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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, it is frustrating when the time commitment is enormous.  I would hope that schools would give some "credit" to a kid who plays a varsity sport and manages to do well academically because that type of work ethic will get them far in life, even if it may not help with college admissions.[/quote]

It does help with college admissions. Who says it doesn't?

Ignore the ignorant posters here. They know nothing. Their kids are nerds so they think sports are pointless. They know nothing.[/quote]

My DS got admitted to 2 Top 30 schools, 4 Top 50 ones and waitlisted at another Top 50 with his ECs being primarily sports at a public HS.  And he wasn’t all league or team captain.

I can’t speak for Top 20s, others say they want pointy kids and perhaps they do, but one shouldn’t equate “college admissions” with Top 20s unless that is your intention.

Even here, sports may help at schools like Rice and Carnegie Mellon (schools in or around the Top 20) known for valuing collaboration.[/quote]

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