Are others still waiting to hear from NESCAC schools on the preread? Anxiously hopeful here as it has been two weeks, and wondering if it is too soon for D23 to reach out and inquire or she should just be patient?
FWIW, one of the NESCAC coaches that my student has been in touch with indicated that the admissions’ office was behind on all pre-reads due to July 4 vacays. At another NESCAC, the coach had already filled 3 of the 6 or so spots for 2023s by July 5. I personally don’t think it is too soon to reach out with a quick email asking about the status.
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Some schools may truly be working through pre-reads, although most NESCACs get through them in a few days. Some coaches may be stalling while they give offers to others higher on their priority list. It’s hard to say, so I wouldn’t read much into it. I do think it’s reasonable to reach out early next week if you haven’t heard anything by then with a short follow up. If they are interested they will be in touch and if not, better to know sooner rather than later.
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I would have you D reach out first thing next week. I can’t speak for all NESCACs, but the ones I’m aware of moved quickly as soon as 7/1 hit for my child’s sport. Not sure that’s the case for all sports, but definitely reach out and have your daughter ask what the school’s timeline is.
Thank you for all of the helpful responses! Given the speed at which many of the NESCACs seem to be moving, would you expect most rosters to have fallen into place by August?
I also have another question that I haven’t seen addressed on this board. If the recruit/coach mutually agree on ED, is there a point where the coach would share information about the other recruits that have also accepted an offer? I know she can ask in follow up calls, but I’m curious based on the experiences you’ve had when do they start to get to know their future teammates entering the same year? It’s kind of fun to know who you might be spending so much time with (hopefully!) over the next 4 years!
I’m guessing there is never a public announcement, but that the coach would be pretty free with that info if asked. From their POV, it speeds the process along if potential recruits know the class is already 2/3 full for example.
We felt a bit of subtle pressure knowing that the class was already half full when my son was given an offer. They told him to take his time, but we also knew they didn’t have that many slots left to fill. So we both slept better after he moved his name to the list that the coach was sharing with other potential recruits of athletes who are already verbally committed.
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Not sure when most rosters will be full; depends on school/coach. I would have your D ask the coach‘s timeline. My D had 3 other recruits from her school/program reach out via Instagram within days of committing. Now they have a Snapchat group. I have no idea how they found each other!
Feedback from coaches at some top academic schools is that
they want to be finished with the '23 class before pre-season training. My D is evaluating her offers and will decide before
end of July, if not sooner.
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Do the top academic schools include the Ivies?
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Once you verbally “commit” or accept the offer, then it’s not uncommon to get in touch with other commits. Some start chatting themselves or other times the school might organize a group zoom to introduce everyone. Some commits also organize trips to go watch a game in the fall before ED decisions come out (if you are a fall sport). Of course, nothing is fully guaranteed until admissions sends an acceptance letter and NESCAC schools typically won’t publish anything publically on their official social media until after the admissions cycle.
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The majority of the Ivy League XC/track programs will wait until after fall OVs to extend offers. Fit matters.
I am fairly certain that a majority of the Ivy League XC/track programs will not explicitly tell recruits the results of positive pre-reads. The next step is coordinating a visit.
I am certain that not all of the Ivy League XC/track teams have extended OV invites.
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@WannaLeaveTexas, NCAA rules prevent any indirect or direct publication of recruits by schools until admission. You see this from recruits, but not schools. The reason for the rule is that the recruiting “commitment” is non-binding on both sides. The recruit can walk and the school can walk.
I am not sure whether disclosure is the same as publication, but the reason for not doing so is the same. The recruits are not admitted and have not put down their deposits.
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Where can I find this rule?
This wasn’t the case when my daughter was being recruited and the schools/coaches were definitely releasing the ‘lists’ (I could tell by the numbers assigned on the recruiting lists; the Brown recruits would be #3-7, the Army recruits would be #122-135, etc). This was long before senior year, and long before admission to the school. There was no way the recruits to a school could be in order if the lists weren’t coming from the school/coach.
My daughter was on group chats with the coach and other recruits before she was accepted and before she’d signed her NLI. The coach was using the group chats as a recruiting tool, trying to get them to bond before committing.
In the D3 NCAA Bylaws.
“13.10.1 General Regulations. An institution’s staff member or any representative of its athletic interest shall not, directly or indirectly, publicize in any way the recruitment of a prospective student-athlete and is subject to the provisions set forth in this bylaw. (Adopted: 8/4/21)”
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