I didn't think my simple post could be taken so many different ways.
My point was this...My oldest started college this season at a top 20 nationally ranked lacrosse school. Many of her friends that don't play lacrosse or any other sport are going to a lot of the same schools that are listed as verbal commits on elite lacrosse websites.
Those kids listed on those sites would probably go to those same schools whether they played lacrosse or not.
So when you hear about some kids playing at a top academic school it's probably not the lacrosse that got them there but more likely their SAT scores and money.