Truth About Recruiting at Elite Schools?

twoinanddone
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:59:07 +0000

^^Stanford has it all! Sunshine, academics, competitive teams in most sports, Greek life, In-N-Out burgers.

I live in the west (not California) and will admit kids look to California and Stanford first for college, especially if sports are involved, rather than the east coast schools (unless it is men’s lacrosse). The travel is easy, the sunshine plentiful, parents can visit and watch on the PAC 12 networks carried on cable.

I went to a big high school known for sports and high academics. Even back in the day, many more students went to Stanford (and Pepperdine, we were a big feed for Pepperdine) than to all the east coast elite schools. We also sent more to the AFA than to Navy or Army because it is closer, and that’s what people ‘know.’ That is still the case today --unless it is men’s lacrosse.