Friday, November 18, 2011

Fencing to get into ivy league... please help!!?

i'm in the school girls' tennis team and am planning to play varsity in jr. and sr. year. i am a freshmen right now.


i have been singing for a long time and am quite good at it and will try for american idol this upcoming season or the one after that.


the trouble is, i have really bad grades because i have been slacking off. but i'm improving a lot right now, and i am aiming for an ivy league school. i'm also kind of pressured into that too, as my sister goes to cornell, so my parents expect me to do the same.


recently, i have heard from a lot of people(the people at my school are ivy-league obsessed) and they have said that ivy league schools look at fencing as a specialty, and it would be a big pointer in my app. if i start it. i even saw some questions on yahoo! answers saying something like that.


would it be worth it for me to join? would it be a help in getting into an ivy league school?


oh and i have plans for my grades. so no need to tell me i need to raise my grades.

Fencing to get into ivy league... please help!!?
Hello,


I can probably be of some help, as I know the world of Ivy League pretty well.


I played high school varsity lacrosse for three years, and I can tell you that there are thousands and thousands of varsity players in this nation playing in their school's team.


Ivy League is all about standing out from the crowd. The dean of admissions will want to see something unique about yourself, and from what I know through experience, is that being in a varsity of a school sport isn't that great of a show.


And fencing. It's true. They love fencers at Ivy League.


I remember my first year of Yale, everybody was all hyped up about fencing, or it seemed like to me, or maybe it seemed that way because a lot of people wanted to join fencing.


I don't exactly know the reason for the hype around fencing, it probably has to do something with tradition, because Ivy League schools are famous for their traditional sports. But to answer your question, yes. They LOVE fencers. And they love rowers, but you will find that out later once you get into a school. And you are only a freshman! You have plenty of time to do well, especially if you can step away from the bad grades and show improvement. Look at this as an opportunity, by showing them you are an improver and a hard worker.
Reply:definitely it will help more than any other sports you may play esp. if youre trying to get into darthmouth or harvard


if you work really hard for it


just try hard and have fun and soon youll be in the competitve level


DONT BE LAZY!!!!!!!


fencing is the greatest sport in the world


and i think one of the easiest to get into a high level standards


IF you have a knack for quick reaction


THATS MOST IMPORTANT.
Reply:the person before me pretty much covered everything.......





they sure do love fencers. but they love rugby players even more.





but thats only because those sports are rare and socalled "special"





i say go for it.


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