<p>"Do people still have fun in high school, by the way?"</p>
<p>Define fun :)</p>
<p>yeah, this post was unnecessary. you know damn well you have a shot.</p>
<p>y would i lie about my stats on a college talk website? how would someone find pleasure doing that?</p>
<p>I will admit that I have extremely little time for friends and leisure. I will admit i also pull "all-nighters" at least once a week.</p>
<p>The Notre Dame club meets on sunday mornings every 2 weeks and discusses what's happening at Notre Dame. And talk about how r school can be more like Notre Dame.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, do you go to St. Ignatius?</p>
<p>no i go 2 walsh jesuit</p>
<p>y do u go 2 iggy?</p>
<p>EW. Walsh.</p>
<p>jk =P</p>
<p>do u go 2 iggy run 4fun?</p>
<p>do u know mike sheehan run4fun?</p>
<p>I'm a girl. If I went to Iggy, it'd probably be a scandal.</p>
<p>Nah, I go to North Royalton. Walsh's girls soccer team beat our team in the state finals.</p>
<p>No, but I used to live in Cleveland and a lot of the guys I knew went to Ignatius. I would have ended up at Mags, myself (I'm a girl, too).</p>
<p>Hey, ducktape, we just got back from a vacation in Michigan... Don't know where the economy stands these days, but I'm convinced the southwestern coast is one of the most beautiful places in the world. We've been going there the past several summers...</p>
<p>VC8, I'm from Missouri, and I can tell you that, regardless of the size differential in states, it still takes a heckuva lot to be second team all state or first team all-district in any sport any more. I don't know of many athletes who reach that type of performance level in any sport that aren't doing extensive competitive club ball, weight-lifting, training and camps specific to their sport far beyond the confines of the state-defined "high school season" (the concept of which has become a running joke in pretty much every state these days.)</p>
<p>Tim, if I have to define fun for you, you must not be having much ;)</p>
<p>As to the original poster, I don't know if it is the extensive list of things that do not seem to allow much time for any other form of life, or the fact that it is prefaced by the title "Do I even have a slight chance?" that has aroused so much discussion here.</p>
<p>Ladies, you'll understand this analogy--you know those girls who wear a size
4, stand in the mirror pinching imaginary fat, and talk about how fat they are? You don't know if they are fishing for compliments, clandestinely psyching you out, or just that out of touch with reality...in any case, it's kind of irritating, no?</p>
<p>"Tim, if I have to define fun for you, you must not be having much"</p>
<p>--my thoughts exactly</p>
<p>ok, well let me tell you that it is SO much harder to make first team all state in CA, NY, or FL than Idaho, Nebraska, Wyoming, I think you get the point. It isn't size differential, its population. CA and NY have more people than Missouri and Illinois combined probably. Sure, it is a fantastic achievement. But, just to use CA as an example, athletes have to compete with people from Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco, three cities ranked in the top 8 largest nationally. Illinois has Chicago, corn, and more corn. And who knows about Missouri....snow?</p>
<p>Missouri has St. Louis, Kansas City, and Springfield for major cities.</p>
<p>EDIT: All-State for Ohio is ridiculously impressive for basketball or football.</p>
<p>Also, FYI about the Val+varsity athlete:</p>
<p>"Northwestern's woes are in part due to the talent level, which typically is not like that found at larger, public institutions. However, Northwestern consistently is among the leaders in graduation rate; they were 100% in 1998 and 2002, and consistently are in the 90th percentile. Despite the stricter academic standards, there have been notable athletes, such as Napoleon Harris, who was valedictorian of his high school class, and the Oakland Raiders' first-round draft pick in 2002."</p>
<p>I thought Springfield was a town in Ohio lol. Ok, KC vs LA athletic wise is no competition. LA produces Reggie Bush and Kobe Bryant. KC produces......
now, I KNOW it is an honor to get all-state anything. my argument was simply that some places are more competitive. Just like it is harder to earn a starting job on the USC football team than at Stanford. It is great to play D-1, but one is much more prestigious.</p>
<p>oh yeah, what was the NW thing for? And also, when Springfield makes it into the top 15 largest cities, then maybe you'll have an argument. Last time I checked though, LA was a monster compared to it.</p>
<p>Actually VC, Kobe is from Philly: My school and my town.</p>
<p>reggie grew up in san diego</p>
<p>Yeah, LA did not produce R. Bush or Kobe. Kobe is from Lower Merion outside Philadelphia.</p>