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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I'll Start[/b]:
Private School
Track and Field (Field)

UW 3.9; SAT 1480 (one try); 11AP Classes (Bio/Calc/Phys/Chem, Eng (2), History (2), Stats, AA History, Geo) all 4s and 5s.  Remainder were all honors classes.

Well liked by teachers, great recommendation letters.

State Champion for their event, Top Ten Nationally for their event

Admitted to non-HYP Ivy within the last 3 years (SAT was submitted at request of coach).
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Is this a contest?[/quote]

I don’t understand the post either. I was a 4:06 miler in the 70’s. Princeton only marginally cared about grades - which were pretty good - as well as SAT’s - which were also good - but I held zero illusions I was the ideal Ivy candidate or that running fast made me well liked or that I was anything other than lousy life skills. The operating principle remains the same. Athletics is a means for a kid to express themselves- most won’t be able to compete and make a living especially in a sport like track - and go where a school is the best fit and not as a brag for parents about the Ivy League. I had no parents in my life and chose a school that gave athletic scholarships - I thought some about Princeton later on but going to the Ivy League wasn’t all that relevant. With no parents, the issue at hand was whether I was going to attend a place which accelerated my maturity and focus, which needed a lot of bolstering at the time. My kids did go to Princeton but no athletics  and no parental helicoptering. Still not sure it was the best choice in balance but they were mature and it was their choice. [/quote]

Could it be that your confusion is due to things have changed quite a bit since you were a college athlete 50+ years ago?[/quote]

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