Just confirming—the ED2 application to Wes was as a recruited athlete using one of the coach’s slots?
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Yes. And this student had another offer from a different NESCAC for ED2 as well (coach supported).
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I wonder if the coach used a “coded” ( vs “athletic factor”, in Amherst terms) chip, where there may be more flexibility in the number of such chips in the coach’s arsenal. If the kid was 50/50 for MIT, I’d assume he/she would be in the top band for Wes and just a small push would be enough.
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That could be. I have no way of knowing for sure.
That also makes sense. I don’t think we have had an overlap between our MIT kids and our recruited athletes for a while, but I am sure that happens quite a bit generally.
Because a number of these scenarios occur, there are a decent number of ED2 recruits
- Athlete applying ED1 unhooked non recruit, but coach (from school where pre read passed) offering to support ED2 if ED1 doesn’t go through
- Athlete applying ED1 unhooked and rejected, and coach (from school where pre read passed) calling before Christmas to offer ED2 recruit spot
- Coach where pre read wasn’t passed, reaching out in December about ED2 possibility.
D encountered each of the above scenarios.
Okay, but in that case, #1 and #3 involved two different ED2 schools, right?
Each case different schools. Total 5 schools.
I’m confused. Are these D’s own experiences or is she relating what happened to people she knows?
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How many schools can an athlete apply to ED2?
Asking for a friend…
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Very simple answer…ONE
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I’m confused about the #3 scenario- why did the coach reach out for ED2 possibility when the preread was not passed?
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I don’t understand this at all. You are saying that on their own, the coach contacted a kid who they have forgotten about since July because they failed the pre-read, and is a non-impact athlete, and offered to support the athlete in ED2?
How? Did the coach go to admissions first, then call the recruit? Or did the coach call the recruit first and offer an empty promise of support and ability to overturn the pre-read fail?
The coach would have to contact admissions the week before Christmas and ask them to overturn the pre-read Fail. It defies logic that Admissions would say, oh, never mind about the pre-read rejection; we will lower our standard so that you can offer ED2 among our very limited available spots to a non-impact athlete who you haven’t been in touch with since July.
Coaches don’t use up their credibility with admissions like that. At least, I have never seen or heard of such a scenario at a selective college - overturning a pre-read fail for a non-impact athlete who hasn’t shown demonstrated interest and the coach hasn’t been in touch with for 5 months.
This would undercut the credibility of numerous people at this college.
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…meanwhile, back to NESCACs and not just one individual’s kid. There’s already a very long thread all about that.
My student is very excited because Middlebury requested an interview with them! Surely that’s a good sign. I told them to keep calm and carry on.
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Woohoo!!
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Since it is Winter Carnival time, those interested in NESCACs might enjoy reading about Middlebury and Bates winter traditions! The Bates puddle jump is Friday the 9th this year! Winter Carnivals and 3 Other Cool College Winter TraditionsCollege Raptor
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Bates also came out with this news today. Looks like a lot of the NESCACs reporting record apps (except Middlebury). Bates receives record number of applications for the Class of 2028 | News | Bates College
Bowdoin (from earlier) Application numbers continue to climb for the Class of 2028 – The Bowdoin Orient
Williams
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Williams has just shared its ED applications, so we don’t know yet about their total applications. Middlebury also had a record number of ED applicants, but a lower number of RD applicants.
Bowdoin and Bates have seen this increase for a few years now. Middlebury admissions office should send some people there to see what the Bowdoin and Bates admissions people are doing right.
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Or … maybe Middlebury is doing it right and getting the applicants that it wants, and somehow reducing unrealistic applications?
(written as someone who would like to see application numbers at these schools drop a bit … I don’t see a benefit to these super-high numbers)
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