DD in. Just got call. July 1st NESCAC day.

Most students choose D3 for the excellent academics, undergrad opportunities and close knit community. The D1 schedule can be a grind, but let's be honest, only football and basketball make money for those programs and at many schools, students attend the other sports to get points toward football and b-ball tixs. The D3 athletes my family knows wanted a better work/life balance. As PP said, different strokes.

It doesn't surprise me when the SLAC-haters come out on DCUM, but I do wonder where their animosity comes from. As a NESCAC grad married to a Michigan alum, I just don't get why anyone would get so hot under the collar. Different strokes, dude.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, are you unaware that some athletes can barely write? This is just to make sure your kid is literate. Don't make this hard.

At NESCAC schools, there are not many illiterate athletes

That's because it's basically a continuation of club and HS sports and you have to have decent grades even as a recruited athlete. No one beyond students, parents and some alumni even pay attention to D3 sports.

So what?

Pretty clear...there aren't any illiterate athletes because they have to be decent students to begin with. The athletics aren't making the school any money so the product doesn't have to be very good which is why they can recruit decent but not great athletes that have good grades.

Mine is a top D1 recruit who is just waiting to hear from NESCACS today before turning down a major offer. You actually don't know what you're talking about.

Actually I do. If true, your child is the exception not the rule especially if male. But good for your child if they get into the school they really want to. I hope they do because that's what's most important and to have a top D1 recruit waiting to turn down a major offer would be a huge boost to whatever NESCAC they get into. It will immediately boost the talent level!

Trust me, there are many athletes at Amherst, Middlebury, Tufts, and the like who could easily have played at Maryland or Michigan or worse, Monmouth, but choose not to.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, are you unaware that some athletes can barely write? This is just to make sure your kid is literate. Don't make this hard.

At NESCAC schools, there are not many illiterate athletes

That's because it's basically a continuation of club and HS sports and you have to have decent grades even as a recruited athlete. No one beyond students, parents and some alumni even pay attention to D3 sports.

So what?

Pretty clear...there aren't any illiterate athletes because they have to be decent students to begin with. The athletics aren't making the school any money so the product doesn't have to be very good which is why they can recruit decent but not great athletes that have good grades.

Mine is a top D1 recruit who is just waiting to hear from NESCACS today before turning down a major offer. You actually don't know what you're talking about.

Actually I do. If true, your child is the exception not the rule especially if male. But good for your child if they get into the school they really want to. I hope they do because that's what's most important and to have a top D1 recruit waiting to turn down a major offer would be a huge boost to whatever NESCAC they get into. It will immediately boost the talent level!

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Anonymous wrote:OP, are you unaware that some athletes can barely write? This is just to make sure your kid is literate. Don't make this hard.

At NESCAC schools, there are not many illiterate athletes

That's because it's basically a continuation of club and HS sports and you have to have decent grades even as a recruited athlete. No one beyond students, parents and some alumni even pay attention to D3 sports.

So what?

Pretty clear...there aren't any illiterate athletes because they have to be decent students to begin with. The athletics aren't making the school any money so the product doesn't have to be very good which is why they can recruit decent but not great athletes that have good grades.

Mine is a top D1 recruit who is just waiting to hear from NESCACS today before turning down a major offer. You actually don't know what you're talking about.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, are you unaware that some athletes can barely write? This is just to make sure your kid is literate. Don't make this hard.

At NESCAC schools, there are not many illiterate athletes

That's because it's basically a continuation of club and HS sports and you have to have decent grades even as a recruited athlete. No one beyond students, parents and some alumni even pay attention to D3 sports.

So what?

Pretty clear...there aren't any illiterate athletes because they have to be decent students to begin with. The athletics aren't making the school any money so the product doesn't have to be very good which is why they can recruit decent but not great athletes that have good grades.

And this pretty much holds for any activity on a small college campus....arts, music, theater, school newspaper. The product doesn't have to be good...just good enough to create the community the school wants for its branding/marketing to the full-pay students it needs.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, are you unaware that some athletes can barely write? This is just to make sure your kid is literate. Don't make this hard.

At NESCAC schools, there are not many illiterate athletes

That's because it's basically a continuation of club and HS sports and you have to have decent grades even as a recruited athlete. No one beyond students, parents and some alumni even pay attention to D3 sports.

So what?

Pretty clear...there aren't any illiterate athletes because they have to be decent students to begin with. The athletics aren't making the school any money so the product doesn't have to be very good which is why they can recruit decent but not great athletes that have good grades.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, are you unaware that some athletes can barely write? This is just to make sure your kid is literate. Don't make this hard.

At NESCAC schools, there are not many illiterate athletes

That's because it's basically a continuation of club and HS sports and you have to have decent grades even as a recruited athlete. No one beyond students, parents and some alumni even pay attention to D3 sports.

So what?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, are you unaware that some athletes can barely write? This is just to make sure your kid is literate. Don't make this hard.

At NESCAC schools, there are not many illiterate athletes

That's because it's basically a continuation of club and HS sports and you have to have decent grades even as a recruited athlete. No one beyond students, parents and some alumni even pay attention to D3 sports.

Anonymous wrote:DC was asked to submit a writing sample for a pre-read at a west coast SLAC. As I recall, everything was submitted in late spring and the pre-read results came back in August with good news. Your DC should definitely hear back in time to take it into account as they plan where to apply and whether to do ED.

I should have added that DC’s pre-read came back with likelihood of admission for both ED and not using ED, which was helpful. Good news on both fronts in this case.

DC was asked to submit a writing sample for a pre-read at a west coast SLAC. As I recall, everything was submitted in late spring and the pre-read results came back in August with good news. Your DC should definitely hear back in time to take it into account as they plan where to apply and whether to do ED.

How long does a pre-read usually take?

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Anonymous wrote:OP, are you unaware that some athletes can barely write? This is just to make sure your kid is literate. Don't make this hard.

It wasn't. DC sent the scores/transcript, coach asked for a paper, DC sent one immediately, and then told me.

Sounds like this isn’t an issue. So, why the thread?

Anonymous wrote:OP, are you unaware that some athletes can barely write? This is just to make sure your kid is literate. Don't make this hard.

At NESCAC schools, there are not many illiterate athletes