Stanford makes Cardey’s dream become reality
Don’t try to tell Kevin Cardey that dreams don’t come true.
The Justin-Siena High School senior track and field star began the process of searching for just the right college with a great plan and a healthy dose of realism.
“I kind of had a list of schools that I wanted to apply to,” Cardey said. “I had reach schools, safety schools and middle-tier schools. Stanford was my No. 1 choice and Brown University was No. 2. I felt Stanford was a reach.”
Cardey sent information packets to a number of schools, providing information about his considerable accomplishments.
Cardey sent information packets to a number of schools, providing information about his considerable accomplishments.
“I had a resume with the things I’d done in sports and in academics,” he said.
“I had letters from some of my coaches and included newspaper articles that showed what I’d done in track and field. A college counselor walked me through it and I sent the packet out to a number of schools last summer.”
The 400-meter and long jump star for Justin and the Napa Track Club was prepared to wait for schools to respond to see which college he’d choose to study and, ideally, continue his track and field career.“I had letters from some of my coaches and included newspaper articles that showed what I’d done in track and field. A college counselor walked me through it and I sent the packet out to a number of schools last summer.”
And, with a cumulative 4.29 grade-point average and a 30 on the ACT, academics were as important as athletics.
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