Middlebury ED Sport Recruit Question

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Coaches obviously like early decision because it allows them to lock in key recruits early and to avoid having to wait until April to learn how many, if any, of the athletes they seek will be attending. Since they are barred from offering athletic scholarships, early decision also strengthens the most important weapon that Division III coaches have in attracting skilled athletes: assured admission to a selective institution. ''Coaches will call some of my kids at the end of October and say, ‘If you apply early decision, I can get you in; otherwise, there are no guarantees,’ ''Mr. Mason said

In the past Middlebury would have to accept 70 football players to get 25, and it would make you sick taking a kid with a 480 verbal score and turning down one with 680,‘’ said Rick Dalton, a former admissions official at Middlebury. ‘‘Now you take only as many as you need and make them commit early.’’

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/07/education/gaining-admission-athletes-win-preference.html