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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We actively discouraged HS sports for our two sons. Way too much time for any meaningful payoff in terms of college admissions. GPA is  much more important than 4 years on the baseball team or whatever. Kids play club sports that don't have grueling travel schedules and focus on academics.

But we seem to be the minority. I'm baffled by the number of people I know whose kids spent 30+ hours a week around sports in HS. Very few will be recruited anywhere attractive and even among those who are, it's not uncommon to lose interest, get injured, etc and ultimately you may be stuck at a school that wouldn't have been optimal without the team aspect. I really think there is some kind of mania/obsession that sets in and skews perspectives. [/quote]

Colleges get that sports take a lot of time. They are impressed by kids who can excel academically while devoting so much time to a non-academic pursuit. They know that the kid who did sports had to work much harder and be more efficient and organized than the kid who studied and only did academic-related extracurriculars. 
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Keep telling yourself that! Most colleges pay much more attention to grades and stats. No one is giving extra points to a candidate for sports practice.[/quote]

What is your source for these claims?[/quote]

I believe it depends on who's applying from your kid's HS to which university.

Anecdotally, my kid's HS classmate was accepted to Ivy, and my kid was not. Same cultural & gender demographic, similar high academic rigor, and similar high grades. Same Ivy.

My kid had ECs, but other kid was a multisport athlete including being a captain.

Regardless of admissions, sports have been great for my younger child who's a multi-sport athlete. Fun, exercise, teamwork, and feeling sleepy earlier! [/quote]

That’s anecdotal. I know plenty of multisport students who get denied from the Ivys[/quote]

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