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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son's athletic recruiting was way more stressful than my son that just filled out applications and was either accepted or not.

My son had multiple schools tell him his SAT required score since he had a 3.7 UW GPA. One was very high, he knew he would not get the score and that coach was actually very impressed that my son was honest with him and did not waste his time.

My son had coaches call, call, call then ghost. It was really quite insane and unprofessional. It would not have been a big deal to just say, nope we went with someone else. But instead, my son was honoring his word with that coach and not talking to some others. But once it was clear the coaches were not going to return his call, he moved on. But, it would have been nice to get a call/text/email... but nothing... just a ghost.

He had to have at least 15 phone interviews, many went well with kind of sort of maybe offers that did or did not pan out. He had a few calls where coaches are all in but then 3 weeks later ghosted him.

This was how they treated a 15/16 year old. It's was quite insane to me.

My other son, visit, GPA, tests, Naviance, essays, applications, then just wait. Could you imagine getting a letter, hey your in we love you... psyche, we chose someone else, or better yet, get a call you are accepted then they ghost you. It would never happen, but it happens with athletes. [/quote]

As a parent of athletes and nonathletes, I don't know why you weren't able to pivot and have him also do the regular admission process simultaneously with the recruiting. Everyone else I know has said recruiting was far easier than the application process for a non sports recruit. I don't mean this in a mean way at all but was your recruiting son on the cusp of the schools' needs? I definitely get that recruiting is a lot of work for the athlete, but it is not as high stress as having zero idea where you will get in to (provided you are actually recruited.)[/quote]

The PP is trying to make the very valid point that people act like it's so easy for athletes, when it can be a very difficult and stressful process for 15/16 year olds. Many coaches are no transparent in this process and fail to respond to emails. If your kid is a tippy top recruit, sure, this is an easy process. But for kids on the cusp who really want to play their sport, it can be incredibly difficult and an emotional rollercoaster. There are kids given verbal commitment and think they're going to a top school and those commitments are withdrawn. I've seen it happen in my kid's sport more than a handful of times recently.[/quote]

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