<p>Remember as the NESCAC website states explicitly-- no offer from a coach is binding nor is it official–only the admissions office can admit a student. So while a coach can tell you if the pre-read went well and if he will be using a slot, nothing is a done deal until the official email from Admissions. Every once in a while there is a slip-up. To minimize this, ask your guidance counsellor to call admissions --if he or she has any relationship with that office–and find out if everything you have been told by the coach is borne out by admissions–at least informally–with your counsellor.</p>