<p>My d has been told she is getting a likely letter for a sport at a D1 school. What exactly does that mean? Does she have to sign something about playing the sport for four years? What if she gets hurt? Also, what if she drops a class or her grades drop before she gets a formal acceptance from the school? Will anything change?</p>
<p>Any explanations appreciated.</p>
<p>Yes
Things will change if her grades drop drastically or she drops classes etc…
The LL is the admissions office saying she will be admitted–based on the criteria they see presently–and with certain expectations of her maintaining her grades etc…her behavior etc etc</p>
<p>Getting the LL means she has told the coach she wants to come and the coach is using a slot/LL for her to be on the team…in large part it is an agreement of honor.
A coach is recruiting her to play and contribute in a significant way.</p>
<p>If she feels she can’t do this–it is best to let the coach know so another athlete who wants to make the commitment gets the offer.</p>
<p>Of course, this is the Meaning of an ivy ll. For a more specific definition, Look to’ the ivy group website.</p>
<p>To the OP:
Are you talking about a Likely Letter, which is issued by an Ivy League school, or a National Letter of Intent, issued by a non-ivy D1 school?</p>
<p>A LL letter is an official letter that is sent by the admissions office. It basically says if you maintain your academics and moral standings that you have achieved so far, we will send you an official letter of admission on April 1. Asked what this meant, the coach said, “don’t get a D, and don’t get arrested.”</p>
<p>Also see [Penn</a> Admissions: Ivy League Athletics Admission Statement](<a href=“http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/applying/ivyleague.php]Penn”>http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/applying/ivyleague.php)</p>
<p>LLs don’t require signing anything or even committing to play. If a student gets injured before April 1, they are not revoked. That’s why a lot of coaches want to make sure that the athlete is truly committed to playing because once s/he has the LL, there’s nothing a coach can do if the athlete doesn’t even show up for the first practice.</p>
<p>I just posted this thread.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/athletic-recruits/1227344-ivy-league-recruiting-likely-letters.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/athletic-recruits/1227344-ivy-league-recruiting-likely-letters.html</a></p>
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<li><p>If it is a LL from a Ivy League school, your daughter will most likely have to submit a completed application, early action or early decision. The letter is a guarantee of admission. It can be rescinded only for reasons that they can rescind a formal offer of admission (e.g. significant degradation of academic performance, disciplinary issues, etc.).</p></li>
<li><p>It doesn’t mean she has compete. She doesn’t have to sign anything.</p></li>
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<p>Why are people saying there isn’t a commitment to play when getting a LL?</p>
<p>The whole point of the LL is for the coach to fill his roster with the best available athletes…not for kids to use it for admission and then to bail on the coach/team.</p>
<p>It is a fine point–and a matter of honor/integrity-- the athlete is EXPECTED to play.</p>
<p>^ Let’s be clear – there is an actual difference between an expectation to play and a requirement to play as a condition of enrollment, honor and integrity aside.</p>
<p>Right, a LL is not a NLI…
and
still students and their parents should know that the LL is met with serious expectations.</p>
<p>What I meant to say is that the actual LL that is sent by admission does not even mention any athletics. Admission to the school at that moment is not connected in any way to the student playing the sport in college. This doesn’t mean that there isn’t any moral obligation to play.</p>
<p>As an example, Smith College sends their own kind of LL to students.
It’s a t-shirt and a letter/package that is sent to RD applicants. It has nothing to do with athletics. It’s just a, “hey relax. It’s February and you got in” without them saying “Youre accepted!”</p>
<p>I think Yale does this too. Most schools that send LLs (separate from athletic LLs) only give them to RD applicants and send them in February.</p>
<p>The OP has posted in the athletic forum
and is asking about her student’s sport and admissions/the LL…
thats why I clarified my comment…</p>