@bigfandave Thanks for your post. S19 is being recruited at some LACs but also has gotten responses from some NESCACs that he can run for them if he gets in. Coaches praise his grades and ECs and basically say they think he can get in on his own and they hope he does so they can welcome him onto the team. So, in those cases, no support. Bowdoin is one of them. So, we flew out from the midwest and visited and he interviewed with admissions and has kept the coach updated. What I’m most glad to hear in your post is your positive experience with the kids at Bowdoin. S19 has visited a few schools and didn’t feel like he fits with the team with the drinking or drug culture he picked up on. And sometimes the kids just weren’t very nice. I was surprised since XC is typically the “nice kid” sport here in Illinois. I didn’t expect it to be hard for him to enjoy any of the college teams.
I really hope he gets into Bowdoin. It’s all on him and not the coach. Fingers crossed.