2018 Boys Soccer Verbal Commitments

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As a parent of a student who benefitted from "merit" dollars that became available at a D3 school specifically because of soccer I can tell you it's worth much more than D1 scholarship dollars.

By definition, their brains got them that merit money, not their soccer playing ability.

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All I can say is, you are wrong. There are kids with poor grades who will play in D3 schools.

100% correct.

Take Brandeis as an example. The admit rate last year was around 33%. The 25th percentile SAT score was 1270 and the 75th percentile score was an impressive 1480!

There were 141 students that were admitted with SAT scores well below the 25th percentile benchmark.

Of those 141, roughly 10% were admitted with SAT scores hovering around 1000, if not below.

I wonder why those kids got in?

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All I can say is, you are wrong. There are kids with poor grades who will play in D3 schools.

Please identify those schools that are participating in what is an illegal activity as far as the NCAA is concerned.

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By definition, their brains got them that merit money, not their soccer playing ability.

I know otherwise. It was their right leg.

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Please identify those schools that are participating in what is an illegal activity as far as the NCAA is concerned.

Rube. Do people on the high way behind you get mad because you do the speed limit?

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Rube. Do people on the high way behind you get mad because you do the speed limit?

Cite the rule, and we can all drive a truck through it. Look at the ranges and look at the bottom 25%.

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100% correct.

Take Brandeis as an example. The admit rate last year was around 33%. The 25th percentile SAT score was 1270 and the 75th percentile score was an impressive 1480!

There were 141 students that were admitted with SAT scores well below the 25th percentile benchmark.

Of those 141, roughly 10% were admitted with SAT scores hovering around 1000, if not below.

I wonder why those kids got in?

Ah and so it starts. The inevitable misinformation campaign we get whenever the recruiting myths start getting exposed. The reality is the reason behind those kids getting into Brandeis is more likely because they filled one of their admissions quotas or are a legacy. Insinuating that Brandeis is making academic concessions for athletes is just wrong because they don’t actually do that.

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Lol. So Brandeis is cheating so it can build a soccer power. Thought it was all about education at that level.

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The reality is the reason behind those kids getting into Brandeis is more likely because they filled one of their admissions quotas.

I wonder if one of their admission quotas was a holding mid?

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Some years ago Penn reduced its admission standards slightly below other Ivies and it showed in their athletic performance. What was also surprising is that triggered higher general admissions numbers and donations to the school. Seems people want to go to a school with successful sports programs.

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How the Ivies get their jocks.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2011/12/2...ww.google.com/

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When it comes to recruiting, the amount of money offered almost always correlates to amount impact a player is expected to have. If little money is being offered, the player should assume that they are viewed as non essential and are not expecting to be around long. If soccer is the important issue then you might try dropping down the rankings to where the money hopefully gets better. If that doesn’t happen then you might need to look at how realistic the goal is. A college coach gets evaluated on their win loss and if your kid can’t help them do that they will hardly get the time of day from them. Is that what you want for your kid or are you one of those delusional types that think you kid will break the mold.

BTNT, please cite evidence of anyone wanting your ad nauseam advice. Moreover, you act like you are saying something interesting or that everyone doesn't already know.

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Lol. So Brandeis is cheating so it can build a soccer power. Thought it was all about education at that level.

Just so everyone realizes it isn't just a Brandeis thing.

Tufts admit rate = 14.2%

The 25th percentile SAT score is an astounding 1370! That's almost what the top 25% of students at Brandeis score. I had no idea until I just checked.

That being said, 111 kids had SAT's below 1100. That's 270 points lower than the bottom 25% demarcation point. At Tufts.

How does a student with sub-1100 SAT's get into a school with a 14.2% admit rate?

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Ah and so it starts. The inevitable misinformation campaign we get whenever the recruiting myths start getting exposed. The reality is the reason behind those kids getting into Brandeis is more likely because they filled one of their admissions quotas or are a legacy. Insinuating that Brandeis is making academic concessions for athletes is just wrong because they don’t actually do that.

No, BTNT, YOU started it by butting into the thread with your usual hate-filled stupidity. Do you think it's possible you're just a little overrated in your own mind?

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How the Ivies get their jocks.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2011/12/2...ww.google.com/

If you aren't an athlete and you have a 3.0 GPA and 1140 on the SAT are you EVER getting into Harvard? I suppose if there's a building on campus named after your grandfather you have a shot.