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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC is an athlete and did not pass the pre-reads at two NESCACs.  He had close stats, but not 50%-tile, and would have been at least a B band recruit.  Point is, the standards for my athlete we still high for admission - so high he got a polite "no" (again despite the athletic talent being there). No big deal, b/c DC had cast a wide net of various D1 and D3 schools and went elsewhere with no regrets, but just passing along that the two NESCAC schools definitely were keeping high standards even for a top athlete who ultimately went D1.

Also, my athlete practiced 20-ish hours a week (and sometimes many more with weekend long tournaments) and kept his grades up plus participated in all the other school/outside activities like clubs and volunteering that all the high-fliers do these days. Athletes have all the standard academic demands of high school AND hours of practice and athletic talent to add to the mix.  These small schools should want to keep this kind of student around.  These student athletes are hard working, smart with grit, dedicated and also tend to be sociable and great marketing for the school.[/quote]

True. Plus, they are always battling pain and injuries while doing all those fantastic things in and out of school. My DC had three big injuries in high school, each kept them off the field for months, but they stayed away from painkillers so they could stay awake, not drowsy at school. Never mind the countless hours spent in PT and trainers office. They didn’t get recruited by a NESCAC school but thankfully got recruited by another top 30 great college. The coach was especially impressed with their grades despite of the injuries. [/quote]

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