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2019-2020 Division 1 Commitments

Rightnut said:
I understand your point but I'm sure the players are aware as to whether the big dogs are interested in them or not by this point. Also, for a place like Colgate, maybe these players are interested because it offers a better education than the UW/UM state schools.
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How does Colgate provide a better Education than those schools? Please elaborate.....rankings? Endowment? Anything? .I can't wait for what comes next....
 
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Rightnut said:
Also, for a place like Colgate, maybe these players are interested because it offers a better education than the UW/UM state schools.
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People always use the word better like there is some absolute benchmark proving that School A is better than School B. Sure, there are all sorts of entities who will rank schools based on a list of selected factors, but when a women's hockey player is looking at colleges, the odds are pretty good that her list of priorities will be at least slightly different. For example, is a university located somewhere where she would like to live for four years? Focusing strictly on education, Colgate has its advantages, but there are areas where it cannot compete with the Big Ten schools. The bigger schools offer more variety in terms of both courses and degree programs. If she wants to study something outside of the 50-some majors she can get at Colgate, then she is less likely to view Colgate as better. If she is not sure of a major, as many aren't, then bigger schools have more options after arrival. Others don't want to attend schools where the enrollment is measured in tens of thousands, period. Each student has her own unique set of criteria, but luckily, between D-I and D-III, she'll have a variety of choices of what school to attend.
 
ARM said:
People always use the word better like there is some absolute benchmark proving that School A is better than School B. Sure, there are all sorts of entities who will rank schools based on a list of selected factors, but when a women's hockey player is looking at colleges, the odds are pretty good that her list of priorities will be at least slightly different. For example, is a university located somewhere where she would like to live for four years? Focusing strictly on education, Colgate has its advantages, but there are areas where it cannot compete with the Big Ten schools. The bigger schools offer more variety in terms of both courses and degree programs. If she wants to study something outside of the 50-some majors she can get at Colgate, then she is less likely to view Colgate as better. If she is not sure of a major, as many aren't, then bigger schools have more options after arrival. Others don't want to attend schools where the enrollment is measured in tens of thousands, period. Each student has her own unique set of criteria, but luckily, between D-I and D-III, she'll have a variety of choices of what school to attend.
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Agreed. To each his/her own. I was only referencing generally recognized benchmarks such as ranking /average sat/act etc. By those standards Colgate would be "better" in a general sense. Not better for every individual for sure. Didn't mean to hurt anyone's feelings. ;)
 
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Stolen from Wikipedia "in its 2016 edition, U.S. News and World Report ranked Colgate as the 19th best liberal arts college in the country."
I also know that it is considered like a New Ivy because of the high academic status. I'm not sure exactly what the SAT test scores required to get into Colgate but from what I hear ACTs are like a 32 maybe higher. Acceptance rate is 29% according to their admissions page. Smaller school=Smaller classroom sizes=more hands on professors making sure students are achieving their academic goals. Ivy-like education with scholarships, not a bad combination for success id reckon
 
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NoChangeOnIcing said:
Stolen from Wikipedia "in its 2016 edition, U.S. News and World Report ranked Colgate as the 19th best liberal arts college in the country."
I also know that it is considered like a New Ivy because of the high academic status. I'm not sure exactly what the SAT test scores required to get into Colgate but from what I hear ACTs are like a 32 maybe higher. Acceptance rate is 29% according to their admissions page. Smaller school=Smaller classroom sizes=more hands on professors making sure students are achieving their academic goals. Ivy-like education with scholarships, not a bad combination for success id reckon
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The September issue of Money magazine has an article on the payback of a Liberal Arts education and ranks 20 schools. Colgate received the #2 ranking.

On a hockey note, let's also remember they did finished ranked No 8 in the country last season. First year ever cracking the top 10 with predominantly freshmen/sophomores. Only 3 graduated in 2016. Couple that with a new $40m rink opening in October and I would say that they are on the rise and those 2019's are pleased to get a early commitment from a school that offers a good education, rising hockey program and newest state of the art arena in women's hockey.
 
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Timothy A said:
No, but BC only has 2 and UM 1, UW 0 (out of 23), so that tells me the little sisters of the poor are trying to lock into players and hope it sticks. If I was a young lady of above average talent hoping for a D1 scholarship, I'd wait as long as possible for one of the big dogs to possibly take interest in me.
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So is UW now falling into the "little sisters of the poor" trying to lock down 8th graders ;)
 
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Rightnut said:
She going with Dan when he goes to OSU? (just stirring up trouble with baseless rumor!) Its the slow part of the summer!
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No problem with some summer bordum banter, it's fun. I've very guilty of that on the men's thread, writing about seeing a Sasquatch in Maine for instance. OSU is closer than Madison to Pittsburgh, but I think Jackie Freisen is the reason she's coming to UW, and Jackie isn't going anywhere. Neither is Dan, or so I hope.
 
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Leather helmet said:
I would like to see Frost get commitments from the young daughters of Johnny Pohl and Krissy Wendell.
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Genetics isn't everything. Mark Johnson's kids are not blue chippahs. His wife must be a real dog athletically to drag his genetics down that far.
 
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Timothy A said:
Genetics isn't everything. Mark Johnson's kids are not blue chippahs. His wife must be a real dog athletically to drag his genetics down that far.
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Haha yes, it's a mystery, I've heard that over and over again about MJ's wife :D

WH Fan said:
On a hockey note, let's also remember they did finished ranked No 8 in the country last season. First year ever cracking the top 10 with predominantly freshmen/sophomores. Only 3 graduated in 2016. Couple that with a new $40m rink opening in October and I would say that they are on the rise and those 2019's are pleased to get a early commitment from a school that offers a good education, rising hockey program and newest state of the art arena in women's hockey.
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I know nothing about the commits but this is a nice post!
 
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Cornell (per Twitter):

Sydney Breza.......F......Shattuck St. Mary's (Mound, MN)
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mary Jane Alexander (Chicago Young Americans U16) commits to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for 2019-2020 <a href="https://twitter.com/cyagirlshockey">@cyagirlshockey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_WHockey">@RPI_WHockey</a></p>— WHockey Commits (@WHockeyCommits) <a href="https://twitter.com/WHockeyCommits/status/781868681479413760">September 30, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
 
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