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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS's good friend was a recruited athlete for 9th. It was not a Big 3 but still a top school. Not one of the big sports like football, basketball, etc.

The family applied just like everyone else but contacted the admissions office and mentioned interest in playing the sport with the school and they were connected with the coach. The coach must have Google'd the child's background because they were invited to come in and meet with the team and attend practices.

The coach told the family he was eager to have the boy at the school and would let admissions know he wanted them to attend the school but that it was not his final decision. The coach continued to stay in touch and the child attended other events related to the sport during January up through decision day in March and was admitted and enrolled at this school.

Coaches at other schools "recruited" him too by showing interest, having him come tour and speak with the team but not the extent of the one school he ended up attending[/quote]
I am pretty sure that 95% of “recruitment” is exactly like this and not initiated by the school, except probably for a select few football and basketball players.[/quote]

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