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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our son committed to his D1 school in February of his junior year. We asked the coach if he was guaranteed admission. The one word answer was “yes.” Our son went through the motions and filled out the application. He was admitted.[/quote]

Did he say yes, before he saw his transcript?[/quote]

He sent them his grades. They weren’t worried. They had his PSAT as well. They had 10+ conversations on Zoom. There were no mysteries.[/quote]

Yea coaches can scan grades and know if it will go through admissions. [/quote]

I'd like to point out to people who think "athletes have it easier"... this student (as an example) had 10+ interviews with the coaches over Zoom (and most student do this with multiple coaches), in addition to performing in front of them, creating highlight tapes (usually), sending emails, getting rejections, traveling distances to be at tournaments the coaches attend, etc.

So it's nice to know early but it's not "easier". [/quote]

Oh my goodness. Of course it’s easier. It’s an entirely different and special application process. Recruited athlete is the biggest admissions hook. 
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Sure, the mechanics of the application process are easier, often because an athlete is sometimes applying to only one place. So fall of senior year is easier than it is for all other students applying EA or ED. But, the year before that is not easier. There is still the building of a list. There are tons of emails, calls and official visits - the visits are especially tricky because the athlete has to miss days of school during junior year when grades matter so much. There are also disappointments/rejections along the way, they're just not all centralized in a short period the way they are for non-athletes. In terms of hours, the athletes put in a LOT of time junior year and for D3, maybe into senior year too. But sure, filling in the Common App and hitting submit is easier, and perhaps you could argue they don't have to agonize over essays, etc. as much (although my athlete still did, just for only one school). They do still have to get LOR and navigate getting their transcripts sent, etc. The process might seem easier when you're the parent of a first-semester senior. But in reality, the process is just elongated - by fall of senior year, they're at the end of a year-long process, while non-athletes are starting it.  [/quote]

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