<p>My son was recruited for lacrosse by a D3 Christian college this past summer. He loved the school and they loved him. We checked out the admissions guidelines and although he is a C student, he fits within their guidelines. He applied early. He went there for his official visit and spent time with the team. However the school rejected him. The coach was shocked and let us know that my son could reapply to the school after two more grade cycles. If that does not help him get in, the coach suggested community college for my son for one semester and then he would be admitted. We are all confused and disgusted. My son has applied to other schools but he really wants his first choice school. Has anyone else been through this?</p>
<p>D3 can’t offer any promises and recruited at D3 is a loose term. I got a lot of attention for cross country but in the end it’s grades that got me accepted to a number of schools. Admissions decisions can’t be swayed to much by a D3 coach and sadly they lead some kids on way to much. </p>
<p>Wow. Any thoughts about your son’s GPA and whether he is on the right path to get As and Bs in college? Are their any ECs that they wanted to see but didn’t? Example might be time spent helping out at church or volunteering. Both of those are harder for athletes though.</p>
<p>I would suggest doing what the coach said, and getting a paid tutor if necessary. You also could reach out to the admissions committee or maybe the college’s religious leaders to see if they can give some feedback. There is also still time to take SATs again.</p>
<p>I am wondering if there is any way for him to prove this is his first choice, and that he can succeed there. Could he take a summer class to show he is ready? (smaller schools usually are tolerant for creative solutions)</p>
<p>Like Tiger said^^^, D3 Coaches do not always have much pull with admissions, although it depends on the school. Since D3’s can’t offer scholarships, there really aren’t “official” visits and no guarantees. Many times, the Coach at a D3 will communicate with Admissions and have a pretty good idea of chances for admission for a particular student. It sounds like this Coach was not on the same wavelength as Admissions. You might have better luck going directly through the Coach to find out what your son was lacking and find out if there is a realistic chance for future admission. I would definitely not count on anything. It might be better to moveI on to some of the other choices. So sorry this happened but there really are no guarantees with D3. </p>
<p>That stinks OP but my D had this happen - sort of. She was in range for admissions at one of her LAC choices where she had been on an OV. Unlike your S’s experience, the coach was honest with the recruits and told them she didn’t have much pull in admissions. Being a lottery type LAC, D didn’t get in but fortunately had a few other eggs in her basket…</p>
<p>Hopefully your S will find one of his other choices to be a great fit :)</p>
<p>Ouch, but this is the reality of collegiate sports…and just because it’s a D3 v. D1 doesn’t mean that it’s not about whether a coach can get you admitted to the school. So, dealing with a coach versus the admissions office was your first mistake. I would suggest that your son really consider another option…I had a kid offered an opportunity at a D1, but they failed to gain admissions and the coach said they should go to another college and transfer in, well the athlete chose to apply at the rival school and gained admissions, so in this case the talents wasn’t good enough for the 2011 NCAA champion, but it was good enough for 2012 NCAA champion.</p>