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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD met the coach in her sport in 7th grade.  SJC was the only school she was interested in for her sport.  The coaches have a “wish list” that they share with the admissions staff.  I assume those are the kids they want to recruit.  DD has been on her sport’s varsity team since the latter part of her freshman year.  She’s now a junior now and has enjoyed the sports program.

DD is also a solid A/B student and has had no trouble staying on top of her work in spite of the heavy sport schedule which includes some out of town tournaments. The other thing to remember is varsity athletes are in training or playing their sport everyday.  If they do not have a game, they have practice for two hours after school.  If they have an unexcused absence from practice, they don’t get playing time at the next game.

Once the HS season is over for their sport, they are expected to stay sharp by playing club sports.  DDs travel club has tournaments from January to May, mostly out of town, and practices 2-3 times per week.  Some kids and parents find this schedule grueling and don’t want to invest this much time in athletics.  That is something to consider.   [/quote]

Thank you for the insight. People don’t realize the sports at SJC require serious commitment. [/quote]

Or that the vast majority of kids at SJC are NOT recruits who also have serious commitments to the school in non-sports related activities. [/quote]

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