Thanks so much! We actually considered a few of these like Marist (heard from several people that they HATED the coach), but crossed them off for one reason or another. And Hofstra is women only as far as I know, unless that has changed.
Unfortunately, we live on Long Island, so Boston takes closer to 4/5 hours for us as does some parts of PA. Getting through the city pretty much takes an hour, so think more like 2 hours outside of NYC max, but not urban…Ugh my kid isn’t easy.
I’m totally open to suggestions.
At this point he’s kind of hung up on D1 and D2 only. Swim is really a big thing for him, but not so much that he has to be on the “best” team, but I think he just really wants it to be a big part of his experience. He wants to get along well with his teammates, coaches, have that family feel. I know that’s sort of intangible, but that’s what he’s in search of. He also wants to compete, and contribute to the team and not just be on a team to say he swam for them.
He’s gotten some real good vibes from 2 coaches so far, so that’s great, but no visits with the team yet since both of them weren’t doing in person until after graduation. He has been offered official visits for the fall though…both D2 schools.
He’s also looking at mostly small/medium size schools. Likes the idea of smaller ratio, and none or few lecture classes. He’s a good student, but has to work for it. It doesn’t come easy.
And honestly price is a factor for sure. So, if I don’t think he can get a half decent academic scholarship, I really don’t want to look and have him fall in love, only to say we can’t do it.