<p>I’ve heard some horror stories about Stanford’s administration–things like billing problems that take forever to resolve, etc. D is being recruited by Stanford and if the coaches are telling the truth, they’re still waiting for the Admissions Office to get their act together and send them the special athletic applications for their 2010 recruits. Supposedly, Admissions is working in order of NCAA signing date, which means D’s sport is indeed later than others, but come on? How hard is it to send a coach some color-coded packets or whatever it is that makes these apps special? We’re trying to figure out if the school itself, or the program is really disorganized/has a highly inefficient bureaucracy, or if the coach is misleading D about how interested he is in her. So she’s still waiting for the application for Stanford, which she has to submit and then wait to be accepted, before the coaches can offer her an official visit. Meanwhile, she completed official visits at other schools a while ago and those institutions are poised to issue likely letters and acceptances. Not to mention, they’re pressuring her to make a choice. Can anyone clarify this for us?</p>
<p>I have no personal knowledge of athletic recruiting, but in my experience, the Stanford bureaucracy is kind of cumbersome. I’ve had some billing issues that take a while to resolve. Sometimes you have to send some emails and make some calls to get things done. That said, it’s never been anything major, and it eventually worked itself out. It seems a bit odd to choose/eliminate a school based on perceived bureaucracy when other factors like academic experience, geographic location, student life, etc will play an enormously larger role in your child’s college experience.</p>
<p>I agree, Jimmy. But we live all the way on the other coast and so if she never gets in that official visit to Stanford to personally check out the school and team before her offers of admissions support expire at the other schools (which are also very highly rated, btw), then a cumbersome bureacracy will be what it comes down to. I don’t want that to be the case, so that’s why I’m verifying if the problem could really be the administration, or if the coaches are misleading her that she’s one of their top recruits when she’s actually a B list choice.</p>
<p>Basketball and All Other Sports Not Listed (Early Period) November 11, 2009 to November 18, 2009 </p>
<p>Football (Midyear JC Transfer) December 16, 2009 January 15, 2010
Football (Regular Period) February 3, 2010 April 1, 2010 </p>
<p>Field Hockey, Soccer, Track and Field, Cross Country, Men’s Water Polo February 3, 2010 to August 1, 2010 </p>
<p>Basketball (Regular Period) April 14, 2010 to May 19, 2010
All Other Sports Not Listed (Regular Period) April 14, 2010 to August 1, 2010</p>
<p>gfg if a Stanford coach is telling your d she is a top recruit I’d believe him/her. although I understand your predicament with the ivy LL’s and timing.</p>
<p>pacheight: Well, we did believe them until last night. But then one of the Ivy coaches mentioned that a couple of his other recruits were told by Stanford that since their paperwork was taking so long in Admissions, they were going to fly the kids there now for officials anyway, before their applications were submitted and accepted. D was not told that, but then again the Stanford coaches haven’t talked to her laterly either. Sigh.</p>