Looking for suggestions for a soccer athlete

[Mwfan1921]

@phemrajani

At Caltech and MIT the final decision is with admission department. Hence we should not count pre-read spot as a support from the coach.

You did have coach support, as much as you try to spin that you didn’t. ALL final decisions at ALL schools come from admissions, not coaches.

@phemrajani

We are already removing other schools from the list but MIT is D3 and has walk-on option so we have been debating if we should apply and leave it as backup in case if something unforeseen scenario comes up and his soccer position is taken away.

You said the MIT coach hasn’t engaged with your S, so how do you know there’s a walk-on option?

@phemrajani

As a parent am I thinking right ?

I don’t think so, regarding the coach support at CalTech. Your S verbally committed to the CalTech coach, does that not mean anything to him?

I get that your S can still apply to MIT, but if he were to be accepted and go to MIT, he would have cost another student a spot at CalTech, AND cost the coach an athletic slot. Not great in terms of ethical behavior.

Again, there are no guarantees at any school that a recruit will make the team, or see playing time…but your S is in at his first choice school where the coach gave him support and they verbally committed to each other, which you stated above:

@phemrajani

Yes we made a commitment