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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Legacy is a problem, but kids getting into schools because of sports is an even bigger problem. Those two student populations take a significant number of spots at top schools.  A kid could be busting their ass, and an athlete who has a weaker transcript & test scores will get it. [/quote]

If it's that easy, teach your kid how to play lacrosse. [/quote]

My kid used athletic talent to access high academic college.  I can't control that that is the system, so we played that game, but it's a silly criteria to use to help gain admittance to a place for academic pursuits.

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This is our approach. I don't control the system. I don't like it. But I'm not changing it. So we are going to try to use sports as a hook in. So far, so good. We'll see how DC lands in the end (high stats -so far- and high level of play in the sport). [/quote]
I think parents should play with whatever cards they were dealt with because the college admission process is a brutal game.  My neighbor played the sports card and their child is at Harvard.   Great kid, but his mother was very strategic about the college admission process from the time this kid was in middle school.  Sports can take you places.   As a matter of fact every child that I know who has received a full ride at top universities all played sports.   Good luck to your child.   [/quote]

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