<p>Hi everyone–thanks so much for the continued feedback! I don’t know if my S would have applied early without full support. I think he might have if he didn’t have other options for recruitment. But the truth is he does have other, better bets for admission at schools where the academics are fantastic. He doesn’t need to gamble in order to do his sport at a great school. So an application to an HYP school without support makes no sense for him and I wouldn’t advise it.</p>
<p>So the question is whether this coach has actually put my S on the recruit list, or whether he is somehow sliding him into that special adcom meeting without making the actual sacrifice of a slot. As mentioned earlier, wouldn’t that be cheating? Seems like the other Ivies would be furious at schools that did that. I am hoping I understand this procedure properly. It seems to differ by sport and by school.</p>