Can't come up with anything original. Obviously you can apply common sense. My post where to guide you that it's not just the Ivies who accomodate a student athlete. Maybe you don't realize that Ivies need to accomodate, because their fact'in classes are HARD.
How long did it take you to Google all of the UC system academic calenders to find CAL being a semester? Doesn't make my statement false that UC schools are on quarter system and a quarter system is still more advantageous to a soccer student athlete than a semster system, especially for a STEM student.
Settling for #51, ha...you should worry more, if your DD will be recruited and offered to play college soccer.
Since, you brought it up. I will tell the the other 2 schools my DD was weighing, but decided to cross them off her list. Northwestern, my DD is fine with rain, but realized that 5-8 feet of snow during the winter didn't sound fun. Columbia, but realize she didn't want to go the East Coast and that far away from home. Also, Ivies don't offer athletic scholarships and my family would not qualify ANY financial assistance, because my wife and I make to much. UC Davis, my DD didn't like the coach, but loved the campus. Pepperdine, love the coaches and campus, but was a small school and lacked a football team. UCI, my DD loved Scott Juniper, but wasn't feeling the campus vibe and this was the University I wanted her to pick.
You see, my family weighed everything from elite schools, in state, midwest, east coast, big and small, private and public schools. Ultimately, she decide on Washington, because it was the best fit for her and had everything she wanted. So settling, nice try!