<p>For those meeting Pomona academic requirements and are also being actively recruited for athletics... any hints about when acceptance letters/emails are sent? "Early April" has been the reply from the school, to mean... whatever you want it to mean. However, many highly rated schools are already making student-athlete decisions and, in doing so, forcing students to accept elsewhere based on lack of information or bet the ranch on Pomona, a risky endeavor. </p>
<p>Are student athletes given any early notification that you know of? (sentence ending in preposition, -2)</p>
<p>No, Pomona gives out all their decisions at the same time whether or not you are an athlete. Pomona is Division III, so athletic recruitment does not have as much weight in admissions as say UCLA or another Division I school. Being an recruit helps you only a very small amount at Pomona - most of the time you have to get into Pomona (have the grades, scores, essays, etc…) before they will put any extra weight on your application because you are an athlete. </p>
<p>And isn’t May 1st the deadline to accept offers of admission? Why would you rush your decisions if you don’t know all of your options?</p>
<p>As for the “why”, May 1 may be the acceptance deadline, however, many schools recruiting athletes ask for commitment well before then. If they don’t get a commitment then any additional support going through admissions is nil (even if you otherwise qualify 100%). While Pomona is D3, athletes capable of playing at the D1 level (for instance) will be recruited or passed on well before May 1. Most have already committed by March 1 if not significantly earlier. Having noted that, coaches need to fill their roster. If they can’t get a timely commit from “player A” then they have to move to “Player B” and while there is no debate that Pomona is an exceptional school it is not the only exceptional school.</p>
<p>Most D3 schools, if you let them know that you are getting pressure from a D1 school to accept a Likely Letter but you would rather attend the D3 school, will give you an indication (and more than a “wink”) if you are going to be accepted. This comes straight from a D3 school Admissions Director with whom I spoke this year. They don’t like doing it, but they want the student to be able to attend where they would like to attend rather than have to settle for the “bird in the hand”. Also while the amount of influence athletics has in admissions decisions is less at D3 schools, don’t kid yourself that it is only as much as being a good flute player–especially at schools that have a reputation in a particular sport, a talented athlete will have a decided edge.</p>
<p>Pomona is different though. I’ve seen different posters who have said that Pomona explicitly does not allow coaches to help in the app process. The coach I contacted told me that without me even asking him. </p>
<p>This opposed to some other D3 schools where coaches have told me they will back my app.</p>
<p>My son was a recruited athlete. It was highly recommended that he apply ED ( and he did ED11) to indicate his commitment. He was accepted ( to our delight!) ED2 and I think the extra push from the coach was what got him in. The recruited athlete dance was difficult for us – He did no get in ED1 to a D1 school where he was told that he was being recruited . I think it is well worth asking the coach what your chances are and what his/her influence is. In retrospect h my son was high on the Pomona coaches list and probably much lower on the list for the other school.</p>
<p>Our son was recruited by Pomona starting last fall – since he filed out the Common Ap, and checked several schools of interest, including Pomona. He didn’t complete the Pomona app until the Jan/Feb – can’t remember the exact deadline. He did not apply early, or for ED. </p>
<p>Coach and players from Pomona kept calling him all fall and winter. So last week we visited Pomoma and another D3 school he was being recruited by in the LA area. Pomona was very impressive. The grounds are beautiful. Snow on the San Gabriels added to the scenery! </p>
<p>The Pomona coach told us he has absolutely no “pull” with admissions, but he felt our son had a good chance of getting in. In fact, he said admissions generally tells him if one of the players he is recruiting has a “red flag” in his admissions app. </p>
<p>The Coach at the other D3 school also told us he has no pull with admissions - -but he was able to tell us our son had been admitted. Which we thought was interesting. It is in the same SCIAC league as Pomona. </p>
<p>My son recieved his admission letter on Sat 3/26 to both Pomona and the other D3 school in the LA area. Easy decision – Pomona is his first choice. He was also admitted to several other private colleges in OR, WA and CA. Some have the sport he’s interested in-- others don’t. </p>
<p>To answer your question, if you applied by the last deadline – you should hear this week, if you haven’t already. Good Luck!!</p>
<p>pdx - congrats to your son! Pomona is a great place to be an athlete. You’re an equal to all other students academically, and still have a great way to meet people through a common interest. </p>
<p>When these coaches say they have no pull with admissions, I’d take that with a grain of salt. Being in such close communication with the admissions office suggests at least some degree of influence. And my D (a recruited athlete) has never regretted that for a minute :)</p>