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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Child is 11th grade (Junior) not sophomore. I grew up where we are not used to freshman/sophomore/junior... nomenclature. We just used 10th, 11th, etc. So whatever rating he would get in the next 9-10 months would be what he applies with.

So, it looks like tennis would be an extracurricular to write about but not going to help with recruiting.

What would you suggest the child focus on this summer? Plan had been to intensely prepare for tennis and compete in lot of tournaments to get a higher ranking.

Should he focus on something else in summer to help with admissions? Like research or some other activity?

Child wants to go to a larger university and not interested in SLAC's. [/quote]

If you have the resources to pay for this much tennis, I would hire a college counselor and ask them for advice. It will be much more tailored than what you will get here. Good luck!!![/quote]

We tried one but did not get any helpful advice in this regard that we can actually use. Helpful with course selection and test prep.

Main question is should he go flat out just on tennis knowing that top 200 is unlikely. Or does it make sense to dial tennis down a bit to do something else in addition like research or other summer programs.

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honestly, he should keep doing what he enjoys and focus on his grades. He doens't need any special research etc since he is not interested in STEM. Tennis will not help him get into a school but there's no reason why he should stop doing something he enjoys. Also, if he's a second semester junior, its basically too late to be recruited to play anywhere that would be a large state u, which you have said he's looking for.
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Thank you.

I am clueless and it is probably apparent from my posts. I thought we would have until end of this 2024 summer for tennis recruiting. He would be graduating HS in June 2025 and attending college in Aug 2025.

Is recruiting done so far in advance? So any improvement in ranking this summer would not be of any use?

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+1 With only 6 to 9 months to go it is highly unlikely you would improve several hundred ranking spots to get to the point where you will be recruited by the bigger high academic schools. I know plenty of kids  whose family went all in, moved to Florida for a big name tennis academy, online schooling, spent tons of money but yet they improved very little and some actually regressed.  The main reason is mental.  There is enormous pressure placed on you when your family invest that much money in you and the expectations are huge.  Once you lose that first match, negative thoughts starts.  Of course there are those who made it but usually they start much earlier over multiple years.  It’s highly risky.  I would play high school tennis enjoy the rest of high school, work on your ECs, essays over the Summer and let the chips fall where they may.[/quote]

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