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[quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad]
I think everyone who is going through or has gone through college admissions would disagree. [b]There are plenty of people on the general Travel Soccer thread who know it's very difficult to get a scholarship and nearly impossible to get a FULL scholarship, but they see soccer (or lacrosse or field hockey or rowing or whatever) as a good way to get a leg up in college admissions.[/b]

If you want to play college soccer at Virginia, the higher bar to clear will be the soccer bar. You have to be a 99.9th-percentile player to be considered for that level. If you can clear that bar, it's unlikely you'd have trouble clearing the academic bar. You might not want to have a 1.5 GPA or an 800 combined SAT, but you can definitely get in with grades and scores that wouldn't get other people a second look in the admissions process.
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Isn't that another example of delusional youth sports thinking?  If a kid is not a strong enough player to merit a soccer scholarship, why would a college coach try to bend admissions policy for the kid?

And if your primary goal is enhanced college admission then how about, you know, trying to do better at school.  [/quote]

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