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[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]

I’ve heard of this happening.
Also heard of some coaches being wary of the solid athlete who has very strong GPA/test scores.  They would rather take the superior athlete with meh academic scores because they prefer the kid on their roster who will prioritize the sport over classes. Ivy coaches want to win.[/quote]

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