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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This trend makes those families who focused on athleticism as a way to stand out, look increasingly savvy.[/quote]

Not really.  I'm the parent of 2 college varsity athletes (at an Ivy) and unless your kid is good enough to be recruited and wants to continue playing in college, HS athletics won't really make you stand out.   And, even then, your child has to be a really strong candidate w/re to grades, scores, recommendations and essays.  Many, many families whom we met as our kids played sports together over the years vastly overestimated how much of a boost their kids would get from sports.           [/quote]

I was referring to families like yours, in which the children are truly good athletes.  I often wondered if that was time well spent, and now I see that is obviously is.[/quote]

However, many families think (when kids are younger, other kids haven't grown) that their kids are Division I level potential athletes and that does not come to pass.  However, if families are realistic about assessing ability and the child is at least league all-star level in a good private school league, and if Division III and not just Ivy is included in the possibilities, athletics can definitely be a good route.  Even that is being impacted by international applicants -- look at Harvard's heavyweight crew roster, for example (loaded with junior national team members from other countries).[/quote]

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