<p>USMom, I know, I think, you are in the UK. Have questions for the other athletes lined up for any visits your child will make. I don't know the NCAA rules (no athletes in my family), can she E-mail other student-athletes with questions, I know the coaches contacts are limited.
Last year our high school graduated 2 of the top divers in the state, one male, one female. Both were recruited by Div 1 and Div 3 schools - one went Div 1, the other Div 3. The Div 3 person wanted to contribute to the team, but did not want diving to rule his life, that was his impression of Div 1 - separate living quarters, schedules, friends, only some classes were in conjunction with the main student body. At his Div 3 school, with a good, not great program, he lives in the regular dorm with regular roommates, the swim/dive coach got him a job with the local parks and rec teaching diving to kids - something he had done every summer in high school and truly enjoyed. He is considering a frat. The girl I do not know as well, my understanding is htat she is nationally ranked, but not perhaps Olympic material, I also do not know what her intended major is, the much larger Div 1 school has many more opportunities for majors thatn the small LAC.</p>
<p>A rule of thumb - if you think sports when you hear the name of the school, then sports will come first, most likely. As has been stated there are exceptions in Div 3, but my guess is that at Kenyon and Williams students are student-athletes, in that order.</p>