<p>FC Delco, by chance?</p>
<p>But do sports help much at state schools when your non-recruited?</p>
<p>Don't rule yourself out of athletics in college.</p>
<p>My D was not top kid on her HS team, but was quite appealing as a D-3 recruit. (I would not have guessed that, but our club coach told us he thought she'd make a good D-3 player.) Our area (So Calif) is very strong in her sport (tennis) so being #3 or 4 on a team here can be like being #1 on lots of other teams...</p>
<p>Anyhow, ask someone who would be able to tell you your chances before deciding not to try to put your hat into the recruitment ring.</p>
<p>It is a big help to have an advocate (coach) in the admission process.</p>
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<p>Sereno Golden Eagles '86 (Phoenix, AZ)</p>
<p>oh wow..that's a sick team. i played for the younger ('87) boston bolts team, i'm sure you remember them haha</p>
<p>One of the reasons you don't see big time athletes on this board is they don't have to worry about getting into college to the same degree. A friend's junior son just went to visit Duke, along with two senior friends who were just along for the ride since they had both already been accepted. Both had SAT's in the mid 1100's, low 1200's, with mediocre grades (around 3.0's) But they were recruited early on, and didn't have to worry. Mid-level athletes have to worry, and non-athletes have to worry.</p>
<p>I guess it's the way of the world.</p>
<p>To me it's not so much whether a college views a varsity sport as equivalent to 1 or even 5 clubs. It's that by playing say a varsity basketball away game the night before the big Physics exam and getting a lower grade in the exam than if you were able to spend the night quietly at home studying and getting a good night's rest. And the way this often works is that you had an A in the class going into the exam, but the lower test result knocks you down to a B for the quarter on your report card. And on top of it, the game was very close, very physical, very stressful, and was a loss. </p>
<p>I wonder if colleges give sports kids a suitable break on that. At selective schools, I doubt it, because they have a big stack of A students to pick from.</p>
<p>BTW, the intensity and stress of the typical EC/club cannot compare to being the kid with the ball in the final 3 seconds of a state tournament basketball game with your team trailing by a basket. Do college admissions give suitable credit for that? No way. Unless maybe you write your essay about it...</p>
<p>Colleges do look into sports, but even if they don't, at least you're staying fit and having fun.</p>
<p>If you are good enough to get recruited, its a huge advantage</p>