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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The kids I know who were recruited early were required to maintain a certain GPA and get a certain SAT score.

I believe there was a recent story about a kid who was recruited early who did not end up meeting the academic requirements and lost his offer.  There is also a danger of injury.  I know of one athlete who was being considered by Williams until she was sidelined by an injury.  So until the admission letter is in hand there are some risks.  Plus if you are at a D1 school and getting a scholarship you could lose your scholarship, although probably not your spot at the school, if you don't perform as an athlete. [/quote]

Ya, but guess what?  Suddenly, the verbal commits drop out of the hard classes and coast in the low level ones.  "Rigor" is no longer a factor, it's just GPA. A verbal taking 5 APs?  Uh,no.  The early commits get to coast through two or sometimes three years of high school.

I get this, maybe, for football or basketball.  But lacrosse?  Colleges don't make money on lacrosse.  Nobody makes money on lacrosse.  It's a boring game with incomprehensible rules played by privileged prepsters.  "Oh Todd, have you seen my spoon?  Ask father, you may have left it on the veranda. [/quote]

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