D1 recruit with 2nd thought.

[Anonymous]

I guessed fencing, too. I know for a fact this is something that has happened at Duke, Brown etc. Recruits use it to get in then get "injured." One of the Ivy coaches actually said he had a very negative opinion of the fencing club and would stop taking their recruits... but as for the individual fencers, this is not policed so no downside. Plus it is not a scholarship sport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guessed fencing, too. I know for a fact this is something that has happened at Duke, Brown etc. Recruits use it to get in then get "injured." One of the Ivy coaches actually said he had a very negative opinion of the fencing club and would stop taking their recruits... but as for the individual fencers, this is not policed so no downside. Plus it is not a scholarship sport.

It’s not fencing

[Anonymous]

I have known people who were admitted to UVa in Engineering and had a full athletic scholarship. Coaches leaned hard on them throughout 1st semester over missing practices to attend mandatory lab classes. In the end, each transferred into Arts & Sciences and picked an easy major there. None ended up in professional sports, btw.

Engineering or Nursing are different enough that its very very hard to play non-club sports and still graduate.

[Anonymous]

Golf?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Golf?

Nope

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Anonymous wrote:Golf?

Yep 6-7 players on team gotta be it

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Anonymous wrote:Golf?

Yep 6-7 players on team gotta be it

Could be squash or tennis but not likely tennis as to be recruited D1 at a top school they are likely going pro not quitting.

[Anonymous]

Water polo?
Bowling?
Rifle?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Golf?

Yep 6-7 players on team gotta be it

Could be squash or tennis but not likely tennis as to be recruited D1 at a top school they are likely going pro not quitting.

Squash travels with 10 players, plus there are usually more on the team who don't travel. So likely not squash.

[Anonymous]

It’s definitely golf stop guessing

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You are not taking into account the serious negative consequences of taking up a slot and then quitting for academic reasons. The other team members can be absolutely brutal. If this is the plan going in, make sure your DS has a full social circle outside his sport team.

Her DS will never see the other team members again if he doesn’t join the team, so that won’t be an issue. And he doesn’t need to “have a full social circle” by August FFS. Club sports, Greek life, part-time job, study groups are all ways to make friends.

[Anonymous]

How could any sport with just 7 players have an athlete described as "blue chip?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How could any sport with just 7 players have an athlete described as "blue chip?"

Because it’s fictional golf

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Anonymous wrote:Golf?

Yep 6-7 players on team gotta be it

Could be squash or tennis but not likely tennis as to be recruited D1 at a top school they are likely going pro not quitting.

Certainly not tennis only 2 blue chip recruits in dmv and they won’t be quitting

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Anonymous wrote:Golf?

Yep 6-7 players on team gotta be it

I’m guessing cross country. Regardless of sport, have your kid try balancing both. If it’s too much, academics come first. But he shouldn’t quit the team before he even starts.