lost in the world of recruiting... help!

beenthere2
Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:27:41 +0000

Is it an ivy league school? I know that coaches at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Brown will give you a LL, regardless of amazing academic excellence. It sounds to me like the coach might be gambling that you will get in without her using one of her LLs. Frankly, I have never heard that LLs are only giving to shaky recruits. (Also, I know that at two of the schools above, each had at least one female rower who was not admitted despite the coach’s assurances that they always got their recruits admitted.)
So, while it probably will work out, what would stop you from asking your no. 1 school next week whether they can give you a LL?
Also, this may actually be a case where a “paranoid” mom or dad could make the call and talk to the respective coaches next week.