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Reply to "If your kid wants to go to a selective university, do not let them play sports in high school"
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[quote=Anonymous]Was he instate for UVA or UNC? If yes, than I don't believe he had "perfect grades" because he would have gotten in. If he wasn't, these schools are just too much of a lottery ticket to count on any of them. No one can afford to not have any targets or safeties. My own kid had a 36 and a near perfect SAT, grades, more diverse ECs, lots of leadership, and also got rejected from many on that list (though he did get into UVA and some others). It is just the way it is these days. That said, I agree that the investment in high school sports is too big for the marginal return for most kids when it comes to college results. In certain sports, if you can afford it, I think travel sports are the way to go. Overall, you invest more time, get professional coaching, better play and training, but it is never the kind of intense time suck that a one season high school sport is. The reward for high school sports is mostly social. I get why kids want it, of course.[/quote]
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