Wesleyan--not a good player

[Anonymous]

If they truly had an "athletic career" at you say, rejection from one school does not "end" it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wesleyan rejected 25 recruits at ED1. It also denied kids who were moved from ED1 to ED2. Not a good show, Wesleyan.

Athletic recruits Not my kid but a friend's.
Yes, it ends their athletic careers. And the ED2 kids (from the Ed1 round), they were deceived of a chance to apply elsewhere for ED2.

How does that end their athletic career? They can play elsewhere right? Are athletes full pay or do they receive scholarships for their sports?

Not if they ended conversations with other schools because Wesleyan made them an offer of being on the team.

[Anonymous]

I find no small amount of enjoyment that rich, privileged athletes didn't get what they want in this instance.

They will be fine, just not at Wes.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for sharing this information my kid has been recruited and this gives us pause. the career is likely over, too late to go to another as most recruiting classes are full at this point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, did Wes give them different information in the pre-read?

Did the recruit ask explicitly if a band was being used for their admission and was told yes?

If both of those answers are "yes" then if true it is not good.

Could you explain this? "Did the recruit ask explicitly if a band was being used for their admission and was told yes?"

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Shocking. A coach whose word wasn't as solid as expected. Happens all the time. They probably found another recruit they preferred. That's more likely than the school not admitting students based on their academic profile.

This is why you don't force your kid to play a sport non stop hoping they get into college X.

[Anonymous]

Where is the OP with some detail?

[Anonymous]

OP is acting like Wesleyan is a sports powerhouse

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, did Wes give them different information in the pre-read?

Did the recruit ask explicitly if a band was being used for their admission and was told yes?

If both of those answers are "yes" then if true it is not good.

Could you explain this? "Did the recruit ask explicitly if a band was being used for their admission and was told yes?"

Thanks!

I am not an expert or a parent of a recruited athlete, so I'll use a source:


Banding

Typically, college sports program will be awarded an arbitrary number of “admissions support slots” to be used by the coaches to support athletic candidates. More popular sports tend to receive more “select” admission slots and in many cases, athletic directors will “tier” sports depending on the popularity and the level of success the team earns at the conference, regional and national level.

Athletic departments are encouraged to maintain an average student-athlete admissions yield that is no less than one standard deviation below the average AI for regularly admitted students. Many colleges have developed a system that subdivides the broader AI range into “bands” to assist coaches in recruiting prospects that potentially fall within coach’s allotment of support for any given recruiting cycle.

The number of admission slots coaches are allotted varies from sport to sport and college to college and based on the level of support, a coach’s recruiting strategy will be well-planned, systematic and precise. In addition, coaches are well aware that certain prospects will not be admitted, despite their level of athleticism if they are not up to the academic challenge at the institution.

Admissions Pre-Reads

An admissions pre-read can provide prospects with a fairly accurate AI and a clearer idea of their chances in admissions. Coach will need a copy of your high school profile, transcripts and test results from the SAT and/or ACT. Following an early read, a good college coach will advise the prospect clearly to his chances in admissions and if the recruiting process should advance. Turnaround time for a pre-read is about 2 weeks and this information will help avoid “spinning of wheels” for the family, prospect and the college coach, especially if admission seems unlikely.

https://www.d3sports.com/columns/on-recruiting/2013-2014/four-key-tips-in-recruiting

[Anonymous]

That has likely ended the athletic careers of those kids.

If your athletic career hinges on getting preferred admission to a D3 college, that doesn't offer athletic scholarships, you're doing it wrong.

Walk on at some other school, a tier below, and kick butt.

[Anonymous]

Did the coach say these students were protected through admission? The coach only gets a very small number of these and they still need to pass pre read but nothing like 25. Some of those players must have misunderstood that they were to given admission no matter what. Or the coach mislead them which is terrible.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand this. Wesleyan recruits athletes so if they are not admitting the recruited athletes, who is playing on these teams? What is the issue here and why is this happening?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand this. Wesleyan recruits athletes so if they are not admitting the recruited athletes, who is playing on these teams? What is the issue here and why is this happening?

Perhaps the coaches were over-recruiting and being dishonest with players. In which case the teams are fine. Or perhaps there was a disconnect between the coaches and the admissions office. In which case the coaches are going to have to rely more on walk-ons to fill their teams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand this. Wesleyan recruits athletes so if they are not admitting the recruited athletes, who is playing on these teams? What is the issue here and why is this happening?

Perhaps the coaches were over-recruiting and being dishonest with players. In which case the teams are fine. Or perhaps there was a disconnect between the coaches and the admissions office. In which case the coaches are going to have to rely more on walk-ons to fill their teams.

How is there a disconnect? Wes has been competing in nescac for many years. They don't know this process? That sounds wrong.

[Anonymous]

And if coaches lose their recruiting reputation they won't be able to recruit in any future years do why would they lie to players? Makes zero sense.