good academic schools with varsity lacrosse

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<p>Reply to 3 sons- I’ll probably have a 3.9 by the end of my junior year if I get all a’s next year. I managed mostly a’s this year and mostly b’s freshman year. I’m hoping to maintain 95+ grades in all my classes, all quarters.</p>

<p>I don’t come from a prominent lax school but my school is currently one of the best lax teams in delaware. (Wilmington Charter) I only played JV this year but, if I work my behind off all summer and offseason, I have a decent chance of starting my junior and senior year at attack. Other than me, there are two other decent attackmen (and 1 rising junior, the only remaining attackman from this year’s starting line) and we have one beefcake with no stick skills in line for the starting attack line next year.</p>

<p>Furthermore, I was really interested in the NESCAC conferences till I made this thread and have had people telling me that I’m not even good enough to go to UD. So now, I don’t know if I even have a chance of those schools. I wanted to go to Swarthmore for college, their lax team isn’t too amazing (49th) and its a good school so I would probably get a decent amount of playing time maybe. However, this thread has given me the impression that I’m screwed for a good college like Swarthmore. Am I?</p>

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<p>Roanoke College has a very good lacrosse team D-III. It also has good merit aid if that’s important. <a href=“http://www.roanoke.edu/athletics/sports/sportpage.cfm?sport_code=mlax[/url]”>http://www.roanoke.edu/athletics/sports/sportpage.cfm?sport_code=mlax&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Bro, UDel is tops…Unless you suddenly becoming amazing, it’s not exactly a simple task playing lax for them.</p>

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<p>University of Maryland might work for you.</p>

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<p>Not sure if some of the people on this thread realize Duke Lax was completely innocent, and when it comes to both good lacrosse (final four this year) and good academics (one of the best in the country) Duke would be it, along with Cornell JHU and a few others.</p>

<p>But I guess its a moot point - OP is probably not going to play lacrosse from Duke if he’s not already being recruited.</p>

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<p>Hampden-Sydney College,Bucknell,Gettysburg,Washington and Lee,Notre Dame,West Point,Navy,Penn State</p>

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<p>DUKE!!! </p>

<p>DeltaRoyale Post #200</p>

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<p>I took a look at your school on Laxpower. Your varsity team has an excellent record, but their relatively low computer ranking indicates a pretty weak schedule. Since the team plays virtually all DE teams (most in the Blue Hen Conference), that tells me you will not be be coming out of a prominent program. While this will not stop you from playing college lax on some level if you are good enough, it will make it harder for you to peak a coach’s interest.</p>

<p>You mention that people say you are not even good enough for UD. If you are referring to lax (not academics), are you aware that UD will playing in the national semifinals next weekend in front of probaby 60,000 fans? As for the NESCAC, it is difficult to play for one of those schools, especially coming from a school that is not lax prominent, but they are attracted to kids they can get admitted, so good grades and SATs may get their attention. Swarthmore plays in a top D-III conference (Centennial) and is extremely difficult academically, although lax players probably get some type of break. The real point on admissions is do not listen to people who tell you that you cannot be admitted to a given school based on typical admissions standards. Lax can really help if the coach supports your application. They are not miracle workers and cannot open the dor for you if you are not somewhere in the ballpark academically, but it can make a big difference.</p>

<p>Since you are just finishing up your sophomore year, you have plenty of time to look into all of this. First things first – you need to gain a better understanding of what schools are out there and where they typically rank both laxwise and academically. I can tell you, for example, that the Liberty League is great academically and is reasonable laxwise (Clarkson, Hamilton, RPI, Skidmore, St. Lawrence, Union and Vassar). You also need to look at finances, since D-III will not offer athletic money (but they may be able to help get you academic money). You will want to attend recruiting camps and you may want to contact some coaches beforehand and let them know what camps you will be at (especially after your junior year for D-III). In your emails, which you can do in early 2008, tell them about yourself academically, laxwise and what you are looking for in a college, both academic and lax. If you do not have SATs yet, just let them know when you plan on taking them. Point out honors and advanced courses.</p>

