Early decision and recruiting

Athletic Recruits
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<p>My child is trying to decide between Tufts, Wesleyan, Bates and Colby. Bottom line:</p>

<p>scores on ACT are fine for the schools, in midrange (31), GPA is probably a tiny bit low for the schools (3.6) but he has taken lots of honors courses (no APs), GPA has been better every year (3.5 F, 3.6 S, 3.8 junior year</p>

<p>is being looked at by coaches at all these schools pretty closely for his sport but we are not sure which one will pan out ultimately, we might know in the next two weeks</p>

<p>strong and very meaningful international experience directly related to his passions and reasonably strong leadership positions in school. Loves smaller schools were he can have direct relations with professors and wants some social life. is interested in international law/politics for future and has done a lot with that already and his essay reflects it very nicely</p>

<p>What are your thoughts about whether he has a chance at these three schools or will the GPA kill chance of getting in and also in deciding between the schools, probably would be extremely happy at any of them and I tend to agree...Also is it normal in certain DIII sports not to know at all about whether the coaches are fully supportive this close to the ED dates?</p>

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<p>clueless, it would heavily rely on the sport. some do wait this long, particularly for athletes not at top of the list. your questions regarding admission chances outside of recruitment support would be better posted on the threads for the individual schools. the sport may influence on a par with other ec’s but that’s all without a coach’s commitment. if you are comfortable with it, you should repost q about recruiting with the specific sport in the heading so those who know details may reply. Good luck!</p>

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<p>The only caveat I would add about ED is the financial issue. ED commits you to the school; so, if you expect to be a full pay, there is no real downside (except you have taken yourself off the market while your application is pending) assuming that is your number 1 choice.</p>

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<p>thanks, i will repost with info on sport, your comments were helpful,</p>