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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Heard Landon has a 2017 lacrosse player going to Amherst. [/quote]

NESCAC colleges a kid needs to apply to and be admitted based on academics. Those aren't schools where coach gets lax bros past admissions. Amherst is wonderful. Good luck to the kid who is applying. [/quote]

Athletic recruitment absolutely occurs at NESCAC schools  and can of course be a major hook for admissions. If anyone doubts this, ask your schools college counselor or read the Chronicle of Higher Education which is available online.

Other than that, it is a bit unseemly for anonymous people to be discussing a particular kid's college process (even those who mean well). [/quote]

I'm not misinformed. I have a kid at a NECSAC now. The 'major hook' you describe is some major bullshit. Not a hater, but if a kid has a favored referral from a sports coach it can boost the balance of the application like having a sibling or other legacy or some other strong recommendation. But that's all it is. If a kid has strong academics and sports activities, of course that makes for a good application. But to sell it as 'being committed' to one of these schools, that's fairly foolish. I also think it's in particularly poor taste for daddy and mommy humble bragger to plant their kid's 'commitment' to a school like Amherst. I hope your kid doesn't come across as an entitled putz in the interview because he thinks lacrosse will get him in. Because that is pretty uninformed. [/quote]

Legacy status is a major hook; as is being a URM; as is being a recruited athlete.  (Being a sibling is not a major hook, btw.)  Being a recruited athlete is not a guarantee of admission, if that is what you are trying to say, and of course the academic profile plays a key role in who the coaches recruit and go to bat for with Admissions.  In lacrosse at a place like Amherst, "committing" means the athlete is indicating his/her desire to attend (and generally shows this by applying early) and the coach is indicating that he/she will give that name to admissions as a member of that team's proposed recruiting class.  In my experience with IAC and ISL athletes, that communication from the coach is worth a great deal indeed by way of upping chances.  [/quote]

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