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Message: [QUOTE="freescooter, post: 3959163, member: 1023"] I live close to a d3 school and had 2 kids who competed D3. And there is still a certain “purity” to that level. The games are as intense as any you want to see but the players are there because they love the sport and the competition. And once the season ends it ends. No year round “voluntary” practices. If you want to play in the orchestra you can, even if it means you need to leave practice a bit early on Wednesdays. If you want to take a season off to study art in Paris, no problem. If You have a big research paper due and you need to take a day off to finish it you can. If as happened to a friends daughter, you get back from the NCAA track championships too late for graduation, the school might hold a ceremony for you and your friends and family complete with caps and gowns and organ and the school president and a few faculty in full regalia to award you your degree. [/QUOTE]