Athletic Recruiting and Admissions

foolsgold
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:45:10 +0000

Ha, well my honest opinion is that the coach is saying that because he wants your son to apply ED, but there may be some truth to it. There’s no question that applying ED is a big help for being admitted. And I suppose coaches are most inclined to pull hard for guys who have actually committed. The coach pulls hardest for the ED guys because they’re definitely going to matriculate if they’re accepted, whereas if he’s pulling hard for a RD guy, he’s got to expend all that political capital and then there’s only a 30 percent chance of matriculation. The soccer team should have some pull this year. They had a really great group on seniors this year, guys who were liked both on and off the field, and a strong season as well. I think the admissions office will be looking to give them as much of a hand as they can in trying to replace that class.