Originally Posted by Anonymous
That perfect GPA won't necessarily get her into Princeton. But the right exposure on the right lacrosse team might. Case in point: A friend of mine's daughter had all the best numbers, like sick amazing 36 ACT etc. Couldnt get into her dream school (Princeton). Friend who plays for YG. Very good student with no-where near same amazing numbers...yup: Princeton. Acceptance rate at the best schools hovers from 6%-10%. Great GPA kids are a dime a dozen. If you are not playing for a very good program that has exposure. I would say Liberty might come in second, then you are not getting into your dream school. Well you might, but only as a bench warmer. Just understand that.
You are only fooling yourself with the assertion that Ivy League acceptance rates for top level students can somehow be dramatically skewed by sports participation. Further, a well-recruited student-athlete's club team actually will not hold as much relevance in the long run as many would like to believe. College coaches recruit players not teams nor reputations.

Many Ivy League athletic programs afford their coaches so-called "Golden Tickets" which allows the coach to walk a bottom quartile player through admissions based on their sports skills. Find out whether there is interest in your player as a golden ticket player and you will know your true ranking among an Ivy League coaches recruits. Depending on the institution and program, up to four golden tickets for lacrosse in a given recruiting class might be available.