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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know of several high school athletes that committed to Ivy League schools just last week. They’re not two weeks into junior year! I understand recruiting and all the advantages that come with it, but I’m struck at how early it’s happened. No junior year grades yet, no essays, they probably didn’t even have to take the SATs. [/quote]

I student might say "I am committed", but Ivy offers their spaces through the likely letter process in the fall of Senior Year.  Those kids are lying.  [/quote]
+50%  I think the kids are "misinformed". A school really wants and if admissions approves, we have a spot for you. Some schools have a number of places for athletes. At some schools coaches endorse admission to various degrees. [/quote]

Ivy league recruiting is starting to look more-and-more like "traditional" D1 recruiting.  From an academic standpoint, it is more "meet these minimum" standards.  If you are truly being recruited, then yes the coaching staff is offering you a real verbal commitment just like if you were committing to Duke or Stanford.

This is unlike say MIT where there is still a fairly significant chance you are rejected (say 50%...which is still better than the 95% chance of normal applicants) even though the coach has you on their recruited list and you do well in the pre-read.[/quote]

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