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How about the kids that go to colleges because the programs were interested in them and found themselves back home within the year..They were not happy or things did not work out..My advice..Pick your schools first based on what you want to do and let soccer follow behind..



My advice...pick your soccer program first based on what you want from the program and let the school fall into place.

Facts:
25% of college freshmen drop out of college
80% of college students change there major once
50% of college students change there major 2-3 times
According to the US department of Education as many as 60% of college students transfer schools.
According to the NCAA less than 10% of student athlete's transfer schools
According to the NCAA for the year 2009, 79% of ALL student athlete's graduated.
According to the US Department of Education 52% of college students graduate after 4-6 years of school.

My point is very simple, you have a much better chance of staying with a soccer program and graduating than you do of picking a program based on the academics and your major. My point is backed up by the US Department of Education and the NCAA. So people you might want to start changing the way you pick a soccer program, then again it's up to the soccer school to pick you.