D3 Admissions

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<p>I agree that your son will most lilkely not be shutout by the coach if he applies RD vs ED. Typical college tennis team was 12 players when I played 30 years ago. I don’t think that has changed much. Assume coach is going to recruit 4-6 freshmen players per year depending on the class distribution. If your son is a really good, then possibly he can dictate the athletic recruiting terms - which is what I think you are trying to do. You understand the risk, and I can’t blame you for trying if you have the leverage.</p>

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In our case, I think RD is definately the way to go because he is up for some full merit scholarships at some schools that don’t award until March, and I am not sure he can visit all the schools by Nov 1

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<p>We looked at some full D1 merit scholarships a few years ago. They explicitly required ED application and acceptance in order to get the big $$ merit scholarships. You may want to double check the terms of the award.</p>

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etondad said…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.

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<p>Great suggestion etondad.</p>