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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A friend's son was heavily recruited by an Ivy (well, more than just the Ivy, but that's the relevant part) at a very young age (pre-freshman), and the kid and the parents decided that, academically, the Ivy would be too much for this child to handle and chose to verbally commit to a Big 10 school, which is well-known, but definitely not an academic powerhouse. I was surprised at first, and impressed upon further reflection.  They are not choosing the sport over the school, but they know what the child is capable of, academically, and are somewhat setting up for success, rather than failure - and not just buying into a school for the prestigious name.[/quote]

That was a really stupid decision.[/quote]

Why?  The kid sounds like he isn't that intelligent, but great at sports.  Why would they send him to a HYP type of place where he will be surrounded by brilliant minds and people unlike him instead of like a Michigan State type place where he can do really well in his sport AND not be at the complete bottom of his class and struggling to keep up?  It's not like this kid is going to go on to further academic pursuits or be any sort of rocket scientist.  And it's not like they sent him to Podunk.  Any of the big 10 schools are *okay* academically.[/quote]

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