Admissions decisions and coaches

ihs76
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:28:17 +0000

Yes, it depends on the schools. When DS was rejected by his #1 choice in mid march, he e-mailed the coach at #2 school which is a highly selective research U and told him that #2 was now #1. The coach e-mailed back the next day, 2 weeks before official decision release, and told him that he had talked to the Dean of admissions and barring any unforeseen circumstances, DS was accepted. Their equivalent of an instant Likely Letter :).

At another highly selective research U where he was also recruited, the coach had no idea of the decision, even after they were released.