<p>Now is the time of year when the coaches of D1 schools (including Ivies) invite prospective student/athletes to campus on their dime. We feel very lucky and blessed that S has been invited to several schools. Three are Ivies. All had to "vet" his board scores and grades with admissions before he got an invitation. I know this does not mean he is guaranteed anything in the long run, but any information from families who have gone through this athlete recruiting/official visits would be very helpful.</p>
<p>I will bump this because I am going on a few to HYP etc. What should i expect?</p>
<p>My friend, who was a TOP TOP TOP crew recruit at Princeton got flown down from our school in NH, his parents didn't come, and said that it basically sealed the deal for him. I'm going down for a Princeton official the 24th, and although I'm sure I won't get quite the star treatment that my buddy got I think it will be fun. Apparently the official visit where you get the most drunk is the school you end up going to. Urban legend or fact...</p>
<p>I did the whole visit thing. Be careful, you only get FIVE official visits, so make sure you're picking the schools you really want to go to.
I personally only used three of my visits and I ended up going to a school I didn't even visit officially because they offered me the most money (maybe because I DIDN'T visit??).
On another note, Princeton does an awesome job with their athletes official visits, I promise you will get ridiculously drunk and have an awesome time there.</p>
<p>They aren't going to pay for your visit if: 1) they don't think you can get in 2) they don't think your good enough to play for them. Remember just as the athlete only gets 5 visits (payed for) the specific athletic program has a limited number also because of $. You can still make visits above the 5 but they can't be payed for. Called "unoffical visits".</p>
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They aren't going to pay for your visit if: 1) they don't think you can get in 2) they don't think your good enough to play for them.
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I'd modify point #2 for "minor" sports to ... 2) they don't think you're good enough to be a major contributor to the program. I was lightly recruited out of high school ... letters, phone calls, requests to come visit on my on dime, etc ... and I would have been a varsity caliber cross country and track contributor ... but far from a star ... so I would not say if they won't pay then you can't play for them. (I'd also guess some D3 schools don't pay for anyone's athletic recruiting trips, MIT perhaps)</p>
<p>3togo,</p>
<p>My experience has been fairly limited to basketball & football. If they pay for your visit in football chances are almost certain they will offer you a scholarship (they need so many players). In basketball it depends on the level (high major to low major). In other non revenue producing sports at some DI schools they probably don't have a large enough budget to afford to pay for visits for all of eventual team members, but then again they probably won't have enough money to offer them all scholarship money also!</p>
<p>Does anyone know kids who have gone on official visits, applied early and been deferred or rejected? If so what sport/school.</p>
<p>Bulldog - Me at Davidson for track, but not ED.</p>
<p>That was my top choice, I would've been by far the best on the team, and I got waitlisted most likely because I applied regular decision (I was still weighing out options and didn't want to apply ED just in case I didn't get financial aid/big scholarship for track).
It definitely happens, my friend got rejected from Brown for football after an official (he didn't want to play there anyway, though, so it was all good).</p>
<p>Every year Stanford seems to reject a top recruit or two in football. Often they may have been borderline and needed to get some grades or better scores in the Fall to get over the hump.</p>
<p>What should a male recruit bring to wear? Sorry kids, I had to ask. Son and I are having a difference of opinion.</p>
<p>bulldog111
here's a link to a thread on the subject of a recruit's appearance......... at the recruit forum on jjhuddle.com:</p>
<p>good luck to your s. keep us posted.</p>
<p>Thank you. That was quick! No piercings here thank goodness-or tatoos but I think I have to go buy some pants that don't hang down around his knees.</p>
<p>bulldog -
glad to help. is he visiting upper, mid or lower d's? selective or big sports program big conference schools? what an exciting time for your s.</p>
<p>Four ivies and one ACC. He is in a non-revenue sport but he wants a D1 school with great academics. He is a four time (two time indiv)All American 34 ACT NMSF etc. He plans to apply early to one, but we have read so many horror stories about recruiting-especially Ivy recruiting that we are trying to get as much info as possible before "putting all those eggs in one basket."</p>
<p>Thanks for your interest and information.</p>
<p>yes, be very careful about ED. be sure you understand the definitions and wording on the ED agreement and that it's a binding agreement for the student to agree to attend that ONE school if student is accepted and "reasonable financial aid" is made available. what got my attention was the wording about "reasonable financial aid". who defines "reasonable"? what is reasonable to the admissions office, might not necessarily be what you had in mind. that's my two cents, fwiw. EA sounds like a much better option from what i've read so far........but am still learning.</p>
<p>My son was "fast-tracked" through admissions at some schools -- he received verbal approval before applying, though he did have to complete a regular application. These were the schools that wanted him the most (they offered him the most $$).</p>
<p>Two schools that recruited him actually wait-listed him (he was in the regular, not early, applicant pool). I guess they weren't as interested. </p>
<p>Also, an important part of the official visit is having the recruit spend time with the team members. My son went out with team members and stayed overnight in a player's dorm room during all of his official visits. This allows the recruit to get a good feel for the school, but the "host" students also report back to the coach on how the recruit fits in.</p>
<p>knve,</p>
<p>re the fast-tracking -- what types of schools were these? am guessing d1's since you mentioned "official" visits. were the schools private or publics? were they considered to be "highly selective" types?</p>
<p>was his a revenue sport or non-revenue sport?</p>
<p>did he apply to any as EA's?</p>
<p>was an athletic scholarship involved or all merit based aid?</p>
<p>I'm breaking out the coat and tie. Although I'm sure all the other kids on the visit will think I'm a tool, I'll look like I take it seriously. Plus, coat and tie is sweet anyway.</p>
<p>Don't worry, you sound like a perfect fit for Princeton. Good luck! Let us all know how your visit goes.</p>