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[quote=Anonymous]My son is passionate about his sport and he was out with injury for his entire junior year.  He has desperately missed it and REALLY wants to play in college.

We are on the same page as him: academics come first.  He is a high stat--unweighted 4.0/4.5 at a private school; 35 ACT one sitting, all 5s on every AP taken, etc.

He is exploring the teams in the group of 8-10 colleges he is applying because of program/academics.  A couple of these schools there is absolutely no way he would get a spot on the team, especially after missing last year of play--but also caliber/play history.  Some of the others, he has had some interest from coaches.

We play the game "if you got into X but couldn't play on the college team (one of his favorite schools), but got into Y and you got a spot on the D3 team- which would you choose?  The one with the sport always wins out for him.  We are okay with this because we are talking about colleges w/in the same caliber.

We also play "if you got a full ride to play D1 at (insert small college with 90% admit rate and questionable athletics): he vehemently says no way. We are in agreement.

But OP, this really none of your business.  It's their family decision. Keep quiet and express happiness for whatever she chooses.[/quote]

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