HS class of 2020. Recruiting experience

GoodtoKnow
Tue, 31 Dec 2019 19:20:25 +0000

Passed 6 pre-reads (3 D3 & 3 IL). She decided against pursuing 2 other D3s whose coaches requested pre-reads. All requested early application. Slots offered by the 3 D3s. The IL she will attend was straightforward about process. Another IL was not - this was not misinterpretation. Though I initially thought this was where she would end up, I’m glad she will be elsewhere after over one year of odd, erratic and, in the end, false statements by coach. The 3rd IL did not offer a slot but estimated 60% chance of admission with a strong letter of recommendation that is “rarely provided” by this coach. I may be wrong but I doubt that could be accurate for a school with less than 6% admit rate. Nonetheless, this school wrote and called frequently, invited her for junior days and for OV (she declined the latter). We later heard from a girl we met at junior days that her slot from this school was retracted (presumably for stronger athlete). This left her scrambling for another school late in the game. I think it’s fair to say that things could go swimmingly well for some and not so well for others and this is probably highly variable for each athlete at different schools. When it doesn’t go so well, there shouldn’t be an assumption that an athlete or parent heard what they wanted to hear (though I’m sure that happens). I didn’t expect it to be easy and I was right. I’m relieved it’s all over and thrilled with the final outcome!