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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was disappointed to read this article from Ivy Coach that says that if your child is not going to be a recruited athlete, your child should not include their sports on the common app.  I see the argument that it's not going to help my DC to stand out from the application pool and therefore, DC needs to focus on other ECs, but to say that an activity that takes up over 15 hours a week of DC's time each week (my DC plays on two school varsity teams, but isn't good enough to be a recruited athlete) seems like bad advice to me.  I've heard this from other college counselors too, but I am not going to have DC quit sports - exercise is good for physical health and mental health and has enabled my otherwise quiet DC to become friends with lots of terrific kids from DC's school.

https://www.ivycoach.com/the-ivy-coach-blog/college-admissions/playing-sports-college-applications/

Does anyone here think that DC should actually leave two varsity sports teams off DC's college application?  I have otherwise appreciated Ivy Coach's articles but now I'm really questioning their judgment and thinking it's bad advice.[/quote]

The advice makes sense.  Parents don't like to hear it, but unless you're a recruited athlete,  the sports ECs ( even if "captain") don't mean anything. But feel free to fill up the common app space anyways![/quote]

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