<p>I was speaking with someone last weekend who was saying their daughter, a recruited athlete, was due to hear from a school this week, a full response from admissions, not just a likely letter. Is this common? This was for a team sport like soccer/lacrosse. The Ivy league doesn't provide any real early decisions like this do they? What's the earliest for something from Ivy league admissions?</p>
<p>There are always exceptions for recruited athletes. I wouldn't be surprised if some kids were guaranteed admission in their freshman or sophomore year of high school.</p>
<p>I read about this in A is for Admissions, it's called a squeeze play. If a college gives a likely letter and a scholarship, then an athlete can tell the ivy league university that is interested in them that they might accept the other offer. The ivy league university will give an offer and check with the financial aid office to see if the student can get any financial aid.</p>
<p>The ivy league can clear a student for admission and tell them the potential financial aid offer.</p>
<p>Other schools can do whatever they want. Athletes can commit to schools as early as the spring of their junior year, I believe. Stanford I know admits kids through a special early read program for atheletes in August.</p>
<p>my friend's brother, who's going to Brown this fall, knew very early as well. The coach basically gauranteed him acceptance as long as he was able to complete the admissions requirements (take SATII's, etc)</p>
<p>yeah... a girl in my school was recruited to brown for tennis (will be brown class of 2012) already knows she's pretty much accepted. it kind of upsets me... i mean, her rank is like 40/320. she must be REALLY good.</p>