<p>my son is trying for a PG year. At his first choice school he's an athlete and a legacy. He had a terrific interview with the coach who said that he was a strong candidate and that he would be happy to stay in touch-- mentioning that it was okay for my son to email whenever he wanted....</p>
<p>But, when my son emailed him to tell him about a recent sports success, the coach didn't answer. He also didn't answer my thank you email, although that didn't really require an answer.</p>
<p>my son is absolutely counting on going to this school-- especially after the warm welcome from the coach-- but he has some pretty bad high school grades to overcome (but good AP scores and SATs) and I've never been certain that the school would take him.</p>
<p>Should we be reading something in to the coach's non-response? It seemed odd to me that a coach would make a point of suggesting to stay in touch and then not answer.</p>
<p>I think you shouldn't worry about it. Maybe the coach just didn't feel that it wasn't necessary to respond to the e-mail. Don't think that because of this one lack of response your chances are ruined. And anyway, keep in mind that the coach is not the admissions officer.</p>
<p>I realized later that he probably sent the message on break...</p>
<p>I wasn't actually so worried-- it was my son who was reading into the lack of response as a lack of interest-- he really connected with the coach on a personal level. He was a very inspiring guy.</p>
<p>I WISH the coach was the admissions officer, but he made it pretty clear that though he wanted my son, he didn't make the admissions decisions.</p>
<p>PGMom, I'm having the same problem, I had a LONG talk witht he field hockey coach at a certain school, I feel like if she was the admissions officer I'd be in. Too bad my interview didn't go nearly as well.</p>
<p>Two unanswered emails to a coach who recruited your son may be cause for concern. What sport? Did your son apply to any other schools for a PG year? Many of us can make suggestions regarding other schools if we know the sport (if your son put all his eggs in one basket). You might be surprised at the opportunities available to highly talented athletes for prep schools. If your son was shooting for schools such as Deerfield Academy or The Lawrenceville School with bad grades, then he may want to consider other options such as Blair Academy, Kent or Mercersburg academy.</p>