It is true, You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink....at every educational level.
Many of the good bad and ugly can happen at any level. My son played at two different d1 schools and a juco.
There were plenty of D1 players that didn't put much effort into classes.
There are plenty of counselors at D1 schools that don't understand degree or transfer requirements. The most knowledgeable consular my son had was at the JUCO.
Bottom line is whether its a D1, D2 or JUCO you are responsible for figuring it out, relying on someone else to spoon feed you is a receipt for disappointment.
I might add many of the JUCO comments will vary greatly by state, conference and school. i.e. there are no scholarships at CA JUCOs