<p>My son’s guidance counselor received a letter stating that he was one of the top student athlete recruits for their school football program (Ivy). The letter was requesting updated transcript and test scores and upon receipt the next phase of their recruiting process would be initiated.</p>
<p>My son’s academic index is 225, so I know that the academics will be strong. Is this type letter sent out to the masses? </p>
<p>What is the normal progression? We live in the South and are not in the Northeast recruiting loop.</p>
<p>lol bro… that’s nice that the coach wants you, but if he’s D3 he’s probably wanting everybody. A generalization is that coaches of D3 schools can’t do anything to help you get in, that’s reserved for the D1 and selective and competitive D2 schools. If you want to go to the school for a good education, then compare yourself to the school on collegeboard and try to stay above the average ACT and get a good gpa etc.
If you want to go to the school to play for fun, there’s a good chance you’ll be on the team assuming you academically get into the school. There’s a small chance that you’ll get tons of exposure being that it’s D3, but it’s all about what your interests are in the school.</p>
<p>Congrats on reaching out to him, and if you’re admitted (probably will get 0-1% of help from the coach no matter how much he tries), you’ll probably get on the team.</p>
<p>D3 schools focus on academics and building that aspect of their school, while their athletic teams aren’t that important since it doesn’t get them much exposure since everybody pays attention to D1 competition.</p>
<p>I would ask the guidance councelor to find out the source of the recruiting letter. I may be in the minority here, but we NEVER had a baseball coach (Ivy or otherwise) reach out to son’s guidance councelor (@magnet school) to tell him he was being recruited. My son or his travel coach intiated almost all contact to college coaches during recruiting. My antenae (sp) would be up on this situation, as it sounds like the “old recruiting service mis-direction play”.</p>
<p>If your son is as good of a football player as student, he will have many options. Best of luck.</p>
<p>To Chargers 2012–You are smart to stay grounded and positive. Think of this process like romance–you now have a first date, so put your best foot forward. Yet remember there is a lot of time and activity until you walk down the aisle ‘to have and to hold’ this team/school/coach.</p>
<p>You might decide later in the fall that you prefer other schools/teams/coaches; his interest may change to other recruits. Maintain good communication, and accept the coach’s interest with a blend of enthusisam and reserve. Best of luck.</p>
<p>Thanks, fauve. Too early to get too crazy although its nice to feel wanted. Three trips scheduled for Sept I would love to be done with this and enjoy Senior year! </p>
<p>It is weird how my top school choices have changed in the past year. All good, but strange. </p>
<p>skatjmam: When my daughter was going through the recruiting process last year, she had 3 ivy coaches call her college guidance counsellor directly to talk about her transcripts, etc., and all 3 told her counsellor that she was a top recruit. These calls were unexpected, and initiated solely by the coaches. 2 of these calls happened in the spring of her junior year, shortly before she received her OV invitations from these 2 schools, and one in the autumn, immediately after an OV. The guidance counsellor, in her career, had only experienced a direct phone call from a coach once before, and that was from an ivy too. So, the direct contact may be unusual, but definitely not unheard of.</p>