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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hardest sport is women volleyball for a scholarship [/quote]

For scholarships, any sport where the Ivy League is strong will be hard, because Ivy League teams are not allowed to give athletic scholarships.

Athletes should be doing a sport because they love it, as scholarships are a crap shoot until you have invested years in the sport and know if you are a top athlete. [/quote]

One thing that doesn’t seem to be discussed much is whether competing in a sport actually hurts if you’re not recruited. Being a varsity athlete in something like volleyball is a full time job — HS team, club, sand volleyball — it goes on all year. So far, my anecdotal experience is that the non-recruited varsity athletes aren’t doing that well in admissions, and it seems to be reflected in this board. The one that I know that did well had some very impressive & unusual ECs outside of sports. ADs say they want kids that show a depth of commitment, and they must know how much time sports takes, but I wonder if these kids run the risk of looking one-dimensional?

FWIW, I worry about this because I have a close family member who didn’t get into a school that should have been a match (had the stats and was a legacy) that had been devoted to volleyball, but wasn’t good enough (actually, very talented, but not tall enough) to be recruited. [/quote]

.6 percent chance of getting scholarships for womens volleyball. Don’t waste your time [/quote]

A silly statement.  There are club teams in most populous states that will have nearly all of their graduating players go on to play in college.  As in all things, kids get sorted out as time passes.  The keys for volleyball really are:  (1) be tall - 6 foot is a good cut line though liberos are shorter though obviously fewer.  And, then, be a good enough player that you play for a good club team.  Most sports are that way now except football and, to some extent, track and field (though scholarships are few in track).  [/quote]

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