:58 and 2:10 and can run 18min 5k
honor roll (International) student
Just not enough money for me in the big leagues from what I have been offered
BUT division II ??? They love me.
Can I be happy in D2 or will I be forever a D1 failure?
:58 and 2:10 and can run 18min 5k
honor roll (International) student
Just not enough money for me in the big leagues from what I have been offered
BUT division II ??? They love me.
Can I be happy in D2 or will I be forever a D1 failure?
and I am a senior so I need to make my mind up soon and some of these schools are like 1,000-1500 miles from home
You'll be much happier in D2 or D3 than you would be in D1.
If you are actually a girl of US high school age (17 junior, 18 senior), you can surely get a nice scholarship to a DI school with a 2:10 800m pb. Any smaller tier DI conference school with a funded program may even offer a full scholarship for that performance.
girlyGRL wrote:
:58 and 2:10 and can run 18min 5k
honor roll (International) student
Just not enough money for me in the big leagues from what I have been offered
BUT division II ??? They love me.
Can I be happy in D2 or will I be forever a D1 failure?
Very few college applicants need an athletic scholarship to go to college. I doubt you're one of them. So why are you seeking an athletic scholarship in an NCAA division with such a poor choice of academic programs? Why not look to D1 and D3 schools with good academic programs that you can afford?
No need to throw in the towel regarding D-1.
1) East Carolina
2) Portland State
3) Cal State-Northridge
There are many other D-1 univesities with women T&F. No need to throw in the towel.
girlyGRL wrote:
:58 and 2:10 and can run 18min 5k
honor roll (International) student
Just not enough money for me in the big leagues from what I have been offered
BUT division II ??? They love me.
Can I be happy in D2 or will I be forever a D1 failure?
This should be enough get you a pretty large scholarship at a lot of mid-major D1 schools you must be asking the wrong ones. That 800 time may get you close to the first round of Nationals in the East so look at East region schools that need an 800 runner. Find a conference in that region where you could score a solid amount of points in contact those schools.
I know a girl who just snuck under 2:10 in high school and I thiiink got a full ride to a D1. She ended up running at USA Outdoors in the steeple. I think she also trimmed off a second in her 800 and is 6th on the teams 800 and 1500 lists. #1 in the steeple. She had your kind of speed as well. I believe she split a 57 or so in high school. You've got an entire track season to improve as well. D1 is definitely an option if you know what you're looking for but you should be able to go anywhere D2.
girlyGRL wrote:
:58 and 2:10 and can run 18min 5k
honor roll (International) student
Just not enough money for me in the big leagues from what I have been offered
BUT division II ??? They love me.
Can I be happy in D2 or will I be forever a D1 failure?
bloob wrote:
You've got an entire track season to improve as well.
Not true. Decisions will be made before next spring, any improvements made then will be too late.
People have already well enough covered the "you should be able to get D1 money" and "not many good academics in d2" bases. So I'll just answer your question directly: "can I be happy in d2 or will I forever be a d1 failure."
That depends on you and if the school and team is a good fit. Plenty of people are happy in d2. "D1 failure" is a stupid concept. If you get a good education, make friends, and run your best, that is a success regardless of division.
I am not american maybe that is my problem?
No. You are speaking from experience while most of the people on this site are former D3 runners who base their opinions on heresay rather than facts. You can probably get 25% at some decent D1 programs but no full rides.
Go D3. They party hard.
Are you going to high school in the US, where? Which schools have you been looking at? What would you like to major in?
I feel like with your times you should be able to get a pretty good scholarship even at a DI school.
girlyGRL wrote:
:58 and 2:10 and can run 18min 5k
honor roll (International) student
Just not enough money for me in the big leagues from what I have been offered
BUT division II ??? They love me.
Can I be happy in D2 or will I be forever a D1 failure?
Are you looking to come to American college to run, or for the academics or for the experience or some other reason? Face it, you’re not going pro with those times regardless of where you run college so the running bit should not be the highest priority and should only be the means to an end. Sounds like money is a priority, and if so, go D2. Don’t look back
plenty of D1 schools would give you significant financial aid. they just have to know about you. leave a contact email....you will be surprised
If you are still interested in running D1, contact Coach Rinker at James Madison University. His email is rinkerld@jmu.edu
DI versus DII/DIII: You may very well be a DI level runner, but there is more to the college experience than running. I ran DI and was All-American but if I could go back in time I would go to a DIII school. DI requires a high level of commitment that sometimes compromises academics, studying abroad, and internships.
DII: FWIW, here is a link to the top DII academic schools. The school that pops out to me on this list is UC San Diego.
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DIII: I would take a hard look at the MANY top academic DIII schools. While they don't offer athletic scholarships many provide need based financial aid which covers more than the partial athletic scholarship you might get at DI. DIII would love to have you and with your HS marks you definitely have the potential to qualify for DIII national meets and become All-American. Identify DIII schools you might be interested in and contact the coaches immediately for info. Some of these schools have very low acceptance rates (well under 10%), but coaches frequently are given a couple acceptance spots they can use for their sport as long as the athlete is academically qualified.
NAIA: This level offers scholarships just like DI and DII. My impression is mostly religious schools. I don;t know how they rank academically.
NEVER expecting to "go pro", worlds, olympics, commonwealth games etc...
only wanting to be a student athlete, get a degree and yes financial aid is a huge factor.
the end goal is to return to my home country for grad school.
at this time I can afford $7,500 USD / year.
Leave an email address. You will get offers.