Last year 5 non travel girls on my daughters High School team went on to play in college 3 in divison 3 (2 via tryout, 1 recruited through video), 2 in division 2. I know for sure 1 of the d2 girls got some money not sure about the other one. Three of the freshman d3's got significant minutes. My other daughter plays travel because she likes it. Point is there is always a place to play in college if your interested even if you don't play travel. Now if you want that half ride, well I think most kids are born with that gene and just fine tune their skill through practice and a travel program.