<p>I am not sure if this is the right forum to be in. Anyways I have multiple options that I could do for college. Please help me decide which one I should do.</p>
<p>A. Wrestle Division IA collegiate wrestling for the Northwestern University Wildcats. I love wrestling, but I am not sure yet if I can compete at a DI level. I went to some of their practices this fall, and those guys are really good. I think if I win state this year have a shot at DI. However I did not like Northwestern that much.</p>
<p>B. Go to Washington University in St. Louis Bears, Kenyon College Lords and Ladies, Emory University Eagles, or some other school that I like a lot more than Northwestern. However theses schools do not even have wrestling. I do not know if I am ready to give up wrestling.</p>
<p>C. Wrestle Division 3A for the St. Olaf College Lions, Knox College Prairie Fire, or Lawrence University Vikings. I know I can compete and challenge for a NCAA championship at that level of wrestling, but I do not like those schools so much.</p>
<p>It comes all down to academics as well as athletic ability. Remember, you have a life after college and most likely wrestling will not be a huge part of it. I’d go to Washington University In St. Louis, Lawrence University or St. Olaf, it just depends on the size of school that you like.</p>
<p>Hey, if you don’t want to help just get out of my thread. I don’t need people complaining to me about mascots. I want help deciding on what to do.</p>
<p>^ I actually honestly think you would get more suggestions if you cut out the mascots. It’s seriously annoying. </p>
<p>Are you really willing to give up wrestling or not? I think that it might make more sense to sacrifice wrestling and go to the schools you really like, but I think it really depends on how much you feel the need to continue wrestling. Personally, I would go with option B.</p>
<p>I feel like I deserve some help considering how many people I have helped out. If you do not like the mascots just read them over. It isn’t that big of a deal. I’ll stop it. Some people are so touchy on here.</p>
<p>Breathe people. It’s really not worth getting worked up about such a trivial matter.</p>
<p>I’ve heard that Northwestern is an awesome school but if you really don’t like options A and C, I’d go with B. Unless wrestling is your entire life, it’s not worth going to a college you hate. And I’m not sure if it would be possible, but maybe you can help make wrestling an intramural. It wouldn’t be as competitive as going to a Division I but you’ll still be able to do something you love.</p>
<p>That is a good idead dreamoutloud. I have thought of making a club team at Kenyon or Washu and competing there. However I should point out that I don’t hate Northwestern. I know I gave it that impression, but I just meant that there are about 5 other schools I like more which happen to be</p>
<p>I just think that it is big and I am not too interested in taking a bunch of lecture classes. I wasn’t impressed with the campus and people when I visited. I would probably go to Kenyon because of the small class sizes and I loved the campus and people, and the theater department. </p>
<p>Another big factor to present that I probably should have brought up earlier. My mom works in the admissions dept. at Washu, so if I get in I can go there for free. My wrestling scholarship at Northwestern would pay for almost everything. However my family is very well off and would be able to afford a college education like Kenyon relatively easy.</p>
<p>Go to the college you like best - regardless of whether it offers wrestling. If you can find a school that you love AND that offers wrestling… that’d be ideal, but if not, choose the overall college over one aspect of it. So I recommend Option B.
However, if you do decide to pick Option A or C, and you like (or dislike) both equally, choose A. Most D3 schools don’t offer athletic scholarships, and obviously Northwestern will.
Hope this helps!</p>