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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Thanks for sharing. This is so interesting. Wondering if it's better to avoid the pursuing this path altogether if DC is otherwise qualified for the school (+legacy)[/quote]

Not if your kid plays a revenue sport…if your kid is a 4 or 5 star football, basketball or baseball player the Duke coach will take your kid and give them a full athletic scholarship (and not care much at all about their grades or test scores…maybe not even ask). These sorts of whacky situations only happen in the non revenue sports or for kids who aren’t Power 4 recruits.[/quote]

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