Why so few freshman athletic teams/How does it affect college admissions review?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are a handful of no cut activities that thrive on all the kids who can’t make their first choice sports. Crew, marching band, cross country, football.

I get it. My basketball/baseball 8th grader probably won’t make either next year based on the cuts I’m seeing at the school (I teach there) this year. I’m steering him to consider some of the other options as a possible plan B.

Marching band is for kids who play musical instruments. It’s a not a sport, no matter how hard you entitled, ultra-competitive parents try to pretend it is (for the college applications you’re single-mindedly focused on).