Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Stop trying to diminish it as though Yale could be greatly improved. The girl got into yale, one of the top schools in the world, she’ll be set for life, and she’ll be able to play lacrosse too, that’s amazing, good for her! Best of luck. Parents need to stop worrying about the lacrosse team, and start realizing the academics, that’s all that really matters. No one cares if you win a national championship, however every job you apply for Will care if you graduated from Yale. This site is so toxic and ridiculous…

Mostly agree, but you can actually have all of that and a good lacrosse team if you choose Penn, Princeton or Stanford (too far) or NW (far, but a real shot at a championship). The other schools that have chances at championships are definitely not even close academically. It’s a shame that Yale, Harvard and Columbia can’t get their lax teams straightened out!

“If you choose Penn, Princeton or Stanford or Northwestern “ …. Pretty sure those programs have to choose the player. Relatively very few players receive offers from the schools that you mentioned, it’s not as simple as “choosing “ …. The school has to offer you a spot.

As far as Yale, Harvard and Columbia getting their lax teams “straightened out” it will not happen anytime soon. There is not enough talent to go around, that is why we see the same 10 - 15 teams always at the top. It’s not just the three schools that you mentioned, a lot of very good schools have a hard time bringing in top tier talent.

Congratulations to the young woman and her parents and best of luck to all who are going through the process. Be thankful for all of the opportunities that this sport provides.

Yes, all valid points. However Penn and Princeton have strong lax and top academics, Yale, Harvard and Columbia should be able to also. I guess it is harder than it seems. NW is really the only top 10 school that has the whole package, despite not being in a traditional east coast setting. Wonder how they do it?

It all comes down to recruiting, the best programs get the best recruits. There is not an endless supply of players who are considered a "top recruit" and an even smaller number of "top recruits" with the academic credentials required to get accepted at Yale, Harvard and Columbia. There seem to be a lot of parents who do not understand the fact that the best programs get the large majority of the best players and if a player is not being offered a spot by the top programs then that player is most likely not a top player. The coaches at the best programs do not get it wrong very often, if they did they would not consistently be a top program. I am not trying to be a donk, it's just the way it is. It is very difficult to compete with the best programs if you do not bring in top tier talent. Programs like Maryland, North Carolina, Boston College, Northwestern, Syracuse, Princeton, Virginia, Florida, Penn, Stony Brook, Notre Dame, Duke, Penn State, JMU and a few others seem to gobble up the best players every year. When you think about it, that is a pretty diverse list of schools, most of the top players will be able to find a home (good fit) at one of those schools and if a top player wants to go to the West Coast they can choose USC or Stanford both have very competitive lacrosse programs.