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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

We didn't focus on athleticism as "a way to stand out" -- i.e., a strategy for college admissions.  Our kids love playing their sport and have gotten a lot out of it -- tenacity, resilience, patience, focus, opportunities to lead and just plain fun.  We followed their enthusiasm; if we'd tried to package them, it wouldn't have worked.    [/quote]

I did not mean that they played sports to get into college.  Of course not, who would pick up and play a sport simply to get into college.  I meant only that good athletes do stand out, and that gives them a definite admissions advantage.[/quote]

I am not sure about that. The kids at our school who got in the top schools were more likely to be the star debaters, musicians and robotics clubbers. If you aren't a recruited athlete I am not sure being a plain old athlete makes a difference. My DC is one of those, recruited for d3 but not d1, and I don't think it was seen as much of an asset/differentiator for D1 schools. [/quote]

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