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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ah, I missed that kid is not recruitable by the Ivy. That is tricky. I will say, if you're assuming that, then don't - but if you already know that's the case this is a hard situation. One thing that is surprising is that D3 schools typically recruit much later. My kid (Ivy recruit starting next year) also talked to several D3 schools. All said they were happy to talk to him and to keep in touch, but that they really didn't amp up recruiting until Spring junior year or even Fall senior year. So, I do think you may be able to squeeze out time to make this decision, which is at least helpful. If they're pressuring him to make a decision, that seems out of character/sequence for D3. [/quote]

It's actually that Ivy schools are now recruiting much more like other D1 schools and recruiting earlier.

Used to be that Ivies would fill like 50%+ of a freshmen class with recruits during the Summer after junior year (for baseball at least).  Now, Ivy schools have recruited 80%+ by the end of Junior year.  Fall Junior year is now the prime time for Ivy recruiting.

One thing I find odd is you will see kids "committing" to NESCAC schools the summer after Sophomore year.  I saw two kids publicly announce, with some leading Showcase organizers also trumpeting their commitments.  Never saw that for D3 schools before.[/quote]

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