Simisoccerfan
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As far as I know having three high school students our school (and I believe others also) only gives the extra weight to AP and IB classes not to Honors classes. UC/CS schools also don't weight Honors classes.
Age Split.....What are you going to do?
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As far as I know having three high school students our school (and I believe others also) only gives the extra weight to AP and IB classes not to Honors classes. UC/CS schools also don't weight Honors classes.
Wrong UCs give weight to honors classes for In State students but not OUT of State students. But the honors classes must be on the UC approved list which should be all classes your school is calling honors.
The academic stats I presented were very real. A boy in Orange County. That wasn't hypothetical. But that’s not really the focal point of my statement, which was what if hypothetically colleges put down the hammer in playing sports in HS. Families would still have to decide.
Everyone has a choice. Don’t play DPL if it takes away precious HS or doesn’t offer value. I’d be very skeptical and opt for ECNL.
I suppose you need education on a) the word allegedly, and b) how to interpret an argument where multipme statements form an argument - in this case reinforcing the uncertainty of said DPL. But I’m not going to continue with your semantics game.
Did he or did he not apply to Santa Cruz and Merced?
Did he or did he not apply to Santa Cruz and Merced?
El Clasico
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Nothing worse than a dude that gets caught is a bold faced lie and then tries to change his story. Now, its a hypothetical? You're full of sh*t! Here is what is more interesting to me.... What I understand from the above statement is that you have no idea what you are talking about, leading me to believe that you have not been through, or understand the process, which indicates to me that while you may or may not have a kid having a blast in NC, there are kids back here working towards admission to the university of their choice. Sounds to me like yours just might be the best skilled players at your local community college. I could be wrong but that is how I read your post.
Lambchop
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As I said, UC system will only count the weighted classes in junior and senior year although they do look at the course load at all grades.Bottom line, good luck to all the students working hard on the field and in the classroom to achieve their dreams.
At least in the older age groups, there are plenty of CSL teams and SCDSL teams that beat DPL teams regularly. Look at CRL standings. Look at Vegas Showcase results. My guess is that National Cup will show that there are other clubs that have teams that play high level soccer too.
Wrong. Most of the time UCs don't see senior year grades unless you are asked for an update (up to 10-15 percent ) or waitlisted. Sophomore grades are weighted.
Lambchop
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Stand corrected, only Sophomore and Junior year for calculating weighted grades, however some top private schools do not. Also, depending upon your high school, public or private, some don't count weighted grades at all.
Here is the link to see what classes are weighted. Just plug in your high school and the year you took the class (very important because as we found out class descriptions can change from year to year.)
https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist#/list/search/institution
Completely agree. Depends on what part of So Cal you are in.
I have known plenty of kids that take a full load of six AP classes and then participate in their sport after school. It is very common at our high school.
Is this what you are talking about? Section C7 lists the factors UC Irvine considers. Surprisingly it is different for each UC. Just google the UC name and "common data set"
http://www.oir.uci.edu/files/campus/CDS2016_17.pdf
Lambchop
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Well, it is all crazy, having gone through it, not looking forward to the next one. Best of luck, they will all need it! Getting in is just the beginning, as with soccer, enjoy the ride.
Simisoccerfan
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My dd has a similar scheduled with 6 IB/AP classes but only 8 semester classes get the extra GPA. They only count the classes listed on the link above and only the classes with the Gold Star get the extra gpa. No honors classes get this at our HS.
On topic. If they keep the age band and add the pilot program, its just to keep the girls from leaving the program and the clubs. Not hard to see.
Someone asked why would we have our kids in the "restrictive" DA not really meant for most kids.
Every kid has a different reason. Let's start with the fact high school sports are restrictive for some kids also.
We went to high school games. What we witnessed were high rated players not playing the same as when in the club environment. The game was fast, but ultra direct with very little build up. The tackles were over the top aggressive. Every game featured 2 to 3 fights, multiple yellow cards and at least one red card. The high school game was just violent for no reason.
Now we have watched a lot of ladies college games live. US Womens, UCLA, USC, Stanford, CS Fullerton, CS Long Beach, Pepperdine, Princeton, North Carolina, etc.... We have never seen the aggressive play that was happening on the high school level. The ball was always in the air and the pacing was simple... Go!
We asked her what she wanted to do and she said DA. She wanted a play style and curriculum that fit how she wanted to practice, learn, develop and play. She had done the Go style for a lot of seasons and it fits her physically, but not mentally. She wanted more sophistication and better varied pacing. She understands she isn't considered a US National team prospect, but the universities seem to like her. The DA allows her to showcase her ability to control the game as a midfielder offensively and defensively.
So on a personal level she has gotten what she wants from the system and wants to continue. The main issue is there are so many girls who have been trained to play the Go style on her team, the journey is slower. Our team doesn't comprehend that we can be extremely effect by slowing down a bit and simply moving the ball, connecting passes and moving off the ball and connecting. It looks like we are attempting to play the go style with the DA tactics without understanding the DA tactics and falling way short.
This doesn't stop my girl from excelling in what she does and the universities she is interested in have taken notice. We started this journey with the goal of her earning the college scholarship and this system works for her.
Plenty of universities will still find girls through the high schools and other programs. There are tons of play styles throughout the land and if DA doesn't fit your girls strengths, another will.
Someone asked why would we have our kids in the "restrictive" DA not really meant for most kids.
Every kid has a different reason. Let's start with the fact high school sports are restrictive for some kids also.
We went to high school games. What we witnessed were high rated players not playing the same as when in the club environment. The game was fast, but ultra direct with very little build up. The tackles were over the top aggressive. Every game featured 2 to 3 fights, multiple yellow cards and at least one red card. The high school game was just violent for no reason.
Now we have watched a lot of ladies college games live. US Womens, UCLA, USC, Stanford, CS Fullerton, CS Long Beach, Pepperdine, Princeton, North Carolina, etc.... We have never seen the aggressive play that was happening on the high school level. The ball was always in the air and the pacing was simple... Go!
We asked her what she wanted to do and she said DA. She wanted a play style and curriculum that fit how she wanted to practice, learn, develop and play. She had done the Go style for a lot of seasons and it fits her physically, but not mentally. She wanted more sophistication and better varied pacing. She understands she isn't considered a US National team prospect, but the universities seem to like her. The DA allows her to showcase her ability to control the game as a midfielder offensively and defensively.
So on a personal level she has gotten what she wants from the system and wants to continue. The main issue is there are so many girls who have been trained to play the Go style on her team, the journey is slower. Our team doesn't comprehend that we can be extremely effect by slowing down a bit and simply moving the ball, connecting passes and moving off the ball and connecting. It looks like we are attempting to play the go style with the DA tactics without understanding the DA tactics and falling way short.
This doesn't stop my girl from excelling in what she does and the universities she is interested in have taken notice. We started this journey with the goal of her earning the college scholarship and this system works for her.
Plenty of universities will still find girls through the high schools and other programs. There are tons of play styles throughout the land and if DA doesn't fit your girls strengths, another will.
Simisoccerfan
PREMIER
So the age split is not happening. Our club announced separate coaches for 03 and 02.
shales1002
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Good news. Will this pilot be allowed to participate in the showcases and standings? Frontier teams doing this pilot this year, to my knowledge, were not in showcases or standings kept.