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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]committing to college for athletics is a different animal in my opinion. these kids will be "working" for their colleges, almost like having a job. their experience will be different. I'm happy for them if that's the path they want, but also don't feel any envy.

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Building on this, while I'm sure it's nice to go have the college decision settled.bwfore senior year begins, it doesn't leave any room for pleasant surprises, i.e. the school your kid throws in the last-minute application tonl which winds up being "the one."[/quote]

Yeah, being an athletic recruit just is a different timeline and experience. I don’t know that it is better or easier overall, but it does make for a less stressful winter. Plenty of stress earlier, when other kids aren’t thinking about college choices, though.

My kid just committed to a college, and he announced it on Instagram, as did his coaches. But in all likelihood the school he is going to is a safety for your kid. He parlayed his love and skill in this sport into a bump in his chances of getting into this school.

If you were to look at the schools athletic recruits actually go to, I think you’ll find that many aren’t prestigious, envy-worthy coups. But your eye (or your kids eye) probably skips right over those Instagram posts and focuses on the commits to Harvard and Amherst.

There is also the risk of committing to a school at 17 that you won’t attend for over a YEAR. Kids change. Interests change. Grades change. I hope it is the right thing for my kid, and I hope you can just see it as a slightly different path, not something better or worse. Your time is right around the corner.

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