<p>I think each of the nescac schools are different, at least with us. We have yet to find “unlimited spots” - best number we have heard tossed around is 7-8 in any year. Best we have heard is 3 more or less super supports or something like that, and even those seem to have to be within the 50% range - a student too far below the academic bands that have been discussed here is just not getting in - unless Olympic caliber or close. It also seems that the ‘bands’ differ by school even in the same sport - and appear based on the ‘one standard deviation from the mean’ based on the prior year. (no idea how to translate that mathmatically). A look at the ranges posted by the school for the mean 50th percentile appears relevant - the bottom end of that range seems as low as one can expect a coach to go…</p>