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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or why a kid who is a first class lacrosse player has so much more to offer a school than a really good all-around athlete who also plays the violin at a very advanced level who also happens to have better grades.  [/quote]

Not to be a jerk, but this part of your quote kinda shows that you may not fully understand the differences between the levels of college athletics.

The "first class lacrosse player" that you mention would likely be a DI or D2 athlete going to school on a least a partial athletic scholarship.

The "really good all-around athlete who also plays the violin at a very advanced level who also happens to have better grades" would fit the profile of a typical D3 athlete.  [/quote]

Good post. The problem that I have with this whole thread is that folks are being judgmental on what extracurricular activities are and should be important to a particular school.  That what is great about America – choice!  If you think that Williams and Amherst are too focused on athletics, find another school to your liking and apply there.  There are a lot of good SLAC’s where athletics are just minor diversions. But just be mindful of one thing.  A student with good grades who just “reads for fun” or has isolated extracurriculars is going to be at a disadvantage in the admissions process at a lot of top schools.  These schools want to know what talent you have that will be a shared benefit to the college community.  A kid who just goes to class and the library is not the type of kid most top SLAC’s want a lot of. [/quote]

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