2019 Boys Soccer Verbal Commitments

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Going by what he said in his NESJ article , he has not joined a club for the spring yet.

Agreed, I saw that and listed him that way then someone objected. Often, players will get waivers for the fall then appear on a DA roster in the spring. There is a Bolts player that just did that. Other times, the waiver is not granted, the kid quits, and the family no longer wants that club listed with the kid.

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D1

Owen Schwartz, ?, Worcester Academy, Brown
Nick Awada, Bolts, Westford, Bryant
Jake Spaulding, NEFC, Pingree HS, Bryant
John Muckstadt, GPS, Dover Sherborn, Colgate
Eli Gould, Black Rock, NMH, Colgate
Nick Steed, Black Rock, Berkshire, Colgate
Galen Lewis, ?, Milton, Harvard
Duncan Sutherland, NEFC, Brooks, Harvard
Jack Ostrosky, Bolts, Rutland, Holy Cross
Jaren Suttles, Bolts, Springfield, Holy Cross
Prince Loney-Bailey, Revs, Cambridge, James Madison
Andrew White, Revs, Boxborough, Lehigh
Camden Blackburn, FC Mass, Ludlow, UMass
Shamar Rainford, FC Stars, BC High, UMass
Curtis Moore, Liverpool, Nauset, Merrimack
Shaine Mullaney, FC Stars, Wachusett, Merrimack
Christian Pulselli, Bolts, Pembroke, Michigan
Jon Sinclair, FA Euro, Berkshire, UNC
Jacques Baldwin, GPS, Brookline, Northeastern
Colby Hegarty, Bolts, Nipmuc, Northeastern
Deng Deng Kur, ?, Berkshire, Northwestern
Tyler Freitas, Revs, N Attleboro, UVM
Jeremy Verley, Bolts, Milton, UVA
Nicholas Berghold, Black Rock, Berkshire, UVA

D2

Brian Underhill, FC Stars, Lawrence Academy, St Anselms
Jackson Bukunt FC Stars, Nipmuc, St. Anselms
Kevin Sullivan, ?, Worcester Academy, St Michaels

D3

Declan Sung, Bolts, Newton, Amherst
Alex Kovacs, Bolts, St Johns, Bates
Jacob Iwowo, ?, Berkshire, Bates
Michael Webber, NEFC, Rivers, Bowdoin
Forrest Shimazu, Bolts, Needham, Brandeis
Jack Marvel, Liverpool FC, Tabor, Conn College
Josh Gans, Bolts, Gann Academy, Emory
Will Poreda, Liverpool, Duxbury, Endicott
Justin D’Alessandro, FC Stars, Middlesex, Hamilton
Robbie Caron, ?, Framingham, Hobart*
Minka Soumah, South Bronx, NMH, Kenyon
David McCrory, Black Rock, Berkshire, Kenyon
Tanner Gigliottti, FC Stars, Wachusett, MCLA
Graeme Logan, Worcester Academy, Pitzer
Jonah Johnson, Exeter, Milton, Swarthmore
James Michielli, GPS, Worcester Academy, Trinity
Bryce Visnick, NEFC, Beverley, Tufts
Rolando Rabines, NEFC, Phillips, Tufts
Witt Cadwalader, FC Stars, Rivers, Wash U
Avery Santano, Liverpool, Nauset, Wheaton
Colin Canniff, Liverpool, Silver Lake, WPI

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Some very fine D3 schools are listed.

I wonder how much the soccer playing was a factor in the admissions process.

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Some very fine D3 schools are listed.

I wonder how much the soccer playing was a factor in the admissions process.

Probably a big factor. My son was a decent candidate for a very selective d3 school. But most of the kids applying were decent candidates, and they only took 15% of those applying. He got a likely letter, which could only be requested by the coach, so we know the coach used his influence. Could my son have gotten in without soccer? Maybe, though the odds were against him. Soccer definitely can help.

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Probably a big factor. My son was a decent candidate for a very selective d3 school. But most of the kids applying were decent candidates, and they only took 15% of those applying. He got a likely letter, which could only be requested by the coach, so we know the coach used his influence. Could my son have gotten in without soccer? Maybe, though the odds were against him. Soccer definitely can help.

It definitely can help make you stand out over other applicants with similar grades and scores. However, you still have to be within the school's admission standards. There is very little give with most D3 schools and top academic D1s. Coaches (and schools) don't want student athletes who might struggle academically. As a parent you don't want that either.

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Some very fine D3 schools are listed.

I wonder how much the soccer playing was a factor in the admissions process.

All good schools, but a significant factor for many D3 schools is financial aid consideration. Many D3's are not need blind - Bates, Colby, Connecticut, Trinity, Skidmore, are are all need aware. A few, Amherst, Bowdoin, Williams, list themselves as need blind.

Big difference. If you can pay the sheckles, you go in a different bucket.

