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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So juniors cut have no option for high school baseball not even back down to JV because of the local transfers? Meanwhile, freshman primetime kids from an average team make JV?  [/quote]

+1. At least give the kid a jersey and let him be on varsity so he can list it on his college applications.  Playing time is a totally different matter.  Best players, play.  Everyone gets that.  [/quote]

Agree. Its terrible for the kids who put in all the work for the past 2 years and now likely wont have a Varsity letter for college apps.[/quote]

Do kids going to a WCAC school really need that varsity letter on the college app?[/quote]

No...the reality is that if you aren't a recruited athlete, then just playing a sport is a line item on the app, but nobody cares much (and if not recruited, they don't care if you played Varsity of JV or a Club sport...it's an activity).[/quote]

This is just blatantly incorrect. Colleges 100% know what it takes to be part of a varsity sport versus attending the inner peace club activity.  [/quote]

It's not blatantly incorrect...colleges really don't care that much about a sporting activity unless you are a recruited athlete...this isn't the 80s/90s.  Colleges care you do something vs. nothing, but they don't really give a shit if you play on the Varsity baseball team...and in fact probably think it's a little better that you are captain of the Club Rugby team.

They would certainly prefer you take leadership roles in debate or robotics or something else vs. being an anonymous COG on some varsity athletic team.[/quote]

I'm sure you want to believe that, but in personally working with college counselors I know that your belief is incorrect. Colleges are looking for well-rounded students including those with high-commitment extracurricular activities. Varsity sports (for non-recruited athletes) demonstrate that via dedication, leadership and the ability to balance time-consuming schedules with academics. A student who has 2 years of a sport, then a drop off with no other high-commitment extracurricular activity is at a disadvantage. It is unlikely that one of these students who was just dropped is all of a sudden going to pick up robotics or become debate team captain if that was not already something they were involved in.[/quote]

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