School for a boy who is a strong athlete, STEM student, and visual artist?

[Anonymous]

St. Johns

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You live in MoCo. Send your child to public school. Your child does not "need" the special environment of a private school and you do not have the funds to pay for it.

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Anonymous wrote:Which sport?

Good enough to play college?

You could pick a school with a great team for a sport and they are so competitive you kid gets cut Freshman year, just something to think about.

Way too young to know if he’s playing in college. He plays multiple sports, soccer is a particular favorite.

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Anonymous wrote:Extroverted, social kid who likes to be busy. Academics come easily to him,, and he gets good grades, but academics aren't his passion.

Would be applying for either 7th in 2022 or 9th in 2024.

Live in MoCo and work in DC. Would be applying for financial aid.

Call around and talk to coaches. If he’s a dominant athlete send footage. Talk to admissions too and will figure out if there is a fit

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Soccer isn’t a real drawing card at most of these schools. They have an abundance of soccer players.

At some football, lacrosse and basketball impact athletes get their attention.

And kids develop at different paces. The best 6th and 7th graders sometimes fizzle out in high school while others blossom.

The best indicator of likely athletic talent are the athletic careers of his or her parents.

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Anonymous wrote:Soccer isn’t a real drawing card at most of these schools. They have an abundance of soccer players.

At some football, lacrosse and basketball impact athletes get their attention.

And kids develop at different paces. The best 6th and 7th graders sometimes fizzle out in high school while others blossom.

The best indicator of likely athletic talent are the athletic careers of his or her parents.

I am not so much looking for a place where his athletics are a boost. Just a place where a kid like him would be happy and have time to do both sports and art.

[Anonymous]

Landon? St. John's?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Soccer isn’t a real drawing card at most of these schools. They have an abundance of soccer players.

At some football, lacrosse and basketball impact athletes get their attention.

And kids develop at different paces. The best 6th and 7th graders sometimes fizzle out in high school while others blossom.

The best indicator of likely athletic talent are the athletic careers of his or her parents.

I am not so much looking for a place where his athletics are a boost. Just a place where a kid like him would be happy and have time to do both sports and art.

Pretty much any school in the IAC or MAC or your local public.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Soccer isn’t a real drawing card at most of these schools. They have an abundance of soccer players.

At some football, lacrosse and basketball impact athletes get their attention.

And kids develop at different paces. The best 6th and 7th graders sometimes fizzle out in high school while others blossom.

The best indicator of likely athletic talent are the athletic careers of his or her parents.

I am not so much looking for a place where his athletics are a boost. Just a place where a kid like him would be happy and have time to do both sports and art.

Pretty much any school in the IAC or MAC or your local public.

Check out Landon. Great balance between academics, arts, and athletics.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Soccer isn’t a real drawing card at most of these schools. They have an abundance of soccer players.

At some football, lacrosse and basketball impact athletes get their attention.

And kids develop at different paces. The best 6th and 7th graders sometimes fizzle out in high school while others blossom.

The best indicator of likely athletic talent are the athletic careers of his or her parents.

I am not so much looking for a place where his athletics are a boost. Just a place where a kid like him would be happy and have time to do both sports and art.

Pretty much any school in the IAC or MAC or your local public.

Really? I read a thread about the amount of HW in the big 3’s that pretty much convinced me that there is no way a kid could do that and sports and another time consuming extracurricular like art.

I want someplace where academics are strong but not all consuming and he can do what he loves.

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Honestly, apply to all of them. If you're on FA, you are less likely to get accepted in the first place, and these schools are notoriously competitive to get into even for full-pay families. Any of these schools will allow your son to thrive.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Soccer isn’t a real drawing card at most of these schools. They have an abundance of soccer players.

At some football, lacrosse and basketball impact athletes get their attention.

And kids develop at different paces. The best 6th and 7th graders sometimes fizzle out in high school while others blossom.

The best indicator of likely athletic talent are the athletic careers of his or her parents.

I am not so much looking for a place where his athletics are a boost. Just a place where a kid like him would be happy and have time to do both sports and art.

Pretty much any school in the IAC or MAC or your local public.

Really? I read a thread about the amount of HW in the big 3’s that pretty much convinced me that there is no way a kid could do that and sports and another time consuming extracurricular like art.

I want someplace where academics are strong but not all consuming and he can do what he loves.

There are plenty of kids, I can only speak for Sidwell, who do 1-2 varsity sports AND theater. Sports practices usually run to around 6, and theater rehearsals run until around 9, and they manage to get good grades and go on to good colleges. If you are talking about fine art like painting or ceramics, then that should be doable as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Add Gonzaga to the list. *Covid Vaccine required.

But no STEM program.

But STEM “program” not required. Because, reading comprehension.

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Anonymous wrote:St. Johns

+1

[Anonymous]

Bullis.