Athletic recruit: things I have learned from this so far
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We didn't know much about how athletic recruiting works so wanted to share my list of things I have learned 3 months into recruiting (some of these might be already known but I feel like I read a lot before this started and these things have surprised me):
1. Good question to ask school is if they automatically redshirt freshman. The answers vary from always to depends on the student. This can be negotiable if it is important to your kid. 2. Offers are negotiable. We haven't done it yet but learning that if one school offers 80% coverage of everything- you can go back to the 75% offer and ask for more and let them know who offered more. You might lose but you might get more money. 3. Things are changing daily right now with all the new rules. We are being told more changes are coming. 4. The extras that athletes get are pretty great- tutoring, academic support, someone doing class registration and making sure graduation requirements are being met, weekly medical/massage/pysch appointment, etc... 5. Assistant coaches change schools a lot- always communicate even if not interested because you don't know where that coach may end up. We have already experienced an assistant coach moving from one big school to another and the good contact with their original school is helping with the new school. 6. Coaches are not sugar coating the work and commitment required which has been nice. It is a full time job. 7. I have been surprised that some coaches will say "you can't major in that and be an athlete." |
Anonymous
| Thanks for all the info. Curious to know which major choices won't be a good idea for a full-time athlete. I assume the work load would be too much to handle? |
Anonymous
two schools have completely shutdown engineering but were fine with business. one school said it was hard to get engineering classes on top of the sports schedule but they would work with our child if that was desired major. it surprised me a little because it is not some niche major. |
Anonymous
| what sport and what school? what position? |
Anonymous
Nursing is a nonstarter at a lot of schools. |
Anonymous
Majors which have a lot of lab requirements or practical requirements were often 'no go' when my DC was going through the process. They often conflict with practice and travel schedules and cannot be self-studied with a tutor. |
Anonymous
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Interesting. What level of school? Large, Medium, Small? D1 2 or 3?
I was a division 1 athlete at MIT and it was fine for all majors. We traveled on weekends, though. |
Anonymous
| For 2 we negotiated scholarships every year not just at acceptance. |
Anonymous
| Large D1 schools- all well known |
Anonymous
Engineering |
Anonymous
My D1 college boyfriend majored in engineering and did fine. Less labs than hard science. It would’ve been really challenging to major in bio or chem. |
Anonymous
When was MIT D1? |
Anonymous
Women's rowing at MIT is D1. |
Anonymous
MIT anecdote is not relevant to the vast majority of schools. Engineering and lab sciences are either out or cause a lot of drama for the kid in terms of scheduling. Even if the school says it’s ok, ask to talk to a current student in such a major and learn more. |
Anonymous
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OP, are you willing to share the sport ?
Is it a revenue (basketball or football) sport ? |