Does playing competitive club sports help with private middle school admission
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Anonymous
| I heard it help with high school admission, how about middle school? Like girl’s soccer, lax, etc? |
Anonymous
| No. Unless your kid is an absolute superstar—as in future Olympic athlete—the fact that they play on a club team will only demonstrate that they are interested in the sport and that you, as parents, are willing to pay for it. |
Anonymous
If the kid is also doing very well in school it can demonstrate time management skills, depending on if the elementary has homework and if so how much. |
Anonymous
| Not really. Sports aren’t as important to middle schools as they are to high schools. Also, at that point it’s still not clear who the super stars will be. Many kids plateau or burn out and others who are mid players in MS have burst of improvement as they get older. |
Anonymous
Lol. This is not a thing. Time management and getting good grades in MS while also playing club sports or doing other high commitment ECs is something admissions teams look at for High School, but it’s not a thing for MS. For MS they are looking at test scores, teacher recommendations, interview, and how the kid handles themselves at the shadow day. An applicant’s interests are also taken into consideration but it more from a looking for well rounded kids who can do the work and aren’t going to be behavioral issues for the school. |
Anonymous
| I actually disagree and think it does help. Not in the sense that the care in terms of the team. But admissions decisions are driven more by creating an appealing narrative around the student and any activity that they show sustained involvement in helps with this. So I would actually emphasize this in the application and subtly in the interview. You want to create a picture of your kid that the school fills it can slot into the class. And sporty girl that plays soccer and lax is a common type of girl that schools like to have. |
Anonymous
Yes if you are a super star like top sports Two of mine we recruited by Good CounseL girls soccer we would never send them there crappy school but I digress and a few others And for my son LAX programs all over the DMV Both stayed at our MCPS public because education comes first in our house. They both went to Division one programs from public and great colleges |
Anonymous
It's not a "crappy school", but glad you tossed that in there. |
Anonymous
We would never send them there? Crappy school? You sound like a wonderful parent. Do your educated kids also talk like this? |
Anonymous
| Generally no because every last kid plays travel sports in late elementary and early middle school. |
Anonymous
Fine, that's why I said they are looking for a well-rounded kid. I was responding to the PP who said club team could be evidence of time management skills vis a vis elementary school homework. |
Anonymous
I actually think this is something that sets you apart if you are at the TOP of the sport since *everyone* does it. You've proven something at a young age and can balance the school work. My kid is applying right now to a non-DMV private for 7th next year so I'll let you know if it matters, but it will at least play a role in her application. |
Anonymous
| Nope. |
Anonymous
| It definitely shouldn't matter, but it can matter, depending on the sport and the school. HS coaches keep an eye on talent pipeline and will make the time to speak to 7th grade applicants who are above average players in certain sports. In some cases those HS coaches will speak to admissions and that could help an applicant. It's not likely to make or break an application, but it could be a nudge. |
Anonymous
Maybe you should have sent them. Your grammar and sentence structure is abysmal. Laughable that you are putting down GC. |