in running he should be looking for the best education possible. However his post had nothing to do with getting a good education and everything to do with looking like a strong runner by facing softer competition. Notice his motivation for choosing to go D3 was to be all American.
UP unlogged wrote:
Flagpole wrote:Yeah, it's never pathetic for someone to choose D3. There are tons of reasons why a student might want to go D3, and it's a very personal decision where to go to college. So they want to maybe win or get to nationals...so what? How is that pathetic? D3 teams WANT great runners to help them do what they are attempting to do, and it's fine to want to contribute. What good is it if a 9:30 guy goes to a D1 program and never contributes to the team scoring?
A runner who might be able to hang on to the tail end of a D1 program will get more attention, be counted on more, and feel more pressure to perform (which is a good thing) at a D3 school, so they might actually do BETTER there than at a D1 program where no one is interested in them.
The ACADEMICS should be first and foremost unless you have Olympic-caliber talent, and there are a LOT of GREAT D3 colleges out there.
Agree with Flagpole on this one. I ran D1 because it was the best school i got in to. I also appreciated knowing i where i was in relation to the top guys.
That said, there is no doubt in my mind 20 years later that D2 or 3 would have allowed me to race more often and eventually faster. Hard to peak when your XC season ends in Oct and track in April.
Unless you are the top of the top... Pick a good education, then run there. No one cares if you end up running 14:30 or 15:30.
I suppose being in marketing, an accountant, or medical doctor do not count.
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