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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS is an OK student at a Big-3 (Sidwell/GDS/StA)--B average, with a good number of AP/honors/"upper level" courses. SATs average for the school (1400s). Let's assume no hook, or small hook. Full pay (no FA or scholarship needed.) Will probably write a strong essay, but not astonishingly good. What are typical target schools for this kind of student? Thank you![/quote]

Any Top 10-30 SLAC.

Tulane ED.

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Unfortunately, this is incorrect. True, maybe Tulane ED. But no way for anything under top 25 SLAC. No Hamilton, no Colby, not with a straight B average. My kid is between B and B+ from a Big 3 and even as a top athletic recruit--like the top--could not get past pre-reads for top 20 SLACS.[/quote]

Coaches have a lot of control with tips at SLACs (Williams grad and recruited athlete who graduated in the last decade-ish), so I'm really shocked this was the case with your son. Did he apply ED? The coaches should have given him an idea of what was possible. [/quote]

The coaches and his college counselors were sure he would be fine. Grades were on the lower range for admitted kids from his school, but not way off. He was told, hands down, he was the TOP recruit. Coach was shocked when he didn't pass the pre-read, but admissions said no way. This was all around the NESCAC pre-read, July 1. He was devastated. Wound up committing to a top 25 D1 instead, so no, did not apply ED to the NESCAC that denied him at the pre-read. With that said, is having second thoughts about D1, which doesn't have ED, so has no binding commitment and applied to dream NESCAC RD in hopes just maybe he will still get in. Given the rejections he has received from two safeties he also did, just in case, hopes are not high. [/quote]

sorry for your DC, but this sounds unusual.  Could you share the sport? We went through process at a top NESCAC and coach guidance was spot on - but maybe that depends on the sport. Track and field may be different than the helmet sports for instance [/quote]

I don't know why people are so dubious of my story. I won't share the sport or school because I am very paranoid about posting on here. It is not football or basketball, but is a very popular sport--not track--that lots of kids play around here. The coach was fairly familiar with our private and said, yeah, these grades are a little low, but admissions understands the rigor, it should be fine. The coach texted my kid on June 28 and said something along the lines of, can't wait to call you on Friday! (which was July 1). Friday came and went with no call, so we knew there was a problem. Monday was a holiday. Coach called at 8 am on Tuesday, July 6, and said they worked all weekend to try to convince admissions but they said, no way. Kid then spent the summer weighing a D3 offer at a lower ranked school that he really liked with the D1 offer he had had since January. The D1 school has a much higher academic repuation, but was just never the kid's first choice and he was never really intent on playing D1 because of academic concerns and wanting to play but also enjoy college. He is very good at his sport. Not top D1, but top NESCAC and lower D1 level. I hope these details will convince you all that I am not making it up. A 3.2 from a rigorous DC private was not enough to get a top NESCAC recruit past the pre-read.[/quote]

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