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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My nephew is a recruited athlete and he got accepted into a couple of Ivies because of it.  One week after arriving on the college campus, he informed the coach that he would quit because he is going into pre med.  No scholarship involved so there wasn't much the coach could do.[/quote]
Something is off with this story as you are only going to be admitted to one school as a recruited athlete. Regardless, it’s really unethical to accept a coach’s offer and quit the sport immediately. Does not say good things about your nephew’s character. [/quote]

Yeah sounds like an unethical loser [/quote]

It happens more than you think.  Once you're on campus, you can quit and nothing the coach or the school can do about it.  Young adults can change their minds, right?
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No one is arguing that the coach or school can do anything about it, but no one “changes their mind” without ever practicing and playing for the team at all their freshman year.  You are talking about a kid who lied to the coach about his intentions so he could lock in his automatic admission with no intention of playing. Doing so screws over the coach, the team, and the honest, talented kid who ought to have gotten the admissions boost over him. [/quote]

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