Question: I’m the parent of a high school student and would like to know how much weight do admission officers of elite universities give to athletic performance in non-college sports? By “non-college,” I mean fairly well known sports in which a particular college does not compete, such as skiing, rock climbing, boxing and martial arts. Does it help students’ admission chances if they’ve placed highly at nationals, have successfully competed internationally, are internationally “ranked” or if they hold a US record?
WHAT DID “THE DEAN” SAY?
See: http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/athletic-hook-non-intercollegiate-sports/