Hello, Thanks for the replies. I didn’t want to give it away because everyone is on this site. To answer the questions, those are not the only two options, just the only two being considered. There are a few other acceptances at very good schools in the T40, but only one is T20 and happens to be the one of the two dream schools (waitlisted at the other one). This school has a team but they did not offer a spot on the team. Obviously that would have been ideal. If you are familiar with college sports recruiting process you know it is very grueling. There were multiple D1 offers and scholarships are involved with a couple of them. But we have funds reserved so it isn’t a concern. Two of the offers are from T40 schools and it might seem the best of both worlds but after the official visits I declined both because they were very high pressure and wanted me to commit without doing all my official visits. Red flag, and especially when neither one has a particularly good team.
Someone mentioned that he would not pursue middle of the road school. That was our strategy in the beginning, but this is a very good team, ranked top 25 in the country. It isn’t a pro sport. I am very flattered to be recruited by them. Sometimes good sports schools are not good academic schools. When serious athletes are in the mode, they get obsessed with it, as is my case. Maybe the logic subconsciously is either get into the best academic school or the best sports school that you can get in. But when both happen and they are not the same school, you are in a strange quandary. Two more weeks to make a life altering decision.
I am reading most think academics over sports. I would love to hear from someone with similar situation or student athlete also.