<p>Of course, professional club is much better choice. But, if you want to juggle both and plan to become a professional after college. Which place (among the top caliber schools) would be the best fit?</p>
<p>If you’re an professional aspirant, your goal might be to play in a division where your team plays other top ranked teams. I would suspect the Pac-10 (Stanford) has higher caliber competition than the Ivy league. </p>
<p>If your goal is to get the best possible education, while having a solid athletic squad, then you should see how Yale or Stanford would fit you. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>For anything soccer related, a European university might be worth looking into. No idea how the funding works (if that’s an issue) but it’s got to be a lot better as far as the football is concerned.</p>
<p>bigboba: The European collegiate system doesn’t have anywhere near the organized sports leagues as American universities do.</p>
<p>I’d say Stanford.</p>
<p>LOL: I’ll bet most kids on the Yale forum would suggest you go to Stanford! One less competitor!!!</p>
<p>hahaha</p>
<p>Stanford’s weather beats New Haven hands down, though (I summered there btn my Jr and Sr year)</p>
<p>@ T26E4, I didn’t mean for the university as such, but for a place where soccer is the main sport; there are a million clubs split over hundreds of leagues ranging from professional to semi pro to amateur and the standard is much better. I would think it would be much better for any aspiring soccer player, in the same way any american football player would be much better off in the US as opposed to Europe.</p>
<p>If you’re good enough to play for the school team, then between Yale and Stanford, what will matter the most is the coach and the team. Both colleges are excellent.</p>
<p>bigboba: I completely agree that Europe is a richer environment for a serious soccer pro aspirant. But it seems this person also has the desire to get an excellent education, if possible. If this can get him a degree at Stanford or Yale, all the more power to him!</p>