<p>Just gonna say, you’d be hard pressed to say Lacrosse isn’t the most popular sport at our school and I am going to guess that applies to the east coast prep school set as well. However, I will disagree slightly in that a sport isn’t the same as any regular EC because it’s a huge daily commitment if you’re on Varsity. You’re practicing every day for 2.5+ hours after school, plus game nights and saturdays. So I am not saying you do this if you hate it, of course, and certainly, you should do what you love, but if you play three sports and still get top grades, that’s “worth” more than just any 3 EC’s. That’s pretty much ALL your available time throughout the school year. And if you’re any good, you’re playing at least one of them all summer as well.</p>
<p>Second: I suggest everyone take the ACT unless you’re well into the upper 700’s on your SAT. Most schools (and yes, the tippy elites) will accept the ACT in lieu of the SAT and if they absolutely require SAT II’s, those are more subject specific regardless. Son did much better on ACT and there were quite a few schools where he didn’t even have to submit his SAT I or II’s at all BECAUSE he submitted the ACT, which covered both.</p>