<p>agree with Ohiodad51 - though my son is maybe not a top D1 athlete [unlike Ohiodad51’s son], but because of academic excellence; the IVYs are stating the same thing that he could get in on his own merit; and not considering him for a LL. But good D3’s want to support his application. And actually we are good with that; since anyways did not want to do ED to keep his options open. He is doing EA though. S is clear [and I am proud of him]; academic excellence is number 1 priority. BTW, we also feel that D1/Ivy time commitment to a sport is way higher than a smaller and still more academic oriented school.</p>