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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What hasn't been discussed yet is the element of trust inherent in athletic recruiting. When a student commits to a school, they're committing to the process and typically stop pursuing other options. Any problems that arise between the commitment and official acceptance, and/or official signing for scholarship athletes can leave the athlete scrambling to apply elsewhere at the last minute.

[b]Some recruited athletes at highly selective schools are often admitted with lower academic credentials than non athlete applicants.[/b] These athletes may receive likely letters indicating they'll be admitted if certain conditions are met, which can feel like preferential treatment. If you don’t like it, either get recruited as an athlete or protest by not applying to schools that recruit athletes.  
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Agree with this. Disagree that it feels like preferential treatment. It is preferential treatment.

Yes, that’s the way it works. Why do parents of recruited athletes try to pretend it’s so hard and athletes work for the hook. They don’t work for the hook. As PPs have said, the hook is the decision made by the school to give preferential treatment to athletes. Athletes don’t earn that institutional thumb on the scale.

It works for you. Own it.
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I'm a little slow on the uptake today. You are technically correct that the "athletic hook" exists regardless of the effort or talent it takes to utilize it. And sure, getting the hook is awesome if it helps you get into a school that you wouldn't normally get into. If you are a non-scholarship athlete, you can even choose not to play the sport. If you are a scholarship athlete, they own you. Either way, the early commitment timeline creates real risk if anything falls apart before official acceptance.[/quote]

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