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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]earning varsity letters is a nice addition to college applications[/quote]

For most schools, this is a big/old myth, not in the sense that it's a bad thing to play a sport in HS, just that most admission officers view this as equal to any other activity - drama club, debate, yearbook, student gov't, etc. It's really not any kind of "ticket" to admissions anywhere unless you are getting recruited - in which case that recruiting usually has nothing to do with HS soccer/most sports.

This is hard to accept for Gen-X parents, but in many cases, HS sport takes away a lot of time and energy from more academic pursuits that would actually look better for college apps. [/quote]

I'm not Gen X, I'm 52 years old.  I said it's a nice addition, not crucial or more important than anything else.  I certainly wouldn't want my kids GPA to suffer to play a sport or do any other activity but at the end of the day, those extras ARE what will set your kid apart from every other kid with a 4.2 GPA trying to get into a state school.  The extra can be sports, or debate, whatever.  But it's not all just GPA and test scores that get you into college[/quote]
Huh? 52 years old is smack in the middle of Gen X[/quote]

Dude you don't know even know you are Gen X.  Are you an alien or a foreigner?  Guessing no judging from your clinging to the value of HS sports to college admissions.  It's 2025 and PP is right that admissions officers no longer worship at the altar of Varsity Blues and give the same street cred to any alternative activities or pursuits that demonstrate commitment over time.

Keep telling yourself your DC is in the Class of '92, where the kids who got into Ivies were well-rounded three-sport lettermen with community service.  Ha ha ha.  [/quote]

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