<p>Since when do DIII schools do official visits??</p>
<p>i think you finally said what everyone's been thinking....</p>
<p>It is briefly mentioned in the NCAA guide, and in fact the rules are a bit looser in that you (the student) can have an official visit at an unlimited number of campuses (only one per campus, though just like D1). D1 limits you to 5 different official campus visits.</p>
<p>I guess it doesn't matter, as like everyone else, I don't know anyone who has had an official D3 visit.</p>
<p>"Official" means the school paid the bill. DIIIs aren't allowed to pay the bill. You can make as many "unofficials" as you want if you (the athlete and/or parent) pay the bill. This goes for DI-DIII.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ncaastudent.org/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ncaastudent.org/</a> Here's the rule book.</p>
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"Official" means the school paid the bill. DIIIs aren't allowed to pay the bill. You can make as many "unofficials" as you want if you (the athlete and/or parent) pay the bill. This goes for DI-DIII.
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<p>I'm confused. Look at the bottom of page 30 (the 31st page of the pdf including the cover) where in the appendix of this guide it indicates in the DIII column that "You may make only one official visit per college." This would imply that DIII schools can actually pay for them, if I am reading this correctly.</p>
<p>Of course, I've never known anyone who has had such a visit.</p>
<p>Woops. I've been lead astray. My d's coach said dIIIs CAN'T pay the bill, but maybe he meant WON'T USUALLY!</p>
<p>Looks like transportation, 48 hour max, other incidental costs, etc. are covered just like DI.</p>
<p>How did kid's officials turn out. My D had four officials. She fell in love with one school, coach and went with it. Two others were fine but coaches had her lower on list, I guess. One school made it seem that they did not even want her which made me wonder why she was even invited.</p>
<p>Anyway, it's over. She has committed verbally and is happy. Guess we wait now till December.</p>
<p>We are done too. My d went on two visits. Could have done more, but her season is now (state this weekend) and all the schools she wanted to visit are a day's trip away!</p>
<p>She has verbally committed to the school of her dreams. And yes, we won't relax completely until mid-December...</p>
<p>PM me if you like...would rather not overshare here since nothing is final, and I don't know all the lurkers.</p>
<p>Hopefully posting this isn't the kiss of death, but we also have a verbal committment and are waiting for a likely letter to be issued, probably next week. Invited to 6 visits including an offer to fly to a school. Went to 3, 1 per week starting mid-September. Top 2 choices were close, but one of those was less certain about having a slot and asked us to wait a little. We were leaning to the other school anyway so this made the decision easier. Have heard of others in our school that have received likely's already. Congrats to everyone else.</p>
<p>Regarding "official visits". I would also point out that <em>some</em> D1 schools will pay for the whole thing ... round trip from the home airport all expenses paid. Others will pay for everything after you arrive on campus -- the transportation is on your nickel. And I am quite sure that it'll vary by the sport -- a big basketball school might pick up the whole tab for its hoop recruits, but the lax players just get a bed in a dorm and some meals. </p>
<p>My S had both kinds of D1 visits -- both from schools he wanted to attend. And then there are other schools who want you to come see them, but outside of official visit season, and if you don't want to do it on your dime -- they go <em>poof</em> and are gone! We had one of those too!</p>
<p>We had one school request that we pay expenses to come up. When D asked for an opinion of how she faired against other recruits and her chances for support, the coach got very annoyed. I told D to forget and gave her the same amount of money for an early Chirstmas gift.</p>
<p>D3's can pay for some incedentals and that's where the visit rules apply. If they spend nothing (travel, hotel, food,etc) then technically it's an unoffical visit. Son went to several d3 for overnights, his entertainment, food and housing (campus) were picked up by the school.</p>
<p>Same thing here. 3 visits; 2 schools very interested. Made a 1st choice. Hopefully will get a likely letter.</p>
<p>Markcc... I agree with you, I was nervous to post at this point. My D has also verbally commited to her long time first choice school. Her official visit just confirmed what she had felt all along, that it was the best fit. Her other official visit was great as well, she loved the coaches, team and campus but felt she belonged at school #1. Now it's a waiting game. Good luck to everyone!!</p>
<p>When you say your child has made a "verbal commitment", does that mean there is a mutual verbal commitment made by the coach and by the student with an assurance of admission? Or do you mean that your child has told the coach that he/she will apply ED to that school?</p>
<p>I'm interested in what kind of assurances athletes are getting from coaches. There seems to be a perception among parents of non-athletes that our kids are given a carte blanche acceptance to the college of their choice in fall of senior year. That has not been the experience for either of my S's -- is that just because my kids aren't involved in a "helmet" sport?</p>
<p>For my D, it means she is on the coaches list of recruits that she would like for her team. My D applied ED. No assurances of admission. We were told by the coach that she is a good candidate based on her grades and test scores, but absolutely no guarantees. The coach sends her list of requested recruits to admissions, than it is in their hands. I hope that since the athletes are pre-screened by admissions prior to their official visits, the odds are in their favor. </p>
<p>I wish I knew what the statistics were regarding recuited athletes and admission... Anyone? We are definitely approaching this whole process with cautious optimism.</p>
<p>When my son was recruited, his application was handled by a separate (but equal?) admissions counselor who all but guaranteed admission. That was for a revenue sport though, so the process may be different. I really feel that these athletes deserve to know if they will get in or not since by verbally commiting to one coach they are burning their bridges with the other schools they are applying to (and playing for) and may lose their spot.</p>
<p>Thought it would be nice to bring this thread back up and update it. Maybe it can help someone else with the recruiting process at a later date. We received the official word on Thursday, daughter will be attending Brown in the fall. We are so happy & relieved!! Thanks to all who provided insight & advice during the recruiting process.</p>
<p>Congrats Riverrunner, I saw your post on the Yale thread
How is everyone else doing?</p>
<p>Yale here too, all the same emotions.</p>
<p>I, too, am grateful for all of the assistance provided on this thread. My daughter has committed to Stanford.</p>