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Of course why do you think parents sign their kids up for rowing and fencing

That’s kinda sad, no??[/quote]

Sadly, fencing is chock full of kids whose parents think it's a hook for Ivy admissions -- and it really is not, unless a fencer is top ranked nationally, and preferably internationally.  I recently eavesdropped on a conversation among parents about how, if they had to do it all over again, they would have chosen squash over fencing because the recruitment chances are better.

And it is bad for the sport as well, because the attrition levels in and after college are very high.

I agree with OP that the top schools for some sports (e.g., Oregon and Colorado for running) are not Ivies.  The Ivy worship among some is out of control. [/quote]

Agree, the Ivy worship is out of control and the whole thing seems so distasteful to me. Athletic dedication takes so many hours and so much effort, and the parents - subconsciously or consciously - are primarily pushing their kids into it for their own bragging rights [/quote]

That’s your perspective from the outside. From the inside, I ever hear a peep from my fellow parents about the ivy schools their kids are being recruited to. They’re excited their kids have found a team but that’s about it.

The people who brag the most are those whose kids probably wouldn’t be going to college without their sport or being recruited, and those kids aren’t typically Ivy League recruits. If their parents are excited about college I can’t hate on that.

I think it’s the rare parent of any college kid who isn’t doing a little pushing. It takes a certain amount of effort to get most teens to see the big picture. I disagree with your assertion that HS athletes are being pushed. You see that with 9 or 10 year old so-called phenoms and their parents, but by HS sports are intense enough that a kid has to really, really want to put in the work to keep things going.[/quote]

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