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[quote=Anonymous]It's clear several of the people posting on this thread have no idea what they're talking about when it comes to the college admission's process. That's particularly true for admissions to more elite schools. Can we reflect back to the Varsity Blues scandal from way back in 2020 when famous, rich people were paying money to have their kids "recruited" so they could gain admission to top schools.  Having experienced a kid who was on the double wait list for several, highly competitive schools, I have no doubt that if he was a good enough soccer player to be recruited (D1, D3, whatever) he would have been accepted. The truth is recruitment goes hand in hand with acceptance for many players that would not be competitive enough to get into Georgetown or Harvard without a sport, especially when the margin of difference between top SAT scores or GPAs for non-sports kids is .001%. For schools like Maryland and other competitive D1 programs, being recruited "should" be a big deal, even if there is no money involved.  I challenge those who dismiss being recruited by Maryland (even without money) to look at the rosters of other Big Ten programs, especially B10 west. Ohio State doesn't have the same caliber as Maryland and Minnesota doesn't even have a men's program. I suspect the only other B10 soccer programs as strong as MD is Penn State or Rutgers.  Give these kids the credit they deserve for working hard and accomplishing something most of their peers will not. Finally, for families that don't have financial means to pay for college, getting on a D1 roster opens the doors to other scholarship money. So don't be dismissive of the pathway presented to kids, even those playing outside the super competitive programs like MD, UVA, Georgetown. [/quote]

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