<p>My daughter has applied ED to a quality East Coast D3 school (the 50th percentile score for this school is 2050-2300). Her hook is that she is an athlete. Her SAT is 1930 and GPA 4.0. Prior to applying ED the Coach has told us that based on her SAT score and transcripts the Director of Admissions has said that she will be admitted.</p>
<p>I never believe anything until it is in writing. What are the odds of getting negatively surprised here? ie they don't like her essay or application?</p>
<p>Most of the coaches at these schools are honorable. I have seen some offers fall through, but it’s almost always involved a senior year drop in grades or not achieving a score that was specified. Does this school send likely letters? Those help.</p>
<p>Hey do you mind providing some more information on how she got recruited or how the recruiting process works? I think i’m in the same boat as your daughter, I might not be perfectly qualified on paper for some of thse quality schools but i believe i’m a capable athlete and i want to take the recruit route</p>
<p>It was partially word of mouth then direct contact. </p>
<p>There was an event that the coach did not attend but had people there. From there we sent a video and information about my daughter. After that we followed up with an unofficial visit during the summer and then an official visit in September where she played with the team and stayed overnight.</p>
<p>There were numerous phone calls after that and before my daughter filed ED I qualified the coach to fully understand her intentions. I do know that the final call on acceptance is up to the Director of Admissions and not the coach but as I stated in the earlier thread she told me what the Director had said to her.</p>
<p>The one thing I did not mention in my previous thread was that my daughter got a less than stellar score on one of her SAT Subject Tests. This worries me to a degree but no one seems to know how much weight is put on the SAT Subject Tests.</p>
<p>“she played with the team” – Maybe someone who knows more about this than I do can correct me, but I thought this was a huge “no-no” for college athletic recruiting.</p>
<p>sunmachine is correct about playing with the team. Big no-no. Additionally, there are no Official Visits for D3, only unofficial. (if only…would have saved me some BIG $$)</p>
<p>If the coach said she’s in after a pre-read, most likely, she IS in.</p>
<p>Is she applying ED?? Coaches at D3 schools have pull during the ED process, but lose it during RD… If the preread was good… unless there is major change in what they saw, she should be in… Keep in mind, waiting to see it in writing is a good idea, and please do not stop with other apps… keep all your irons in the fire until you are sure.</p>
<p>not true. I know one girl got admitted in Volleyball in RD and the other got off the waitlist(one of the 15 among 1000’s) in Soccer. They are doing very well in their respected schools. When the coach is strong, there is a way. Of course, you are expect to pay in full unless there is a need.</p>
<p>Let me rephrase - she scrimmaged with the team. This is not unusual, to my knowledge, as this occurred at two other schools that she had visits with. The rule is that the coaches cannot be present when the scrimmage happens. It’s a way I think to see how an athlete fits in with the team.</p>
<p>Also, they were called official visits by each of the schools.</p>