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The real advantage to sports is the admissions edge, not the scholarship.   Sports help even if a student is not recruited.  Especially being a captain.[/quote]

I'm interested in this.  I'm not looking for scholarship but wondering how much it'll help with admissions.  So if my son is playing soccer with a travel team, but he's not good enough to be recruited for college, how much does it help?  I've heard people say if they're not recruited, then it just counts as an activity.  Does that mean it counts about as much as being in the French Club?[/quote]

Really doesn't help much, and yes, not much different than French Club. On the common app you list your top 10 activities, along with time spent per week. You really don't have much space to describe it. If your DC also plays in high school, and refs games, and is a captain, etc. it does help show a passion for soccer and leadership. If he's just a player on a travel team it's not that much of a help.[/quote]

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