@HMom16 did your child’s coach communicate that was the case - that the expectation was ED? I’m just wondering if this could be the case for my child too but the coach just assumed we knew that? Seems very unlikely, but now I’m worried…although it’s too late so I guess there’s no point in worrying.
@sherimba03…I would clarify that with the coach. It’s not uncommon that what @Hmom16 reports is true (quid pro quo…athletic spot for ED app).
BUT this year will likely be different (no in person visits, etc), and more recruits are likely to go RD…tho this will vary though by school.
This whole exchange just reminds me that there is no one cookie cutter path in recruiting!
@sherimba03 I don’t remember who said it first but we did confirm with him just recently as my kid is thinking of applying ED somewhere else. If it isn’t clear, you should contact the coach and ask, just to be sure.
@sherimba03 I think part of the confusion is that the meaning of a LL, as well as coach support, will vary so much by school. An Ivy LL comes after application and has the force of a letter of admission. Some D3s send what they call likely letters prior to application, others after. As others have said, just make sure you’re clear on what the coach is saying and what the LL means.
I suspect the situation you’re in is pretty common for those two schools, so I’d expect the coach at choice #2 to understand. I would think if he was withdrawing an offer of support based on application to choice #1, he’d say so up front. Even if only because that’s his last chance to use it as leverage. Something along the lines of “I’d love to support your app if #1 doesn’t work out but I can’t guarantee I’ll have slots available at that point”. My guess is he’s been in this situation before and is comfortable taking the 50/50 risk.
This thread really helped me keep my sanity throughout the process and wanted to come back and post the final results for my child.
The process should have been fairly straight forward for the sport (crew) with so many conversations happening the summer/fall of 2019. Well, we all know what happened in the winter of 2020 and how we thought recruiting would look in 2019 is not how it would look in 2020.
It really worked like a funnel - seemed like so many potential opportunities and then as time went on the funnel got smaller and smaller with cuts to crew teams (Stanford, Dartmouth to name a few), a large amount of gap years for rowers and coxswains and the uncertainty of when boats would be back on the water and compete.
While some coaches kept communicating about the status and even delivering bad news - other coaching teams just went dark and stayed dark. This piece I personally find pretty stinky to quit communicating - just send the hard email coach ! (I stayed out of the process completely and only composed those emails in my head !!!)
Recruiting interest was limited to top D1 public school programs and the Ivy league and my child has committed to continue at the college level at an Ivy League school. I remain thankful for this thread the CC community support - it was one heck of a ride and glad that is in now official.
If you have child (male or female) for crew, I highly recommend searching an older thread called: Lightweight rowing - even if your child is not a lightweight rower, the writer of this thread does a great job breaking down the process - precovid.
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Congrats to your rower @coffeeat3! Good luck to him next year!
I just wrapped up with D21 as a non athlete, and even though the athlete process is stressful in its own way I much prefer it! Unfortunately D25 won’t be an athlete either so my athletic recruiting days are probably done.
I’d encourage you to stick around a bit, and help out the ones being behind him. Again, congrats!
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Thanks @coffeeat3 for letting us know your child’s wonderful outcome! I agree - this thread and so many others have been extraordinarily helpful for us too. I appreciate all of the knowledgeable and supportive members of this community!
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Congrats @coffeeat3 ! So nice to hear the positive outcomes in this crazy year.
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