The downside of honors

amdgmom
Sun, 21 May 2006 17:22:20 +0000

Packmom,

S is now through the app process, but it seems that many of his apps asked how much time the activity took (hours/day for how many weeks). So, even without awards, some adcoms would see your son’s commitment to his sport.

S had a successful senior soccer season, and did receive some nice post-season recognition. However, his applications were already in by the time the awards were announced, so all the colleges had to go on was the time he had devoted to his sport. In our conference, most of the awards go to seniors (exception: future D-I recruits), so few of the winter or spring athletes could include awards on their college applications.

Good luck!