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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let me put it this way: if your kids start a non-profit fundraising / raising awareness enterprise for whatever cause (save the whales, save the ocean, save the trees) when they are 10 years old and work on it here and there with mini projects at their school or during the summer from age 10-19, that will impress admissions a lot more than playing a sport that millions of other kids also play.[/quote]

“Millions of kids play” actually does put it into great perspective.

How difficult is it to get recruited by the Ivy leagues and other top academic schools but weaker soccer programs? Are those only the DA/ECNL kids as well? Our kids love the sport and could be very good at it but maybe not elite. I’d like to have a realistic understanding if the pathway to a strong college is not there through soccer. If they can do everything, great. [/quote]

Unless your kid is one of the better players on a good DA/ECNL team (or the equivalent team level) then forget about being recruited by an Ivy.  They are looking for great soccer players (think National team camp invitees) with merely good academics (i.e. a 30 on the ACT).  They don't give a hoot about merely good soccer players with great academic stats.   [/quote]

This is not accurate.  The Academic Index, which is the formula that each Ivy coach must assemble his or her recruiting class by, often causes a coach to look for a stellar student to bring up the class index.  Hence, the term "brilliant bench player" which you can find a few on each Ivy team on both sides--men and women.[/quote]

Most of the bench players still come from the very top leagues though, even if they are not starters for their club teams.  If you google the university and roster, you can find bios of each player, and almost all of the Ivy league ones played at a very high level.[/quote]

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