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Bostonian, my apologies for not being clearer-- but-- OF COURSE there are "elite" sports such as sailing, crew, fencing, rugby, and lacrosse. Of course. But those are quite common at this point, which rather defeats the purpose of choosing one of those if your child turns out to have rather average ability in those domains. Another point is that if your child is sailing or rowing, you're unlikely to need a scholarship in the first place.
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Another point is that if your child is sailing or rowing, you're unlikely to need a scholarship in the first place. But more likely than the average parent to seriously desire that your child to get into Harvard.
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Another point is that if your child is sailing or rowing, you're unlikely to need a scholarship in the first place. But more likely than the average parent to seriously desire that your child to get into Harvard. Agreed, especially if the child is an unwilling or reluctant participant. Harvard is the hub of many helicopter flight plans.
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I know a girl, now at Harvard Law, who got into Harvard undergrad without the rowing but started when she was there. They obviously need talent so if you can find a rowing club, which not expensive comparatively to gymnastics or the worst, figure skating. Figure skating competitively for a year costs you 2 years of private school in NYC.
Bostonian, nice article from the Danes but how many medals have the Danes gotten in the Olympics in the last 50 years?
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Bostonian, nice article from the Danes but how many medals have the Danes gotten in the Olympics in the last 50 years? Per head of population, Denmark outperforms the USA in the medal tables by a factor of several, though I haven't bothered to calculate it for the last 50 years specifically. What's your point?
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Another point is that if your child is sailing or rowing, you're unlikely to need a scholarship in the first place. Not necessarily - but my point of view might be skewed by the part of the US I grew up in and live in as an adult. Where I have lived, sailing isn't a competitive sport that is practiced by wealthy people who own yachts, it's a sport that can be enjoyed by anyone who has access to water and a sunfish type craft. There aren't leagues for young sailors to participate in or anything, but it's a very enjoyable family sport that people don't have to be wealthy to enjoy. polarbear
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You are right Collinsmum about the percentage of medals won per population, the Danes get medals for team sports like basketball and volleyball, not individual excellence which was the point.
Although Danes have done well with sailing, rowing and badminton also. Bostonian's article suggests that early training did not make you an expert. We were talking about individual excellence enough to get into IVY's.
Is badminton something that gets you into the top tier schools?
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Yep. I was somewhere around 10-12 when my stepdad took us out to the range with his .22 rifle, and for safety's sake he insisted on holding it, but let us aim and fire. As the only left-dominant shooter in the bunch (and right-handed to boot, so nobody would ever suspect), I was laughably atrocious at it... though I did come ever so close to the target on the far right when I aimed at the one on the far left. Right hand dominant, left eye dominant is a tough combination at first. Ask me how I know. 
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Right hand dominant, left eye dominant is a tough combination at first. Ask me how I know. I'll bite - how do you know?!? LOL!
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My DD comes across as a bit of a dilettente on paper, I fear-- she's tried TOO MANY different things. I would never say this to her, but she is starting to look like a total MarySue.  So you won't be writing any books about her anytime soon? 
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