Signing ceremony, solemn and touching

politeperson
Sat, 16 Nov 2019 18:06:36 +0000

Re: the Ivy athletes I think either approach is fine. I do understand the rationale for waiting, and that’s probably how the admissions folks would like it to happen. But there is enormous pressure on these athletes from many directions so if a mutual decision has been made it’s often easier to share it. They would have told other coaches shortly after committing anyway, and in most cases the HS coaches, teachers, teammates know by now. The likely letter has the same effect as a formal letter of admission so there’s little to no risk that an athlete with a LL in hand will not be admitted formally (barring some event that would also nullify a formal admission).

What the OP describes is similar to the commitment ceremonies Ive attended. None have been ego driven or Lebron to Miami type affairs the way some might expect.