<p>UMich perhaps? It seems to meet the criteria posted.
Though it might be a little bit of a reach to be accepted, (don't take my word for this I'm not sure) and why anyone would want to go from California weather to Michigan weather would be beyond me.</p>
<p>Wisconsin gets quite a few kids from California and most find the change fun and educational. Having four distinct seasons and the type of social life found at UW is different than anything in California.</p>
<p>Well here's an update from the girl herself. She agrees with Phat. Looks like I have to refocus the list on the Mid-Atlantic, South, Southeast, Southwest. Cold has just been ruled out. She is also considering the program at UCSB where you go to community college in SB for a year and then if you get a B average you can transfer to UCSB. Anyone familiar with that?</p>
<p>And definitely 5000 and above in number.</p>
<p>University of Miami
U of Delaware
Clemson
Tulane
UCSB (Iknow, still CA, but she likes the idea...)
Wake Forest</p>
<p>What else?</p>
<p>Va Tech, Georgia, Florida State</p>
<p>Possible list now:</p>
<p>Drexel
University of Arizona
University of Delaware
University of Texas
University of Washington
Villanova
University of Georgia
Wake Forest (reach)
Clemson
University of Miami (reach)</p>
<p>Additions? Comments? Deletions? UofD or Drexel might be the only soccer possibilities.</p>
<p>I'm not sure sure about the University of Arizona. Did you catch the "Declining by Degrees" show on PBS this summer? If not, a transcript is available at <a href="http://www.pbs.org/merrow/tv/transcripts/%5B/url%5D">http://www.pbs.org/merrow/tv/transcripts/</a> Its not a very flattering portrait of the school</p>
<p>Alumother, we visited Villanova last year, and I just loved it! It has a beautiful campus, really nice students and caring administrators. It seems like your friend's d would really thrive there.</p>
<p>What about James Madison in Va-- 15 K population; safety?</p>
<p>Alu, since you don't have PM, PM me your email.</p>
<p>If cold has been ruled out, she should know that UDel, Villanova, and Drexel all have real seasons with real winters (not Maine, Minnesota winters, but still cold and usually some snow.)</p>
<p>I'd consider the U of Texas a reach for this girl. They take very few people from out of state and non-resident admits usually have much better grades and test scores than the overall UTA figures suggest. </p>
<p>A better choice for her might be Southern Methodist University - fits her size requirement, has an excellent business program, not quite a reachy as UTx out of state.</p>
<p>By the same token, out of state for U of Arizona is tricky. She must have met the course requirements, which are similar to the UC a-g requirements. D's in any of the course requirements would disqualify her unless she has made up the class, just as I mentioned about the UC schools. (<a href="http://admissions.arizona.edu/requirements.html)%5B/url%5D">http://admissions.arizona.edu/requirements.html)</a>. The U of Arizona also requires out of state applicants to be in the top 25% of the class. Better choices for her in Arizona would be Arizona State U or Northern Arizona U, both of which have excellent business programs.</p>
<p>I'd also suggest you add U of Oregon to the list, and possibly Oregon State University as well. I already mentioned Seattle U, the U of Portland and Gonzaga as strong possiblities - they fit exactly what she is looking for, from the size to the sports to the majors.</p>
<p>By the way, is she signed up to take the SAT in November? For the rolling admissions schools (like U of Michigan and U of Washington) she needs to apply soon in order to have the best chance.</p>
<p>Carolyn thank you so much. This is exceptionally valuable information. All I can offer in return is if anyone needs info on life on the SF Peninsula, from hotels to restaurants to traffic, please ask:). Yes, she is taking the SAT in November.</p>
<p>I'm trying to get a read if soccer is the primary interest.</p>
<p>Typically, D1 soccer kids, especially where money will be offered, are identified in their sophomore & junior years. Coaches will have been engaged long before this and their offers are usually already made or forthcoming. Unfortunately, most "fairly" to "competitive" D1 schools are looking for "credentialed" players. That requires participation on the highest level club teams attending regional/national tournaments, and/or success at the ODP level. Many times, recruits have attended that school's summer soccer camps their freshman/sophomore and/or junior years. Additionally, it oftens requires state & national awards or recognition. "Walking-on" is possible, but extremely difficult.</p>
<p>If your friend's daughter is interested in soccer, D3 may be the way to go. However, be aware that the best D3 teams are often commensurate with fair to good D1 teams. Messiah, TCNJ & other top flight D3 soccer schools pull from the same talent pool as the D1s, and often sign their fair share of top talent annually.</p>
<p>Here is a link to the Top 25 - D3 women's soccer schools:</p>
<p>Her family situation meant that she was not going to be driven to club games and ODP programs etc. Could she play at that level? Actually, yes, I imagine so. Will she do so in college? Less important than finding her way to her future.</p>
<p>purdue will look down upon the Ds too much, they are hardworking midwestern kids with aspirations to come up to the level of wisconsin and illinois, i dont think shell get in.</p>
<p>Looking back at this, what we would really like to find would be a D1/D3 team that has a history of past success and is now struggling and also offers good academics. The idea being that the coach might want her enough and might not be able to attract the glamor recruits and so she could have the Ds ignored.</p>
<p>I fear we are trying too hard to optimize. But at least, thanks to you all, they have a list to start with.</p>
<p>For example, University of San Diego looks like she could easily be seriously considered to play given the profile of the other girls on the team and that might be a good place for her...Also Carolyn's suggestions in the Northwest.</p>
<p>Thanks all.</p>
<p>Just a warning: University of San Diego can be VERY picky about grades, even for recruited athletes. They also look very closely at junior year grades and aren't very lenient on any glitches. C's might be tolerated, but not D's. Doesn't mean she shouldn't consider USD, just keep this in the back of your mind. USD is a great school, but not the place I'd choose to escape the "southern california consumer society."</p>
<p>Do take a look at Northern Arizona U <a href="http://www.nau.edu%5B/url%5D">www.nau.edu</a> a possible solid safety for her, even with the D's. They have a newer women's soccer program that is still in development. Good business program, strong focus on undergraduate education. As I said, the valedictorian of our local high school is there this year (recruited for Tennis) and is very happy with the academics and the business program, she loves the Flagstaff environment as well.</p>