<p>Well, thank you 10scholar, at least we are both on the same page and want to help those that have not been through this before. It can seem overwhelming for many families. And my other comment about the calls was in reference to your statement on this thread, not another, where your referenced in the spring that coaches were calling you back by then. Well, I was just trying to assure the OP that it is not too late for DIII schools. DIIIs may be able to call you back in the spring (I don’t remember), but DIs have a hard rule that they may not call you on their own until July 1st (the magic date LOL). Either way, the OP was asking about DIII schools, and the Claremont schools in particular. Since I did have a bit of information about that I hope I have helped him.</p>
<p>And for speedo - I don’t know anything at all about swimming. My DS plays a revenue sport and so I am sure that our experience was very different. Many kids were dealing not only with the competition of schools, what type of school, Division, etc. but some, were in discussions with pro teams. It was a giant juggling act. And yes, kids that did go the ED route, could end up going pro anyway and forget college completely.</p>