I mean there’s a variety of ways to interpret “walk on”. Many would say all non-scholarship athletes are walk ons, so someone attending D3 or an Ivy would technically be a walk on even if they had preferred admissions status through the coaching staff. When D1 athletes are signing NLIs, they’re signing celebratory certificates or blank sheets of paper. The high schools like to celebrate their achievement. And some recruited athletes don’t make the roster. You don’t know what the situation is—why make a judgmental fuss about it?

Anonymous wrote:What is a "walk on"?

A non recruited athlete that is welcome to try out for the team. No promises, no commitment, competition is fierce and especially no money

Anonymous wrote:Crickets from OP after the pile on lolz

She’s probably still confused that nobody seems to think what was originally mentioned might be wrong….
Kids are kids but, personally, I find parents that endorse/promote this sort of thing are missing a learning moment for their kid. Not everybody gets a prize in the real world.

Crickets from OP after the pile on lolz

Recruiting process is brutal and not for the faint of heart. Only 7% of all HS athletes play at the next level. A lot of rejections and heart breaks. Many college programs recruit walk-ons since the scholarship dollars are limited. Since the family did not claim they got a full-ride scholarship, I don't see a program with it. Maybe the kid walked on and decided academics was more important. Just be happy with the achievements of your kids and try not to compare them.....life is too short.

What is a "walk on"?

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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

No, it's the bizarre question of "is this common?" OP knows it's not but just wanted to mock these people. She's being mean and petty and putting an innocent question at the end of the salacious story doesn't fool many.

Is the Tucker Carlson Question that is Really Passive Aggressive Judgement. Allows the speaker to claim innocence since they "were just asking a question."

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Anonymous wrote:Being a preferred walk on and getting special preference is just as good as being a recruited athlete is just as good and even better in some cases.

Ok guy

For example, if you get into an Ivy and family doesn’t have money to pay, the need blind aid will pay your way.

Anonymous wrote:Being a preferred walk on and getting special preference is just as good as being a recruited athlete is just as good and even better in some cases.

Ok guy

Since I am bored, I am trying to decipher the scenario the OP is describing. The athlete is accepted at X school. He says he will be playing Y sport, but never ends up on the roster.
2 question:
-D1, D2 or D3?
-Did he get injured?

Being a preferred walk on and getting special preference is just as good as being a recruited athlete is just as good and even better in some cases.

Anonymous wrote:I don't know about claiming to be recruited, but I do know a kid who straight up lied about going to play D1 hockey straight out of high school. For those that know hockey, you know that this pretty much does not happen, ever. Parents told the same story. Kid then (can't remember why) said he wasn't going, and now doesn't play at all. It's strange to me too, but I DGAF, really.

Yet you took the time to post.

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

Is not getting an athletic scholarship now seen as failure? Less than 5% make a division one team in any sport

I don't know about claiming to be recruited, but I do know a kid who straight up lied about going to play D1 hockey straight out of high school. For those that know hockey, you know that this pretty much does not happen, ever. Parents told the same story. Kid then (can't remember why) said he wasn't going, and now doesn't play at all. It's strange to me too, but I DGAF, really.

walk-ons are really the only way of recruiting at some elite high academic schools - is that what you mean OP?

what's funnier is when people hear this or other stories and interpret any of them as being a "full-ride" when they almost always are not.