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<p>This is consistent with my observation locally. Of an average class of 200 kids, maybe 4 a year sign to a DI with scholarship money, plus quite a few more to D3. Our school offers 29 sports and is in a fairly affluent area where many parents can afford year round training, club teams, elite leagues, etc.</p>
<p>But in the case of DI, it seems that often the school is chosen for the athletic opportunity/scholarship only and is not somewhere that student would have chosen had that not been a factor.</p>
<p>I advised D years ago to enjoy sports and work hard to get better at them if she wants to but keep the focus on her grades as far as college scholarships go. There is a LOT more money out there for that than there is for sports and for that reasons options include colleges that are a good fit. </p>
<p>She’d love to play both of her sports on a club or intramural team, I highly doubt she’d want to play on a varsity team or that many schools, unless just starting a program in her sport (which is happening a lot in the midwest), would recruit her for one.</p>