<p>Do Ivy Leagues like some sports more than others? I've heard that they prefer sports with small, harder to make teams like tennis than sports with huge teams like soccer or football. is this true?</p>
<p>"Prefer" for what purpose?</p>
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<li><p>If you're trying to get an edge as a recruited athlete, they prefer whatever sports for which they need talented players who can make -- and excel on -- the Columbia team</p></li>
<li><p>If you're talking about sports as an EC, it doesn't matter what sport you played as long as you're doing something you're committed to and passionate about and have accomplishments in.</p></li>
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<p>rofl typical asian. sports like tennis....</p>
<p>first, ruskie, you might be wrong about your assumption. The OP is possibly not Japanese, but simply living there. Be careful.</p>
<p>OP, Columbia is right. There isn't a preference by the Ivies. In terms of numbers, football needs more players than tennis, so more are recruited each year.</p>
<p>If you are nationally or internationally ranked, it's not too soon to contact IVY and LAC coaches at schools you are interested in. As the student, its OK for you to initiate contact with coaches: they can't call YOU until July before your senior year, but you can call, email, etc. and they can reply to your questions. This would be the most direct way to find out if you meet the standard for the team. It looks like your academics are in order. Best wishes.</p>
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<p>How is tennis typically asian? While more asians obviously play tennis than tackle football, ennis isn't a sport that's dominated by asians at the international level, the college level, or even the junior level. OTOH, badminton and table tennis might characterized as more typically asian.</p>
<p>im Jamaican, not Asian</p>
<p>and tennis isn't an Asian sport</p>
<p>i believe beer pong to be the predominant sport at columbia.... no one seems to care about the football games</p>