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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe I’m alone in this- and also not really all that impressed or interested in Ivy for my dc- but whenever I see discussions of college recruiting for sports on here, the posters immediately jump to Ivy options and imply they are the ultimate victory. But for many truly athletic dc I know, Ivys are obviously not known as great for sports and they’re not the focus or ‘dream’ at all. It’s finding the school that is best for their sport, and also a good fit in other ways too obviously.

Where’s the disconnect? [/quote]

Going to any Ivy can matter (or any other top school).  Notice I said can.  Does not have to.  But there are more potential pathways and options and doors for kids than say Towson which is a good school.  It is the education, the experiences, and the connections/relationships.  Do you need an Ivy?  No.  There are studies on this -- UMC in particular.  Could someone go and just not take advantage or have a bad experience -- yes that happens a lot.  But it can be transformative.  It also matters more than people on DCUM like to say.

You do not go the the Ivys to play the highest level of sports.  If you are a top student -- Stanford, Duke, ND, BC are all places where it would be better to go.  You go to an Ivy for sports because it is a high enough level of sports and it is an Ivy.  It is a hook to get in.

Most UMC kids in this area are not going to go to the top sports school becasue the academics are not there.  Sure the schools I listed above will work plus others.  But they are not for the most part going to Alabama to play in the SEC if they could without the sport go somewhere better.  A kid who can get into a top 25 and wants to be a doctor, lawyer, banker, is not going to want to play D1 at that level.  Ivy is hard work but a little more understanding that you are there for school.  Many go DIII for this reason.

So the answer to your question is that no kids even those who are great and love their sport do not go to the best sports school.  They go to the best academic school where they can play sports at a level that they like.  It is the academics driving the decision not the sport.  This is overwhelmingly true in our area where there are lots of UMC families.[/quote]

Did you just put BC in the same category with Duke Stanford?[/quote]

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