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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is elite level athlete?  You are either recruitable, or not recruitable.  [/quote]

You can be recruitable but choosing not to play. If a girl was a starter on a nationally ranked team but chose not to play they still have a fantastic EC. If they were a captain on the team even better. They were elite at their main EC which is the bar.[/quote]

Definitely not true and I say this as a parent of varsity atheletes.  If your kid is not an athletic recruit, sports are among the useless ecs.  May get some leadership points if kid is a varsity captain, but others pretty useless as far as admission as  impact.[/quote]

What if kid is not an athletic recruit, but is captain of varsity team and has consistent volunteer history with younger teams (ie, volunteering with little league)? [/quote]

Your kid will do fine.  Just don’t get your hopes up that these activities will get them in to top schools.  They won’t.

If they are sophomore or even junior, try to develop something related to their intended major.  If they are rising seniors, focus on the essays and get a good test score.  [/quote]

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