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Anonymous wrote:Going through it this year with my 8th grade lacrosse player... plays on a good club team and a national team.
In one case, HS coach has been at regional tournaments watching and evaluating high skilled players. For another school, my kid had gone to their summer lax camp more than once and the coach was familiar with them. For another school, the coach reached out to me from word-of-mouth of another parent of a lax player that already attends the school. However, I then followed up by sharing film of my kid for them to review.
In all three cases, the coaches invited us on a personal tour of the school that lasted between 1-2 hours. The conversations were focused on academics and partially on lacrosse. Most of the coaches suggested they had strong influence with the admissions office, but my child still needed to have decent grades and not bomb the HSPT.
The exam just took place and we don't yet know the results but my child was prepared and believes they did well.
While none of the schools are a lock, having this connection for sure gives the impression that it's a strong step up from a general applicant in a similar but not recruited situation.
Like college…the sport matters. Coaches have more leeway with basketball and football with respect to grades and HSPT scores at the top athletic WCAC schools.
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