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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s too small of grade sizes to be good at sports. Sure it can stack a team around some stars once in awhile, that doesn’t bother us. But they can’t support more than 1-2 teams at a time for that when each grade is 120-140, half males, half females roughly. They don’t even have a swimming pool. [/quote]

So isn't it smart to focus on sports with biggest impact per recruit (basketball, tennis), especially when you can find those kids and have them be good students that would fit into your community anyway?

And, for those speaking of music, I am certain playing a needed instrument in orchestra/jazz band would help in admissions, even if they aren't recruiting. [/quote]

parents pay for the all the training and coaching for the individual sports. looks at the olympic fencer. Heck, even the GDS runner had private coaches yearround and competed year round at a regional and national level. Sure a DC private school can throw Fin Aid at that so it can run some headlines for a few years about their alum. Meanwhile, elite athletes hoover up all the college spots. I hope the College Counselor dept is adjusting to this dynamic, otherwise it won't be serving 80% of its population well whatsoever. [b]A school will only take 1-2 people per school and X per city so I'd like the hear the school's strategy for handling that[/b].[/quote]

But because you live in a highly educated, high income part of the country, you are going to face this problem everywhere in the DMV.  It's not the CCO's job to adjust this dynamic.  Colleges want what they want, right?

If you feel like going public for a higher GPA or a public in an area where competition is a different student body so your child can shine, you have the option to do that.[/quote]

Right, so what's your upper school's strategy for dealing with that dynamic and now elite athlete increase dynamic.

Ask them, point blank. [/quote]

What is is you want me to ask them?  I already know that at almost any BIG3/5 school or even our local highly rated public that the chances at top schools is slim and that our high GPA & test score kid will most likely be behind athletes, URM, legacy, first gens.  It's just the way it is.  What is CCO going to do about that?  What are you suggesting they can do to adjust the dynamic?  (not being snarky here, very curious what you are asking/expecting).[/quote]

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