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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A good choice for big girls.   Colleges love it. [/quote]

This is the second time somebody has posted that colleges love it. I have to say, crew is like any other sport, in that colleges love it if you're of such high caliber that they can recruit you. This means you have very low erg times, for one thing. You won't get much of a boost in the application process if you're slow or heavy for the weight ranges. Also, the most competitive colleges have started to recruit crew members from Eastern Europe, unfortunately.

It is true that, at many colleges, there are lot more walk-on spots for the crew team (not varsity level though) than for other teams. I don't know whether a suggestion that you might possibly walk on carries very much weight, though. Also, if you thought high school crew was huge time black hole, wait until your kid tries college crew! Crew has to be something your kid really loves doing, to make it worth it as part of a college application strategy.[/quote]

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