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For an Edge in Ivy League Admissions, Grab an Oar and Row
- Crew, other sports can give students a leg up when applying
- Coaches able to tip scales in getting top recruits admitted
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In middle school, Amanda Grady played golf because her parents thought it would get her into a good college. She didn’t stick with it. Then she discovered rowing, which was offered at her public high school in a well-off Orlando suburb.
Though relatively small for an open weight rower at 5-foot-9 and 130 pounds, Grady qualified for the U.S. junior development rowing program, which gave her direct access to college coaches. Such programs can now charge more than $5,000 for summer training camp.