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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter is talking to some high academic D3s. Their teams could beat many of the D1s, and most of the athletes they’re recruiting also have D1 interest. My impression is that the coach wanting you can help you get through test optional. However, the coaches have been very specific about the number and type of APs she would need. She would also need nearly perfect grades.[/quote]

I don't want to sound like a jerk,  but if you're being told by a coach that your kids needs near perfect grades, then either your kids is a very low priority for the coach,  or the college truly doesn't support the sport.
My kid is at a D3 top academic college and got in with the coach's support during ED, despite significantly below average  (for this college) stats.[/quote]

This is what I’ve seen in experiences however small my experiences are.  I know a student who was way below Boston College’s usual stats but he was probably on his way to professional so they took him.  He did go pro.  Also I have a family member who went to Princeton as a nationally ranked Lacrosse player who was a B student.  It’s weird they recruit Lacrosse players.  that sport failed so badly in the professional league.   Future football and basketball professionals will get passes over a failed class or some Cs.  They have proven that they excel at a specific sport and will add more value to the school than just another AP stem student.[/quote]

We're talking about D3 here, in which the top academic schools have less leeway than at D1 schools, even Ivies.  Sought-after athletes get into Princeton with numbers that could never get them into Williams or Hopkins, for example.  For example, our school had a kid with a 3.4 and 1280 get into Princeton.

That said, the high academic D3s are willing to forgive relatively lower numbers if the coach really wants the recruit.  For example, in NESCAC coaches are allotted a certain number of "slots" and "tips."  "Slots" are used for students with lower stats whom the coach really wants, and "tips" are smaller boosts for kids with better stats.  Kids who get "tips" may be just as highly desired by the coach but don't need as much of an admissions boost.  What stats place you in which "band" (the lowest of which can only get in with a slot) vary depending on school; for instance, the stats required to make it into "A band" (the highest, in which the kid doesn't need much coach support to get in) are higher at Williams than at Hamilton, and higher at Hamilton than at Trinity.[/quote]

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