Nationally ranked athlete....

somemom
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:32:36 +0000

DD is an unusual sport player, rugby, varsity at a few schools (D was recruited by them); an NCAA emerging sport at other schools. Club teams & varsity teams play in the same national champs, except one varsity team which seems to be a political thing.

DD has played on the international level and is not ranked (no rankings in rugby), but extremely successful in her sport. She got a tip at some schools, a recruitment at some LACs, and no tip at others, but she had great results 5/6 offers. She, interestingly was recruited by the sport athletic director at a top 5 school with a great team, she met the minimums to be a qualified applicant (1 or 10 gets in) but did not get in. The school was not on our list until the coach talked to her and it would have been great, but since it was before all this great financial aid and limits of home equity, I was a bit relieved when she did not get in. It would have been as hard as Curmudgeon turning down Yale for $ elsewhere; especially since the coach there is a perfect fit for her style.