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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My take.

1. For the truly gifted athlete (ie nationally top ranked) recruiting is an open door into almost any school except maybe the most academic colleges (and even then if it’s a sport the alumni really care about they will find a way to admit you).

2.  For the elite athlete (ie all-state/record holder) recruiting will significantly lower the admissions requirement.  I personally know kids with a 3.5 and 1200 sat who have gotten into ivy league schools.  That would be impossible w/o recruiting.

3. For the very good athlete (ie multi-year varsity starter/all-district) it can give an edge to the excellent student.  The 4.2, 1450 sat kid  has a good shot at a top school.

4.  For everybody else-  the recruiting game is reversed and your kid ends up going to lower ranked schools in order to play college sports. [/quote]
But you don't really need to be at #2 athletic ability level above for Ivy recruiting, do you? I think #3 level above with the better academic stats is generally who ends up there? Talking about men's football/basketball/baseball.[/quote]

My dc is just stepping into this and this info checks out. My dc is more of a 2 to 3 on the scale, and I am seeing some strong hints that there is a relaxation of standards. My take- and I’m sure I’ll be flamed for this- is that a good number of kids and their parents in the 3 to 4 range who are trying to get into schools with sports as a hook as well. I assume that those kids are the ones who have to track at the regular stats. I don’t mean this as a criticism bc my dc has had to sacrifice a lot to be closer to a 2 level. When all is said and done, not sure if it will be worth it as there’s no realistic pro option for him. But he’s obsessed so it is what it is. [/quote]

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