So, let me get this straight…if he picks BC and doesn’t get into an Ivy MBA program, he would have to somehow scratch out a living armed with just a bachelor’s degree from one of the top 10 or 20 undergrad business programs in the country and an MBA from maybe a school like Indiana or Penn State? OH, THE HUMANITY!!!
@moooop, or he could just go to Harvard.
Anyway, correlation isn’t causation and all that, but I know which I’d choose.
@moooop I am not suggesting that going to BC is a mistake. I think that is for the student to decide what is best for him. My point is that a couple of poster have said that if you go to BC and don’t end up playing pro football, then you can just go to Harvard, Penn or Yale for an MBA. I am pointing out that the chance of actually pulling that off is very low. It is fine to pick BC, but don’t assume that you can always be admitted to these schools later.
Also remember that Caroll has a solid MBA program, and he would have a good chance to be admitted there.
If I were the OP, I would tell the S to take the NFL possibility out of the equation, (since the odds are so low) and make his decision based only on academic and college football fit.!
No I don’t.
the OP wrote the following:
This suggest that the OP son had not yet committed to a school.
The Stanford camp occurs in mid June and Ivy League prereads start in July and August. The above comments suggest that the OP son was “offered” a likely letter for Harvard and the other Ivies no later than June or July. He has had several months (perhaps up to a year) to consider the Ivy League offers. He probably also had several months to consider BC offer as well, however even with the likely letters in hand he still pursued BC.
That website information about offers is somewhat incomplete. A better website is the following:
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/school/_/id/103/class/2015
I agree with ga2012mom., but would add economic fit…$80000. Also Bc has a history of its jocks graduating early and playing their last yr. as grad students…
If you read post #6, this kid has good potential to play in the NFL and at this point the OP said he is the top Ivy recruit. Of course that is no guarantee. If he did not have NFL dreams, I doubt there would be question of which school to attend. Thus, taking the NFL out of the picture is not going to help this kid decide.
Well, today’s the day if he is going to sign with BC (doesn’t have to, just can today).
mom2and, you can’t play for the next level, you have to play for THIS level. What does he want now? There are certain things you can do at this level to better prepare you for the next. Sure, more likely to get to the NFL from BC than from Yale, but he still has to love this college level first. My daughter used to play hockey with some of the children of the pro team in town. It was a VERY low level program, but that’s the program their parents had picked for them. They weren’t sending them to Canadian summer camps or having them on travel teams because they were playing for ‘now’ not for the next level. Of course it doesn’t hurt to have a dad who can help you improve at the local rink, but there wasn’t a push to prepare them for jr pro hockey at age 10.
You are incorrect. You posted the correct links but failed to pick up the player from the list.
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/school/_/id/103/class/2015
Check the players who were committed to BC and were offered by Harvard. A hint: it is a defensive player who signed a commitment on 6/24/2014.
http://bostoncollege.247sports.com/Season/2015-Football/Commits
Fwiw, the player now shows up as signed LOI on 2/4/2015!
In related news, quite a bit of “flipping” in the 2015 recruiting class. Looks like the Horns will be missing out on their high targets Soso and Mack.
“The advice we got from a D1 baseball coach was to go where you will fit in best as a student - that is what is necessary to be happy at the college regardless of the sport.”
-Very smart advice!!! I would add though that it has to be affordable in a long term strategy (going to Grad. school,etc, immediate job prospects). Sport is a mean to make it more affordable, that is how I look at it, more so than a carrer in sport (which may or may not happen)
If OP’s son has indeed made up his mind, that’s great! Good luck to him and I hope we hear some updates!
Looks like its a done deal, but if I am looking at the right person there was no offer from Yale or Penn State. No mention of Penn. Maybe I am not looking at the right person?
All the schools may not be listed. I personally think it would be nice if people would stop speculating about exactly who the OP’s son is and stop looking for even more detail. It’s pretty obvious anyway because of the links a couple of people have already posted… If BC was chosen today, congratulations! Sounds like a great combination of big time football and very good academics.
Just my 2 cents, even if it’s too late…I brought my daughter to accepted students day this past weekend at BC’s Carroll School of Management. Wow, super impressive! I was so impressed by the students who spoke from the honors program at CSOM. Between that and the football program, sense of pride and spirit, alumni connections, proximity to Boston, etc. my vote would be for BC. I grew up going to Yale games, went to a prep school close by and Yale, at least, has a TOTALLY different feel than BC. YES, there is pride and the Yale/Harvard game is awesome every year, but it is not the same at all. Apples vs Oranges–I would say he should choose whatever makes him happy, as he has to live with the decision. Hoping that my daughter chooses BC!!
The following link should help clarify this situation:
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/school/_/id/163/class/2015/page/offers
A link to Princeton? http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/school/_/id/163/class/2015/page/offers
??? I am not following nor do I see what added clarification was needed for the commitments and LOI at BC.
@xiggi I think what @swimkidsdad meant with the link was to clarify who among the (I believe) 2 BC defensive players who were also offered by Harvard is the one. I know that I too at first thought it was another recruit.
I think that kind of link also shows that a school like BC (and certainly Stanford and ND that there was interest in) in general is going to snag the higher rated recruits, which is true in basketball as well. The level of play is just higher than the Ivy League. Many of the Ivy kids are 1 star rated, some not rated at all with an occasional 2 or 3 star recruit landed as well. In contrast, BC, Stanford, etc. are going to get many 3 and some 4 star recruits, an occasional 5 star.
My student who was in an analogous position just chose the better football option over the better academic options. Congrats to all of today’s signees!