Go to an Elite High School? Wanna go to an Ivy?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>PLAY A SPORT!!! If your high school has a very good rep and gets kids into the top schools every year look to see what their EC'S were. Most likely more than half of those accepted play a sport. It seems to be a good way to gain admission if your grades are good and so is your high school.</p>

<p>All the kids at my school that got into Ivies last year played a sport. 17 kids. In addition other athletes got into Stanford, Georgetown, Amherst, Williams, Notre Dame and 4 out of 7 at NYU were athletes.</p>

<p>NONE of the ivie kids are playing their sport in college and as for the others they are playing at georgetown and Notre Dame.</p>

<p>From my knowlegge and experience of my peers, it seems to be a leg up.</p>

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<p>You definitely don't need to play a sport in order to be admitted, but I think you're right in that a sport does show dedication. It's certainly a good ec, and many scholarships (like the Morehead) specifically require you to have participated in a sport.</p>

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<p>I play tennis :)</p>