Chance Me - and I WILL PROVIDE DETAIL OF PROCESS AND RESULTS IN APRIL [93 GPA, 1530 SAT, business]

Applying to College
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His athletic recruiting situation (in which he almost committed to a different school) slowed the whole thing down.

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Is your kid a NMSF? If so, he can go to Alabama for free. They buy kids in. Or so Iā€™ve heard.

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No, he is not one.

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Then the question becomes - if he has athletic opportunities like he might want - where did UF or UM or UT come in?

Iā€™m assuming heā€™s not committed to athletics if he gets into the right school but I often wonder, if someone is truly athletically desirous, should they not pursue that over school name? I imagine thatā€™s four years - if they stick - of the most wonderful time of their lives. A non athlete at a Michigan or UF, etc. canā€™t get that back.

Just what I wonder - Iā€™m not an athlete or athlete parent but I often wonder why a kid would give that up - just to go to school somewhere - if they truly want to be an athlete, and not just a club or intramural athlete.

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Many students who might play D3 sports prioritize academics over playing their sport at the varsity level. Thatā€™s how it should be IMO (as compared to D1 focused students, especially those targeting P5 schools.) So for example, if recruiting for a relatively high academic kid doesnā€™t work out, many may be unlikely to choose [insert a non-selective LAC/other D3/or even D2 where they could play their sport without being recruited] vs. going to an academicky school like Michigan or UF or Texas where they might be able to play club and/or intramurals.

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This doesnā€™t answer your question, but curious as to why U Mass Amherst (Isenberg) was not included as a target/safety. The list varies quite a bit in terms of school scale/environment and geography. It must have been challenging to demonstrate ā€œfitā€ for such a wide range of schools.

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If Iā€™m interpreting correctly, the OPā€™s kid will play at MIT if accepted. If theyā€™re getting coach support there, that would be expected of them for all 4 years.

It isnā€™t unusual for athletic kids who are also seeking an acceptance at a school like MIT. Iā€™m sure many MIT athletes are in that vein.

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No good reason TBH. It is a good school, but if he has to go to one of his safer ones, he would prefer to get out of town, I guess.

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The application process has been daunting. One advantage was he got nominated for Morehead Cain and that required him to write a bunch of essays that have been able to be repurposed. If a college had three essays he could always knock off one from that application. He also wrote his main essay over the summer. He definitely tailors, but generally he is positioned as non-profit entrepreneurial-type with lots of leadership and a stem-ish. business interest.

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That was your comment about UMASS - so Pitt beats UMASS and itā€™s one of his safer ones. Very Fair.

Iā€™m not quite sure your tie in to Babson (I know there is one and you are the forum Champ) - but I wonder - letā€™s say he got into MIT or Michigan, etc. but when I read the 2nd quote, it would seem to me a Babson would be spectacular, maybe over other names. And I wonder why - but I shouldnā€™t as the list is insanely long - why IU and itā€™s Innovation Hub/Corporate Innovation didnā€™t make the cut (given UM and Texas did). Itā€™d be similar rank heft with an easier admit is all so surprised Wisconsin made the cut over IU - in that sense. But there might be another reasonā€¦.

But the list can only be so long. And itā€™s long already :slight_smile:

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Yes, Babson is a great fit that is also within walking distance.

He applied to both IU and UW.

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You are right - I missed it lower on the list even though I commented on it yesterday.

Does Babson have the same issue as UMASS (too close to home)?

Well heā€™ll find out soon enough - but yeah heā€™ll have choice - but I thought Kelley decisions were out (maybe not). If he missed deadlines at some schools for EA, that could impact, of course.

But maybe a few rejections will help because making a choice amongst 15 or 18 is never easy.

And if he gets the UNC scholarship - how incredible would that be!!!

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it is the closest of all, but we are big fans.

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How should we view the studentā€™s athletic talent? Will he likely receive a ā€œtipā€ at the schools? It sounds like the only place he is formally getting coach support is MIT, but is he good enough that he could play on the other teams, even if not a full recruit?

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I think since he is not getting coach help at the other schools, he has no admissions advantage. He could potentially play at a few of these but his allegiance to MIT eliminated those options IMO.

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Ok! I normally do not comment on Chance Meā€™s because I donā€™t have any specialized knowledge. But since this is just for fun, I will make a few predictions at the schools where I have some level of familiarity.

  1. MIT (Coach support) -going with accept due to coach support.

  2. Harvard - reject

  3. NYU (Stern) accept

  4. Vanderbilt reject

  5. Northeastern (Biz) accept

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My 2 cents!

Amazing resume!

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I would say in MA - even a mid-tier private has solid college counseling - in metro Boston even public school counselors are quite savvy (though far busier!)ā€¦