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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about doing community service and playing an instrument?  Why does one of their interests have to be sports?  Yes, you're right, I don't get it.[/quote]

The problem is still finding ways to stand out on a state or national level. Sitting in an orchestra or band or chorus with 100 other kids isn't going to help your kid stand out from all the other kids in all the orchestras and bands in the country. But, if your kid goes to states for music, a college would be impressed, and they do need to fill oboe and trombone slots. I will say that my kid got into an ivy largely on the strength of state- and national-level music accomplishments. Most schools let you submit recordings or links to a YouTube of yourself, which may impress the admissions teams. (Although a music professor friend told me that the admissions folks rarely forward these to the music department for evaluation, at least at his school.) Standing out for volunteer work is tougher, although the kids you hear about getting into selective colleges are the ones who, say, started a foundation that raised thousands of dollars.

For athletes it's the same thing. Simply playing on your high school soccer team isn't enough. You have to be a stand-out player in your league, playing for a team that does well at a state level, and maybe also captain of the team. Rowers and runners have to clock times below certain very difficult thresholds, for example, to be considered by college recruiters.

Although the point about maximizing alumni $$$$ is correct too. The Price of Admission talks about this. [/quote]

The students at Williams aren't majoring in sports like some D1 programs.   They do have to have a level of proficiency.   The smaller the school the higher % of those in sports.  Apply to schools without football.[/quote]

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