Transfer? DI vs DII

I know a kid who went from being a utility player on a ranked D1 to a full time starter on a ranked D2. He's much happier playing.

These situations are always very individual dependent, however winning programs are more fun, playing is more fun, and being a contributor is more fun.  

Sitting out a year means the player will be one year older and sitting out doesn't make one a better player.  

The only time its appropriate IMO, is if the player has to recover from an injury.

Trying to break into the lineup at at any D1 school as a junior is not as easy as you may think it might be.

Go where you can play.

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Sorry things aren't working out at his original school.  I have very little input on this except to say that many of the CCAA schools are mainly commuter schools. One player we know bailed from of them last fall because he felt lonely and isolated living in the dorms.  That said, if I could pick any school in either conference for my own kid, no question it would be UCSD in the CCAA.  Awesome school in an awesome environment. 

Thanks JCG! That was top on the list until we found out no business major. What school did your friend bail from and where did he land?

I think Berkeley is the only UC with a business school.  How about economics?

RE the other kid I'll let you know via PM.

You must mean undergraduate business degrees. UCLA. Cal, UCI, UC Davis and UCSD all have B schools.

Yes.

An undergraduate business degree isn't the be all end all for somebody who wants to work in business eventually.     You can major in just about anything as an undergraduate and end up in business school getting an MBA -- which is a much more useful degree.  I know people who did Harvard or Stanford MBA's after majoring in French Literature or Philosophy as undergrads.    So i personally wouldn't let the absence of an undergrad business major deter me from applying to a fine school like UCSD.

here's an article from the WSJ about the pros and cons of an undergraduate degree in business:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB...04577323754019227394

I don't want to get into a debate for or against an undergraduate business degree on a baseball board. I will only say I've seen the argument both ways. The WSJ argument seems elitist. Not everyone can afford to get an undergrad degree in philosophy (which qualifies a kid to push coffee at Starbucks), then go for an MBA. Even at a state school that would be 150k worth of educational expense. At a private like the one I'm sure the writer attended it would run about 360k.

Disclaimer: I have a BA in Econ and an MBA. As an undergrad the big company with three letters was looking for a business, math or econ degree with better than a 3.2 as a starting point.

Note: I was correct about the writer. She attended Cornell and Columbia.

Wait a minute.  Starbucks employees are now required to evangelize about social justice and Bruce? Jenner's private parts.  So, it will come in handy.

Already a lot of great advice.

In our experience, we've followed the "go where you're loved, not where you're just wanted".  Sons have also gone where they can play, not where they'll sit.

We've also encouraged our boys not to pick a school at 18 years old because of a specific major or undergraduate college at a university.  There's a strong possibility that college kids will change their majors, so we've encouraged a broader focus on the school and all that it may offer.

Good luck!