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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just curious if anyone -or their child- has used their high performing sports background (college athlete, national teams experience, national rankings. . . ) as a springboard for things like medical school, dental school, pharmacy school, law school . . . 
I'm not talking as something dispositive for admission or getting any financial help. But is it something these schools view as positive/relevant to the "leadership" criteria applied by these schools?

We are nowhere there yet. But my child has college offers to play their sport (at diff division levels) and is weighing the options. But, just thinking way ahead. A pre-health path is the goal but not sure which path yet.

Any thoughts?[/quote]

So, it is common right now because Covid gave athletes extra years of eligibility...but there is law school and MBA program recruiting for athletes.  I know a Penn baseball player that still has a year of eligibility and was basically recruited to Duke Law School to play on the Duke baseball team.

I don't know if you can use that for Medical School.  However, if your kid gets say hurt one year and still has eligibility remaining after they graduate undergrad, then there is still post-grad professional school recruiting that exists.

I don't think it is a good move for an MBA because most firms expect an MBA to have work experience and not have continued straight from undergrad.

I have never heard of a "good old boy" sports network helping for graduate school admission, although it helps with a career.[/quote]

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