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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When conflict between school work and soccer arises,  choose soccer.  Great advice.[/quote]

LOL.  Exactly?.

They know odds are their DD is not good enough to play on USWNT or go pro (who wants to play for peanuts in the NWSL).  They know DD is not good enough to get full ride.  But they justify GDA by some idea it is going to give their DD an admissions boost? Dumb reason to sacrifice all other things and extracurriculars, miss school for showcases, etc., for this parental rationalization.  How about focus on school and get an admissions boost the old fashioned way, by being the smartest kid on the block.  Enjoy "normal" travel soccer and then go on to other things.  Your DD will hate the bench as a freshman and drop the team anyway to have a social life.

Oh yah, that's part of the plan.

3 ..... 2 ...... 1 ........ Blah, blah, the dream, blah, blah, the Ivies, Blah blah ....

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SO--there were very few admittances to State Universities from our big HS.  A huge number of 'valedictorians'.  Many of those valedictorians were wait-listed or didn't get in at all to UVA (fill in with any other school). So if you have a very academic child (mine are and they still manage to play competitive sports)  it would give a kid an admissions boost if the college puts him/her on a team with no scholarship.  That's how it works

Our Lacrosse and Football team at Hopkins had many players (non-scholarship) that would not be offered admission without the sport in their back pocket.

Unless you've seen college admission stats from Fairfax, Arlington, etc. public HS---you would see many smartest kids on the block that can't get accepted to their first, second, third choice schools. Times have changed since I applied.[/quote]

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