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Probably a big factor. My son was a decent candidate for a very selective d3 school. But most of the kids applying were decent candidates, and they only took 15% of those applying. He got a likely letter, which could only be requested by the coach, so we know the coach used his influence. Could my son have gotten in without soccer? Maybe, though the odds were against him. Soccer definitely can help.

The coaches make it clear how the process works. The collect the transcripts and most or all have a representative in admissions that assesses the student and labels the player as 1. Sure thing (can get in without the coach), 2. Minor help, 3. Moderate help, 4. Better be a top DAP player help, and 5. Don't even think about it. For some schools (e.g. MIT, Williams, Amherst), you won't get past 2 or 3. The admissions office might also give information on what the student needs to do to improve their status.

This is a well established process. Did soccer help the student get in? Absolutely! However, it is up to the student....perhaps even the coach..... to stay in thereafter and have a successful college career and move on. For division 3 players it doesn't usually include playing professional soccer. Therefore, the college admissions (the better ones) gauge the applicant on whether or not they can be a successful student at the school based on the transcripts given.

At the risk of sounding racist, if your kid is a very good (A-/B+) white kid from one of the 'nicer' (e.g. Newton) towns then they better have more than just good grades to get into decent division 3 schools.

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All good schools, but a significant factor for many D3 schools is financial aid consideration. Many D3's are not need blind - Bates, Colby, Connecticut, Trinity, Skidmore, are are all need aware. A few, Amherst, Bowdoin, Williams, list themselves as need blind.

Big difference. If you can pay the sheckles, you go in a different bucket.

Any reason why you chose 'sheckles' to pay with?

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Any reason why you chose 'sheckles' to pay with?

not the poster but no need to read anything into the word. the point is if you don't need dracma, rubles, pounds, yen, euros or just plain old dollars you're in a different pool.

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The coaches make it clear how the process works. The collect the transcripts and most or all have a representative in admissions that assesses the student and labels the player as 1. Sure thing (can get in without the coach), 2. Minor help, 3. Moderate help, 4. Better be a top DAP player help, and 5. Don't even think about it. For some schools (e.g. MIT, Williams, Amherst), you won't get past 2 or 3. The admissions office might also give information on what the student needs to do to improve their status.

This is a well established process. Did soccer help the student get in? Absolutely! However, it is up to the student....perhaps even the coach..... to stay in thereafter and have a successful college career and move on. For division 3 players it doesn't usually include playing professional soccer. Therefore, the college admissions (the better ones) gauge the applicant on whether or not they can be a successful student at the school based on the transcripts given.

At the risk of sounding racist, if your kid is a very good (A-/B+) white kid from one of the 'nicer' (e.g. Newton) towns then they better have more than just good grades to get into decent division 3 schools.

Colleges, especially more local ones, know what high schools do a good job preparing kids for success at their institution. However they also limit how many kids they will take from schools. Being a desired player can make one kid get the nod over the other 20 Newton kids applying to Amherst

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The level of racism and antisemitism here is incredibly depressing.

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The level of racism and antisemitism here is incredibly depressing.

Commander Bonespur and Fox gave the racists and Nazis the safe spaces to emerge from under their rocks.

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It definitely can help make you stand out over other applicants with similar grades and scores. However, you still have to be within the school's admission standards. There is very little give with most D3 schools and top academic D1s. Coaches (and schools) don't want student athletes who might struggle academically. As a parent you don't want that either.

D1 schools, even those at the top academic end, can have more leeway admitting athletes than "elite" D3 academic schools. With a larger student body and applicant pool to work with, even Ivies can bring in recruits with less than stellar academics.

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The coaches make it clear how the process works. The collect the transcripts and most or all have a representative in admissions that assesses the student and labels the player as 1. Sure thing (can get in without the coach), 2. Minor help, 3. Moderate help, 4. Better be a top DAP player help, and 5. Don't even think about it. For some schools (e.g. MIT, Williams, Amherst), you won't get past 2 or 3. The admissions office might also give information on what the student needs to do to improve their status.

This is a well established process. Did soccer help the student get in? Absolutely! However, it is up to the student....perhaps even the coach..... to stay in thereafter and have a successful college career and move on. For division 3 players it doesn't usually include playing professional soccer. Therefore, the college admissions (the better ones) gauge the applicant on whether or not they can be a successful student at the school based on the transcripts given.

At the risk of sounding racist, if your kid is a very good (A-/B+) white kid from one of the 'nicer' (e.g. Newton) towns then they better have more than just good grades to get into decent division 3 schools.

Take a look at this report. It goes into recruiting policies at Amherst. They have 67 "athletic factor" recruits each year that get significant help. That's 14% of an incoming class.

https://www.amherst.edu/system/files...t_Secure_1.pdf

The report also details how varsity athletes self-segregate on campus and dominate the social scene.

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The level of racism and antisemitism here is incredibly depressing.

Lighten up Francis