Anonymous wrote:This is a byproduct of the ‘everyone gets a trophy’ culture. Neither kids or parents can cope with failure.
Also for those piling on the OP, I think they are more focused on what the parents are thinking….or maybe those parents are on here
Anonymous wrote:DS knows of a kid that made a huge fanfare (as did their parents) of verbally committing to a college for their sport, when they weren’t recruited and only a walk on (and didn’t make the roster). A little nuts no? And my DS only knows because a friend of his plays in same conference as the ‘committed’ kid and asked about him when they played said college (seeing he wasn’t on the roster). “They were a walk on and didn’t make the roster”. The kid I can (at a push) almost just about get, but the parents posting all over the place when they must have known it was a complete lie. Bizarre, or is it quite common in this area?
Anonymous wrote:This is a byproduct of the ‘everyone gets a trophy’ culture. Neither kids or parents can cope with failure.
Also for those piling on the OP, I think they are more focused on what the parents are thinking….or maybe those parents are on here
Anonymous wrote:My son was a “preferred walk-on” meaning he was not given scholarship money but did get preferential admissions.
He easily could have been cut freshman year but he wasn’t and ended up staying and getting a scholarship. About 3 kids from his grade have the same story, but some got cut.
It’s a harsh and intense way to “apply” to college and there are no promises.
To me it does not seem odd or weird.