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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some kids are able to do all these activities because they go to less demanding high schools. Once at a more demanding college, they can't keep up.[/quote] no one thinks they will be doing their athletics, music, or non profit at HYP or afterwards on wallstreet[/quote]

MIT protects athletics on the daily schedule. I found it easier to do athletics at MIT than in high school where the tennis team required 5 to 8 hours of practice + matches daily.[/quote]

5 to 8 hours of practice…a week?  That seems reasonable.  Daily?  That seems nuts.

What high school other than say IMG Academy would have that kind of practice schedule?[/quote]

Any top athletic high school. Not sure about the east coast but the in season west coast norm at somewhere like Mater Dei, Marymount, Serra, Mitty, etc. would be 3 hours a day of practice/play plus 6 hours of lift per week. Off season would be 6 hours of lift per week plus 2 to hours a day play/practice for club.

The kids that go Ivy and NESCAC are usually pretty surprised that the workload is less than high school.[/quote]

Not always true.  DD is working much harder.  I’d say she works 80+hours a week.  4 highly demanding classes which take about 60-70 hours.  Plus 10 for the clubs. She comes from a highly regarded private and is prepared but she opted for the hardest classes.[/quote]

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