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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI didn't read through all of the drivel, but it doesn't seem like many of the responses addressed OP's question.
Yes, you can know if a NESCAC is interested early junior year, but from our experience I don't think coaches will make any kind of decision without SAT scores and mid-year junior grades at the earliest. One coach told my daughter that they couldn't run anyone past admissions until after July 1 before senior year (maybe they just weren't that interested.) In the end my daughter knew in February of junior year that a different NESCAC coach was committed to her (the coaches words) and confident that she would get admissions approval (which she did in July), however of her teammates who were looking at NESCAC schools she was definitely the earliest.
(Yes, we took a chance, but we trusted that the coach knew what admissions was looking for.)
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostA classic Liberal arts education is a dead end. Go look at schools with serious investments in their undergraduate engineering or business schools.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIf you want to get a NESCAC coach to give you a verbal offer prior to July 1st you will need to have a good test score on record, even if the school is test optional. So if that is your goal prepare and plan accordingly.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThere is no such thing as D3 recruiting. It's really a myth built by jealous parents who want the prestige of saying their children are college bound athletes but haven't dealt with the realities of what true "recruiting" is. If the goal is parlaying soccer into an education, the Ivies are a far better option for the properly credentialed prospect (meaning sufficient soccer/grades). Even though the Ivies don't give scholarships, they do give preferential treatment to athletic recruits during the admissions process and coaches literally do go out solicit student/athletes to fill their "admit slots". That's not the same thing as what happens at the D3 level. Perhaps if more parents understood the differences you wouldn't have the fake NLI signings.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostNot all kids are interested in engineering or business so your point is pretty self serving.
I wonder how much on here is said by parents for NESCAC athletes that have graduated. Most of the NESCACs, if not all, have pipelines into Wall Street through alumni connections. Players from 10-30 years out regularly provide opportunities for young teammates. I've seen it on my son's team through summer internships after freshman year. Folks spew so much on here without having much personal knowledge. Just lashing out at D3 NESCAC families because that is not the path their child is planning to take for whatever reason. The most popular majors at most NESCACs, including Williams, Amherst, Bowdoin and Wesleyan, is usually economics. Some NESCACs have engineering programs through affiliations with Tufts having its own, so if you want to go into engineering you have to focus closer on the NESCAC program. Btw, the Ivies offer a liberal arts education as well. Anyone know anything about the open curriculum at Brown?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostPlease stop with the misinformation! A verbal offer of what? A tip is not a guarantee offer of admission like a scholarship offer is at D1. A D3 coach has nothing really to "offer". What they are actually doing is begging your kid to come to their school and they have nothing to trade.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThere is no such thing as D3 recruiting. It's really a myth built by jealous parents who want the prestige of saying their children are college bound athletes but haven't dealt with the realities of what true "recruiting" is. If the goal is parlaying soccer into an education, the Ivies are a far better option for the properly credentialed prospect (meaning sufficient soccer/grades). Even though the Ivies don't give scholarships, they do give preferential treatment to athletic recruits during the admissions process and coaches literally do go out solicit student/athletes to fill their "admit slots". That's not the same thing as what happens at the D3 level. Perhaps if more parents understood the differences you wouldn't have the fake NLI signings.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYour point is taken. Not everyone's kid wants to go to a super small college located in the butt end of nowhere to study liberal arts.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYou just nailed how out of touch these DB's are on TS.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostA classic Liberal arts education is a dead end. Go look at schools with serious investments in their undergraduate engineering or business schools.
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