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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s actually simple - and this thread is a crock of excrement.

[b]Kids looking to play a college sport will consider several schools.  You put in applications at all of them.  Since we are not talking big time D1 football or basketball here - kids, and parents, will have several conversations with administrators about costs, financing, scholarships (no athletic money for D3), and the specific team requirements and fit.[/b]

Schools and coaches are open about what they can and cannot do for prospective athletes.  Yes - particularly with D3 and Ivies, you can get kids who decide they are going to that school whether they can make a team or not.  But, all athletes keep options open for as long as possible until a final decision is made.   The big thing is assessing playing time potential.  Even at D3, being on a team is a big time commitment and absolutely not worth it if you are not playing (or likely to play).

Conversely, from the school’s perspective, they just want someone who will be there 4 years and contribute to the school community.  Again, for D3 no scholarships are at issue, so it is more a matter of making sure kids who are coming to play a sport will stay after they quit playing (or get cut).  Typically, about 50% of non- full ride athletes will quit by the start of their junior year.  If they also leave the school at that point - that’s revenue lost for a D3.

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This is wrong. Kids who want to play their sport at a NESCAC school get 1 ED bullet. If the coach tells the kid that the coach is using a slot for that kid, admissions does a pre-read and gives a thumbs up, and the kid applies ED and then the kid does not get in, that’s a real problem. That’s what happened at Wesleyan as related on CC. The kid could have tried to use the ED bullet at another NESCAC school they were considering but was misled by Wesleyan.[/quote]

I don’t think the PP above understands athletics recruiting. If this story is true this isn’t a case of an eager kid misunderstanding a coach. This seems like Wesleyan did something very shady. [/quote]

The mom on that thread never said the kid was promised a "slot" position. It's too bad, because I think that thread is very  misleading.[/quote]

If they asked them to move to ED2 that is really shady, regardless of whether the mom said the kid was promised a slot position or not. It is the move to ED2 that is sleazy. [/quote]

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