<p>idad… except that there is a difference between being a “scholar-athlete” at the D1 college level, and being a much more average varsity athlete in HS. Princeton is a pretty elite school athletically, and the gap between being a good D1 athlete and a DIII athlete is pretty substantial. It’s not particularly hard to be a varsity athlete in high school, it’s generally QUITE difficult to play on a D1 team in college.</p>