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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ivy recruiting can get a little whacky.  My kid attended a recruiting session run by the Harvard baseball coach.  Kind of a gruff old guy who wasn’t afraid to be maybe too honest.

For a top recruit he wanted at least a 1350…he might go lower for a true Power 4 player who he honestly thought wanted Harvard (ie a dream recruit who is too good for Ivy play).

He mentioned that every now and then he will meet a recruit who is both a great player and a  1580 SAT super impressive candidate.  In that situation he may get greedy and not select that kid as a top recruit because he is very confident the kid will get in his own…so he is getting a top player for “free”.  He will use his top slots for the second best 1350 kid and the other kid gets an asterisk so admissions know the coach likes him, but the kid needs to get in on their own.[/quote]

Very similar experience here. Duke fencing coach refused to support DC's application and formally recruit DC because they "could get in on their own." We were very frustrated as DH is a Duke alum & we wanted that "closure" that comes with being recruited formally. DC is at HYPSM now on the fencing team so nothing to complain about now. Stats below:

Public magnet HS
4.0 UW 4.93 W
1590 SAT[/quote]

Recruiting is a sleazy process  Coaches lie to kids, they pull offers, they ghost families.

Ultimately, they found a fencer that fit in better for the Duke programs needs.  Whatever that was.  Sounds like it worked out well, but it definitely can leave a bitter taste in your mouth.  Our kid is still bitter over a conversation with a coach at a school that he didn't even want to go to.

The irony of many private HS athletics programs is that the coaches tend to be more accomplished in life and better educated than some of the college coaches.  My kids high school track and field coaching staff had Ivy and Patriot league graduates that taught Latin and Chemistry and English.  Some of them worked in finance and transitioned to teaching and coaching in their 40s.  Some were educators right out of the gate.  They were all smart people though.

A lot of college coaches are coaches only and sometimes intellectually aren't as sophisticated as their high school counterparts.  Of course, there are some college coaches that are amazing, smart and accomplished. Mixed bag.[/quote]

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