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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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My DS was receiving interest from D2 and D3 schools his junior year. He did nothing to attract that attention other than sign up for tennisrecruiting.net. He had no interest in those schools which were academically not fits so he focused on high school tennis and maintaining good grades etc. He plays club tennis at a top state u but it was even hard for him to make club and he’s not on the travel team.

Tennis players are somewhat of a dime a dozen and again with your DS being in the top 600, there are a lot of kids better than him for a VERY limited amount of slots.[/quote]

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