Admissions decisions and coaches

ihs76
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:33:19 +0000

even if the coach does know, chances are they are not allowed to actually say

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This may again depend on the school. DS’s coach was pretty straightforward about it, basically passing on what the Dean of Admissions had told him. I do think though that DS had a pretty good chance of acceptance even without the recruiting.

epeelaxfh: Generic notification. Actually, DS never got the acceptance e-mail when it was initially sent out so we had to wait until snail mail arrived few days later. The coach did check again with admissions in that time and confirmed acceptance which was a big relief to us as we waited for USPS. The extra paperwork (health history, NCAA papers) came later. DS is a fencer, in a weapon bit speedier than your screen name sake :D.

Moral of the story: Even if it’s just a few days before the decisions are sent out, I think it’s worth letting the coach know if they become your first choice as it’s not too late for the Coach to put a call into Admissions. Obviously, the Coach has to have pull and has to really want you.