Washington University- St. Louis

You must have done very well on the ACT. It's an excellent D3 school. Many refer to them as the Ivy League of the Midwest because so many east coast kids go there for academics. Nice school...serious, focused kids.

Thank you. My principal is proud, what do you know about the baseball aspect of the school?

They have a great athletic program as well and an extremely competitive baseball program – great facilities. You can’t go wrong –you would receive one of the best educations in the country, second to none…
You may want to post in the “Ask About Colleges” Forum; below is a link to that forum but it may be as bit old.
http://hsbaseballweb.com/eve/f...431057492#9431057492
Good Luck and have fun!

In my opinion, if you go there for baseball it's the wrong move. However, if you go there for the education and want to play baseball along the way, GREAT move. But you'll need to be very focused and work very hard at academics to be successful. You're lucky to be in the position to be able to choose. Congrats!

I recall someone asking about Wash U in the college thread mentioned above. Go to that thread and search for it... as said incredible school... On par with the Ivies, U Chicago, Stanford.

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Thank you all so much! Tx-Husker, do you say that just as a generic statement, meaning that it would be a bad move to go to any school just for baseball? And does anybody know how they do with transfering players to D-I's?

My alma mater.

I wouldn't go there if getting drafted is your goal. It has been fifty years since WUSL produced a major league player. (However, that major league player did graduate, and he majored in electrical engineering.)

And you definitely don't go there with the idea of switching to a D1. You go to get a Wash U education and diploma.

It's not a powerhouse baseball program, but it is quite respectable. They've had twelve straight winning seasons, and they just hired a new coach who might bump them up another notch.

Thirty years ago, neither admissions nor professors cut any slack for athletes. Don't imagine it's changed much.

Best wishes.

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And does anybody know how they do with transfering players to D-I's?

They don't and not many DIII's do.
It is a rare player who can and has the opportunity to transfer, made even more rare with the new requirement to sit out one year when transferring to a DI program.
To my knowledge, Washington U has not had a player drafted in the last 10 or so years. They also have a new Head Coach and the past might not reflect his goals and focus going forward
As others have posted, this is an opportunity to receive a college education that is pretty much second to none.
The school has very solid DIII baseball program, not one that is nationally recognized as a consistent top 30 program, but a solid program.
I would propose that any opportunity at Washington University is not one to be viewed as a baseball stepping stone. It is a school with the best of academics, which will be quite rigorous combined with an opportunity to compete in a very solid baseball experience.
The baseball likely will be as good as you make it. If you think you can play beyond college, that opportunity perhaps can be earned.

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Tx-Husker, do you say that just as a generic statement, meaning that it would be a bad move to go to any school just for baseball?

No, not a generic statement. Everyone has different goals, and those goals can change as your life progresses. If that's your goal, I wish you all the luck and wouldn't say you're wrong...I don't even know you. My point is Wash U is a difficult academic school that takes a lot of hard work to be successful and stay eligible. You can't coast (ie. put all your time into baseball and little to none into academics) and get by. In fact, in the admissions interview if you said you were there for baseball and will take in some school along the way, I don't think they would admit you.

The statements above are very accurate. They just hired a new coach who is very motivated. It is a great choice if you are there for academic reasons and want to enjoy baseball while attending. It is historically a solid program. This is not the best option if you have dreams of playing professionally and expect to see D-I talent while on the field. If you love the game are a great student and do not expect to play after college, this would be a great choice for you.

Keep in mind that there is a lot of “D1 talent” playing at the D3 level. The reason being, the individual’s priorities: baseball (athletics) versus education (academic).

What are YOUR priorities and goals?

Remember, these may change over the duration of your college experience. The time will fly by quickly and will be over before you know it. Reflect on how fast your high school experience has pasted if you don’t believe me… Baseball is where you find it, D1 or D3. If playing at a D1 program is one of your priorities – go for it! If getting one of the best educations in the country…….

The biggest hurdle is being asked to play (“D” whatever). You must be a smart kid if Wash U is looking at ya…. You’ll figure it out.

GOD Bless and good luck.

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Originally posted by Smokey:
Keep in mind that there is a lot of “D1 talent” playing at the D3 level. The reason being, the individual’s priorities: baseball (athletics) versus education (academic).

The above insinuates that you do not get a good education at a D1 school, which is false. The majority of "D1 talent" goes to D1 schools. Certainly there are some "D1 talent" that goes to D3 but I would not categorize it as "a lot" - maybe 1 or 2 per team.

To preface the above, I see quite a bit of D1 and D3 games and I have coached at the D3 level.

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I know Smokey and I'm sure he will respond, but I'm certain he was not insinuating that a D1 can not provide a good education.

I think his point was that a D1 program often has a different focus than a D3 program.



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I would consider their baseball program average for DIII. Some might say it's better than that. Agree with others, you don't go there based on baseball.

However, it's a great place to go if you want to be a doctor.

Living here in the metropolitan St. Louis area for almost fifty years I can vouch for what has already been discussed. Great school, competititve D3 program, etc...However, one thing that that you (and your parents) need to be aware of is the tuition cost. From Oklahoma, your out-of-stae tuition is going to run you $40K per year. Room and board (dorms), books, misc. univ. fees will tack on another $16K. Heres a link to it from there web site:

http://www.howtogetin.com/coll...t-louis/expenses.php

I'm sure that you'd qualify for some academic grants but that is a very expensive education...

Wood4sale: you say that they each have different priorities? What would you say are the priorities for each?

Congratulations. You must be a great student.

Can't speak to baseball but I have a friend whose son is on the swim team there and has enjoyed the experience.