Sports at Vassar

CodyChesnutt
Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:24:04 +0000

It is helpful to look at athlete recruitment from the coach’s perspective. At one highly regarded LAC with which I am familiar, a coach can go to bat for a limited number of academically qualified, recruited student athletes with the admissions department and essentially secure a promise of an admission offer. The coach commits to the student athlete with an offer of admission, and in turn asks that the student reciprocate the commitment by applying ED. Personally, I feel this is reasonable, and I definitely understand why a coach would not want to waste his limited ability to sway decision making on an athlete who has applied to 10 schools and is noncommital.