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[quote=Anonymous]DD was recruited this past year as an athlete.  At the heat of recruiting last year into this fall she had opportunities w/ 2 Ivies, 1 top 30 national university, 1 top 50 national university and 1 flagship/top 50 university (which was by far the best athletically). DD chose the flagship but I think could have had offers from all based on the fact that she was given a verbal offer from the better of the 2 ivies. Other kids in DD's rigorous high school and at DDs sports club pursued athletics to attend the academically strongest school they could attend; this is a well-worn path and you would not be alone.

I would say that in 9th grade we knew the potential was there for this all to come to fruition but it was by no means certain so you should be realistic about where your kid stands.  Most kids who are good enough to be recruited by top colleges are involved in sports outside of school and are engaged in significant training beyond 2 hours after school.  Be brutally honest about your kid's aptitude, dont count on too many ifs falling into line. Consult his coaches. Look at where older kids on the team are being recruited -- if a college gets good players who succeed they will go back to the same source. Most sports have an outside web source that tracks recruits and up and coming athletes; pay attention to the competition.  Also look at the rosters of the schools he might want to attend; there is usually a blurb for each kid. Read about their pre-college accomplishments and see if your kid is on the right path.  Last: note so many of the rich, ivy kids play niche sports like squash and lacrosse specifically bc it will be easier to get recruited. Every town in America has a YMCA pool and little league; the competition to be recruited at top schools for widely-played sports is much harder.

With the ivies it was counter intuitive with regard to academics. It would have been better for DD to be in non-honors classes getting As than in APs getting A-s or B+s.  The ivies have a rule that each team's incoming athletes have to have an average GPA that is close to the admitted student body but they dont weight the gpa when they compare. The problem with this is if you fall short on the athletic side and dont get recruited youre sitting there with a weak GPA for normal college admissions. 
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