Committed to a School Athletically, But Recently Admitted To Better Academic Schools

vwlizard
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 22:19:56 +0000

I’ll just give you feedback from my kid who fell in love with a school that didn’t have a baseball team.

Mom, I can play d3, even if I’m a starter all four years and win every conference award there is, I’m still not going to make the MLB. I know the commitment it takes (played in boarding school and had to travel) and why would I put myself through that if it’s just going to end anyway.

While I was afraid he might miss it, he never failed to mention on our phone calls all of the amazing things he was doing with his time (hiking, skiing, camping, trying new clubs and activities, taking on leadership roles in his field of study, getting a research job with a professor) that he wouldn’t have been able to do if he were still playing. He doesn’t regret his decision one bit. He looks at his friends that have sat on the bench all year at schools they went to just so they could make the rooster and is kind of sad for them. Baseball was the only draw and they aren’t even getting to play.