Here you go--- assuming your 7th grader is currently 12 or 13 years old.... A Few Easy Steps (but start now!): 1) Have your kid complete 8th grade at his current school 2) Pay $28+g to go to Friends, Buckley, Waldorf, Portledge, GreenVale (or any similar independent private school). 3) Have your child REPEAT 8th GRADE at one of the above (reclassify your child to the year below his actual birth/academic age for travel / club lacrosse). 4) Let club team coaches know your 2019 kid is REALLY now a 2020 kid. 5) Bring your kid to as many showcases as possible so that he/she can compete against kids 1 year (or more) younger. 6) Now, submit to the high school entrance process, take necessary tests, etc. 7) Then choose a nice Catholic (CHS,STA,KEL) or Private(FA) and have them enter as a Freshman. 8) The child will be "Noticed" as standout Freshman and be rewarded with a premium spot on the lax team (possibly a jump to JV or Varsity) and play 4 years of HS. 9) The College Recruiting Process will be in full swing during all this... go to an many showcases and talk to coaches; also start exploring the costs of a Post Grad year at Deerfield, Salisbury, Avon, etc. 10 ) Accept offer to D1 Lacrosse Program (partial scholarship)to enter as a Freshman in 2021 (at age 20) two years AFTER your next door neighbors kid who is the same age. 11 ) Embark on a Red Shirt Freshman year. 12 ) Finally your child competes in his/her first meaningful college game at age 21. 13 ) Your child graduates in 2026 (at age 24 - 25)
What is also very important is that your child must be bigger, faster and act more mature than any other 12-13 year old that they face once they've reclassified because they will actually be 1 year (OR MORE) older...and you want to make sure they stand out in their new "MAGIC" age group.
Also, fairness and honesty and respect for fair competition must be forgotten... and don't ever think of it as cheating.
Sleep well.
And all of that to possibly get partial tuition. Still have to save 120K to cover the difference.
Well, that $120k extra is well worth it when your kid graduates from an IVY or ACC school you wouldn't have gotten into otherwise and earns six figures plus a year in income for the rest of his life [/quote]
If you think in today's economy that an Ivy League education is an automatic ticket to riches you are seriously mistaken and heading for a huge letdown. That was the story 25 years ago. Nowadays it remains a huge leg up with networking, prestige, etc. but not the slam dunk it once was. Trust me, if you slide through as a lax bro with a 2.5 GPA you are more likely to be working summer camps and teaching private lessons after graduation then opening your own hedge fund. [/
Nothing is an automatic ticket, which is why you have to stack the deck in your favor when you can to improve your odds best you can.
