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[quote=Anonymous]Interesting thread and great article. To be honest, I don't think much has changed since I went to school in the area. When I was a kid, the serious BB players went to the WCAC, Flint Hill or public school. Now it is the same except that a few other small religious schools have replaced Flint Hill. Sidwell, Maret, Potomac were not know for their sports programs. Although these schools get a little more visibility, they are not know as powerhouses in any serious sport -- Landon/GPREP have strong lacrosse program but lacrosse does not compete with BB/FB in terms of visibility. No one goes to Maret if they want to play Div I FB or BB.

When visiting some of these schools when DS applied, I spoke to the BB coaches at a each school (just in passing -- DS is not a BB player). They do recruit but don't sacrifice academic ability for athletic ability. If you talk to any of the coaches in the MAC, they will complain that they always have quality kids (academics and athletics) that don't get through admissions. It is difficult for them because they get these young kids excited only to have them not clear admissions. There is always tension between Adcom and coaches.

All that to say that you can relax, admissions looks at these kids in terms of what they bring to the table. Obviously, academics are key but they will give extra attention to a kid who has a skill or talent that will add to the community. It is also important to know that schools like Maret also accept minority kids who are disadvantaged but do not play sports.

Give credit to the kids in the article, they decided to attend Maret when the more familiar path was the WCAC. I hope things work out for them. [/quote]

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