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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Going through this now. Still holding out hope, but yes, expanding search at this point which means DD is writing lots and lots of essays. Sihe does not want to go to a small LAC if not playing her sport, so looking at bigger schools now. It's tough - being on a team means the world to her. I keep reminding her that the vast majority of kids do not go on to play sports in college! And that there are club sports.
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I have multiple kids who were recruited athletes, including one at a small LAC.  If your DD would not attend the school without the sport, she should take the school off her list.  None of the kids I know who attended their school just because they could play there ended up happy at their school, and especially those that ended up at small LACs (though most who chose those schools would have selected them even without the sport).  It's hard for your kid to have this perspective now, but the sport that is so important right now will become so much less so a year from now and especially two-three years from now, even if your kid is playing in college - I have witnessed this with virtually all of the many kids I know who started out college playing a sport.  I remember being at the stage with kids who are so intent on being recruited, and I'm sorry your DD is disappointed right now, but please believe that in the long run she may be happier.[/quote]

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