I would add Northwestern and Vandy to that list of DI schools ... and on the next tier BC and Notre Dame.Womenslaxxfan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 22, 2024 4:27 pm There are indeed schools that offer academic and post college job experiences that rival the ivies.
But not a lot.
And ivies have fantastic financial aid resources. I think your supposition that an ivy student will graduate with lots of student loans is mistaken.
What really separates the ivies from most other division one schools (Stanford, Duke are similar) are 1) the academic talent level of the student body as a whole, from top to bottom, and 2) the alumni network in business, the arts and the sciences.
So for the right student athlete, they offer a fairly differentiated experience.
Not better for everyone—but for an academically inclined student athlete, the ivies and Duke and Stanford are tough to match in division 1.
I had NO idea about the power of the Ivy League network until my daughter was enrolled. It is real. And the education she had access to was extraordinary. Not for everyone, but a good fit for some.