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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Harvard lawsuit has revealed some interesting facts about college admissions for athletes. While it is "Harvard" and probably not representative of all schools, what has been shown is that athlete 'boosts' can come in different forms.

A tier 1 athlete at Harvard is a player of "National, International or Olympic caliber or someone directly recruited by a coach." Each year there are less than 100 tier 1 athletes recruited by Harvard, but their chances of admission are very very high.

A tier 2 athlete is someone who is a leader in the secondary school team, or on a club that has achieved regional or state recognition. A captain of a high school team who plays on a state cup finalist club would be a good example. These get a considerable boost in admissions but not a sure thing.

A tier 3 athlete is an "active participant" in a sport but receives no admissions boost.

Simply playing on a DA is not going to get you a Tier 1 status, and quite possibly not even tier 2. If you are certain you don't want the 4+1 days a week of a DA, plus the showcases and other travel time, you might be better suited aiming at a leadership role in a club or on your high school team. Here is a kid from St. Albans now at Harvard playing soccer. I would guess his bio is kind of indicative of what this would take.

https://www.gocrimson.com/sports/msoc/2019-20/bios/moore_harry_0xkj

As mentioned, Harvard isn't UMD or Georgetown or another big soccer powerhouse, but I suspect the breakdown of recruiting might be somewhat similar. [/quote]

That definition of “Tier 1” is interesting. Harvard’s men’s soccer has attracted very few players of National, International or Olympic caliber in recent years, but of course every year they will have a few that are directly recruited by the coach.  It actually is in a sweet spot right now for smart kids who are decent but not standouts as most of the ivies have stronger teams and attract more serious players.  It looks like the kid whose bio was linked above may have had a decent shot of getting in without the sport, and that’s true of the kid listed above him in the roster as well (though that kid was a good DA player). Both have non-sports hooks. [/quote]

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