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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What? Roughly half to two-thirds of 4-year colleges in the U.S. are considered non-selective or moderately selective, typically accepting more than 70% of applicants...

Maybe you just need to adjust your expectations. Not everyone can be a superstar.

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+1. There are lots of things that aren’t  so competitive. If you try to go to the same 4 schools and do the same 4 sports everyone else is doing, then yes, it will be competitive. Broaden your horizons.[/quote]

What same 4 sports? Soccer, football, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, tennis, swimming, and golf are all extremely competitive [/quote]

My kids do swimming (competitive), track (not competitive at all), cross country (not competitive), aerial dance (not competitive at all), piano, and cooking.  Most of their activities are not competitive - only swimming is and it's not that competitive. Maybe OP and you should look and think broader.  Most private schools have no cut policy for sports.  You kid might not make varsity, but they can still play.   It's part of the reason we chose private.   Plus, they can do all the theater they want - there are maybe 5 really good kids in the whole school and the rest of the spots are up for mediocre actors, like my kids or yours.  There is sports-style camaraderie and it's fun for everyone.[/quote]

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