athletic pre-read asking for writing sample

[Anonymous]

nothing new at all, but the coach is probably asking a lot of kids. They do this so they can focus their recruiting on kids who won't be a hassle to get in the school

These schools usually have coaches with small recruiting budgets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:nothing new at all, but the coach is probably asking a lot of kids. They do this so they can focus their recruiting on kids who won't be a hassle to get in the school

These schools usually have coaches with small recruiting budgets.

Were asks like this made before schools started going test optional?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have 3 kids who are/were recruited athletes at a NESCAC school and I think they were all asked to provide a writing sample for their pre-read.

Uh oh. Should I worry that my kid wasn't asked for one. Was told he's the very top recruit and even though is on the margin--definintely not an easy admit, they will do whatever they need to support the application. I was kind of hoping since coach hasn't reached out with bad news yet, that he's probably good for tomorrow. Guess we'll know by this time tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:nothing new at all, but the coach is probably asking a lot of kids. They do this so they can focus their recruiting on kids who won't be a hassle to get in the school

These schools usually have coaches with small recruiting budgets.

Were asks like this made before schools started going test optional?

yes, if you think about it, the baseball coach at a NESLAC has a small recruiting budget. They market to players that reach out to them and they look at their playing stats etc. If the coach can get kids to do pre-reads and he can eliminate any kids who won't be able to get into the school it saves him time and money.

[Anonymous]

Williams asks all applicants to submit a paper as part of their application - believe it is in lieu of a supplemental essay - so athletes there are not being asked to do anything extra than what the rest of the applicant pool is submitting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Williams asks all applicants to submit a paper as part of their application - believe it is in lieu of a supplemental essay - so athletes there are not being asked to do anything extra than what the rest of the applicant pool is submitting.

Um, only if OP’s child is being asked to do this by Williams …

My kids are in MCPS (all honors/ap english and social studies classes) and I’m not sure they’d even have a “paper” to submit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Williams asks all applicants to submit a paper as part of their application - believe it is in lieu of a supplemental essay - so athletes there are not being asked to do anything extra than what the rest of the applicant pool is submitting.

Um, only if OP’s child is being asked to do this by Williams …

My kids are in MCPS (all honors/ap english and social studies classes) and I’m not sure they’d even have a “paper” to submit.

Reading comprehension: I wrote "athletes there," not "athletes." I was just giving the example of one NESCAC school requiring all applicants to cross this threshold, not just athletes in a pre-read.

[Anonymous]

If your kid doesn’t have an adequate paper to submit, maybe they’re not qualified for the school’s academics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Williams asks all applicants to submit a paper as part of their application - believe it is in lieu of a supplemental essay - so athletes there are not being asked to do anything extra than what the rest of the applicant pool is submitting.

OP here. It's Williams. I/we haven't looked at the application yet...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your kid doesn’t have an adequate paper to submit, maybe they’re not qualified for the school’s academics.

I would maintain you could say the same thing about a standardized test score.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If your kid doesn’t have an adequate paper to submit, maybe they’re not qualified for the school’s academics.

I would maintain you could say the same thing about a standardized test score.

Yet you both would be wrong.

[Anonymous]

OP, are you unaware that some athletes can barely write? This is just to make sure your kid is literate. Don't make this hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, are you unaware that some athletes can barely write? This is just to make sure your kid is literate. Don't make this hard.

It wasn't. DC sent the scores/transcript, coach asked for a paper, DC sent one immediately, and then told me.

[Anonymous]

What sport is this, OP? Maybe this is more important for sports that don’t get as much recruiting budget.

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Anonymous wrote:Since they aren’t getting the common app essay….

They will be getting the common app essay with the application.

Which doesn't get submitted for months. The preread process asks an athlete to commit earlier, in return for an assurance of admittance.

There is zero commitment with a pre read.

The preread process leads to them asking the athlete to apply ED, that's asking them to commit.

So PP’d post stands. There is zero commitment with a preread .

They do pre-reads on multiple kids then offer them in order of preference. Pre-read means nothing unless you are their top choice, and admissions gives the nod as an A/B or C tier