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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a PP posted, the value in playing is really in the other skills they will take with them to school, such as teamwork, time management, leadership, confidence, etc.

Whenever I see things about using soccer to get into college, I often suggest people take a look at the roster for Harvard's soccer team and see how they compare.

https://www.gocrimson.com/sports/msoc/2018-19/roster

Most are D.A. level or above, including MLS DA programs, USA youth national call ups, player of the year for a city / region kind of players. If you are looking to "play your way" into school, you need to be at a certain level.

But outside of the athletic staff, I really don't think the admissions offices rates someone who played DA soccer as being higher than say someone who played twice a week kind of practice kind of travel soccer. 
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You do not even need to look at the bio of the players at Harvard. Look at Georgetown’s roster on the women’s side. They were all star soccer players in high school and have great academics. If a kid is admitted to a school with lower test scores vs the mean, kid is most likely a pro caliber athlete. [/quote]

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