T&F Recruiting

[Mwfan1921]

@CaMom13

So I know nothing about athletic recruiting but I an an NYU parent. Here’s a snip from a recent college publication that might be informative:

“Beckman said that as a Division III school, athletics play no role in the admissions process at NYU.

“[O]ur athletic teams are populated with students admitted through the standard admissions process,” the statement reads. “At NYU, the Athletics Department is not empowered to prescribe that certain students be admitted, nor do coaches have direct contact with admissions officers about particular candidates whom they may be interested in having for their teams."

I had seen this…he stated this in many interviews during the Rick Singer investigation/legal action early this year, as NYU received $300K from Singer’s foundation (no charges yet at NYU).

If this is true, and I take him at his word, there are NYU coaches that are not being straight with recruits. Maybe there’s wiggle room in ‘no direct contact’ between coaches and admissions…perhaps there is a Dean/staffer that is a go-between. AFAIK there are no DIII schools where a coach is ‘empowered to prescribe that certain students be admitted’.