<p>To help you target schools of interest, find out where other kids from your HS are playing. None are listed on Laxpower and none were listed for last year, but that is not conclusive. Also, talk to your coach about your interest. He may have connections or may have helped other kids. One last thing – the University of Maryland, which one poster mentioned, is a top D-I lax school so unless you are phenomenol, that is not a lax option.</p>

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<p>Yeah really…Think about this in basketball terms, because most are more familiar with that… Could this guy play for Florida? North Carolina? Duke? Dont think so…Stop naming top ranked teams.</p>

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<p>haha exactly, most players going to a top program are already being recruited</p>

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<p>I’d suggest you go to <a href=“http://www.ncaa.org%5B/url%5D”>www.ncaa.org</a> and check out the rules about recruiting for lacrosse by division (they are different for DI, DII, and DIII). You are too young to be formally recruited at this point (at least within the rules) … schools can not proactively contact you yet … but they can respond to an email, letter, or call from you.</p>

<p>This is another plug for <a href=“http://www.laxpower.com%5B/url%5D”>www.laxpower.com</a> … including the recruiting tab … if you an idea of where you might play check out where kids you know from Deleare are headed … this should give you an idea of realistic LAX schools for you. This search shows where Deleware are headed this year … <a href=“http://laxpower.com/recruits/recruits.php?action=viewRcd&db=recruits2007[/url]”>http://laxpower.com/recruits/recruits.php?action=viewRcd&db=recruits2007&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Good point on NCAA.org. If you are looking at D-I or D-II, you will have to register with the clearinghouse. You do not need to do this for D-III. As for the timing of recruiting, many kids for top D-I programs will be “recruited” following their sophomore year or early in their junior year. That is when kids can give a verbal commitment. However, it is still quite possible to go to a D-I school (including top ones) by being recruited at the end of your junior year. For example, the Jake Reed camp (invitation only – your coach would have to request a spot for you and even then, they could turn you down) is attended by a who’s who of top college program coaches and they definitely take kids from that camp at the end of their junior year. However, as said before, you would have to be a phenomenol player when going up against the best in the nation, which you are not doing during your HS season in DE.</p>

<p>With all due respect, and having never seen you play, most kids who play D-I will have either played four years of varsity or perhaps three years at a prominent lax HS. You will not play varsity until your junior year at a school that does not appear to be lax prominent. While you can try to get recruited by some level of D-I, especially if you have a great junior campaign, or perhaps D-II (also tough), you may be looking more realistically at D-III, and more mid-level at that. Keep in mind that it is easier for a D-III coach to take a chance because he is not dealing with limited scholarship funds (since there are no athletic scholarships at that level). If he supports your application, what he is using is one of his chits with the admissions office. However, some coaches will tell you that while they “can’t” help you get into their school, they will take you if you are admitted (translation – they will take a chance on you, but will not use one of their chits to help you. This is cheap enough for them).</p>

<p>Talk to your coach and see where you realistically stand in terms of your skills and athleticism. Yoo need to approach this grounded in realism. You appear to be a very good student and believe me, that will help your cause quite a bit, at least at the D-III level.</p>

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<p>losbos-THANK YOU. everyone tells me abut this amazing teams and i know i have no chance. that’s why i clearly stated that I wanted to play low level D1 and mid to low d3</p>

<p>I know i’m not good enough to play top level lax. this is why i stated that I wanted to play mid to low level lax.</p>

<p>three sons-thanks alot for the help. i’ll look into all your infomation</p>

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<p>No problem at all. If you need anything else, ask away.</p>

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<p>yeah i have one.</p>

<p>is there a site or something that i can put in my preferences (varsity lax and good academics) and have a laundry list of colleges i can start my search of with?</p>

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<p>I gave you a pretty decent list a few pages back. Just weed out the top DIIIs and DIs.</p>

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<p>around what rank of the teams do the teams stop being ‘top’? top 20?</p>

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<p>I would imagine top 40 are pretty set on recruits, but I know little to nothing about NCAA Lax recruiting.</p>

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<p>Bucknell and Holy Cross.</p>

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<p>Bucknell is a top 20 team…</p>