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Justbaseball....didn't see anything self serving in your comments. In fact as always found them insightful.

[quote]Playing a college sport, especially a major sport like baseball, football, or basketball, will attract the attention of many job recuiters. Lots of sports lovers in the world folks. If the dream is to play college baseball, it's not a given that going to a perceived "lesser" educational school will be harmful in the long haul, and may actually be a benefit.[/quote]

In the great debate, academics vs. baseball, those words quoted above are not frequently spoken, but I think are very true, too.

Nice post, hokie.......

Bee -
Your post has really struck me. We are wrestling with the bad academics/good baseball vs good academics/bad baseball decision. I agree with you. Go for it on the baseball and worry about upgrading your education later!

Great info on this thread!

Another aspect is your school choice can have a direct impact on where you'll be living after school.

i.e. an accounting degree from SFSU will get you a job via contacts etc in the bay area more readily then in LA. However an accounting degree from UCB will generally work just as well in LA as it will in SF. And yes both schools use the same text etc. Plus the big accounting firms have internal hiring quotas/targets from "national" schools such as Notre Dame, USC, BYU, UCB, UCLA etc. I am sure many other majors are similiar.

-Most students don't go onto graduate school so be careful not to undestimate the impact of your undergraduate education choice.

This thread is starting to take on an aura of being a candidate for the golden threads forum

hokione, bee, and justbb

I did not even take an educational path similar to justbb (i.e., not one name school on my resume) and my career is excellent.

I will say this to the youngsters that may be reading this thread. Take something useful when you go to school. Take something that someone will want to pay good money for your services. These are often times coincident with the harder degrees to obtain in College including Engineering, Science, Computers, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, and so forth.

CollegeParent - Out of undergraduate school (one some may consider a "joke" school), I could have worked virtually anywhere I wanted and been accepted into any graduate program I wanted too.

Did you know that San Jose State supplies more engineers to Silicon Valley than any other college in the world? SJSU (no, not where I went) is not a school that people often consider a "great" school, but I can tell you that their engineers know how to create and innovate with the best of them.

I won't say there is no truth to your post, but it is sometimes/often overblown. I can tell you there is one VERY BIG name school that we would be very hesitant to hire from based on past experiences. Be careful in overestimating some "name" schools' value on the open market...I'm just saying 'don't bank on it.'

Observer - I erased the post I thought was inappropriate from me.

justbaseball

You are reading way to much into my post

I would agree that the value of a person receiving a degree from a name school can be overblown compared to a no name grad, however this reality doesn't seem to matter at some companies!!

I am just saying that if you go to a " no name school" you should recognize that job opportunites will be greatest near the "no name school". Thus if you want to live in Greenville North Carolina after graduation you're better off at ECU than a SJSU or SFSU.

Yes, the same can be said for a big name school except a UCB or Stanford grad would stand a better chance of getting an interview in Greenville then a SFSU or SJSU grad.

grandslamfan, to clarify - - my reference to "bad academics" was using the the term as it had been mentioned in an earlier post - I also agree with justbb that undergrad studies are generally comparable all over

CollegeParent - Sorry about that! Your points are well-taken.

"Good student, Very solid but not spectacular player, really comitted to the dream and to playing college ball."

Observer, I can relate. That pretty much described our son coming out of high school. If the player is committed to the dream of "playing," I would support looking outside of CA at those schools rated as "Best Values." With some effort, you can find excellent educational and baseball opportunities, or with a little luck they might find you. Especially look at DIII's in the East and South.
Things worked out extremely well for our son and by the end of his 4 years, he had his degree from a very good school and in the view of some, had become an awfully good player. For the next 4 years, there is no substitute for playing under a very good coach and DIII has some really good ones who love players from CA. like the one you describe.