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Message: [QUOTE="UConnRock, post: 4721500, member: 1024"] I am a UConn fan, but did not go to UConn. I played baseball at a D-III school. Loved the experience and my personality at age 18 was a better fit in the small college atmosphere. No complaints about my overall experience in a small liberal arts school. As I got older I was jealous of the folks who went to the large schools and had deeply engrained rooting interests. Living in the south now, I see the emotion and connection that kids have for their schools. I do feel like I missed out some aspects of the college eperience. As far as the financial burden, it was not an issue for my family as the D-lll school came up with enough $$ to be competitive with in-state tuition. Questions to ask: - Taking finances and athletics out of the equation, what school is the student most comfortable attending? - If the student blew out a knee or just became burned out with athletics and academics would she be happy at the small school. - Is missing out on college athletics something that the student or parents would regret? - Is the financial burden enough to focus on other D-lll schools that may fork over more aid? If I had it to do over again, I don't know what decision I would make. It is a very tough call when a athlete has been so dedicated to a sport most of their young life and they have to decide whether their competitive playing career is done or can be extended a few years. [/QUOTE]