@kjs1992, good luck and agree that backups where he’ll be happy at are important, aside from being happy if things don’t work out after admission. It’s not unheard of for some D3 teams to hold tryouts after admission. Our DD has a student-athlete friend at a D3 Centennial Conference school where some on a nationally ranked team were cut after being recruited/accepted in ED - not walk-ons.
@kjs1992, if you have done everything right, as it looks like you have done, the things will work out well – even if things don’t work out the way you planned. Most kids are more flexible than we give them credit for. They will land where they land and be happy, which is all we can hope for.
As far as the pins and needles, I think there is a positive spin to it. You wouldn’t be nervous if you thought it was a slam dunk, and I do believe that respect for the process is a good thing. You can never take any part of it for granted because there are so many obstacles that can fall out of the sky to change the equation. So don’t fight the pins and needles. They will melt away at the first official good news and you will say to yourself, “what was so hard about all that.”
@gointhruaphase - thanks. It’s been different for me seeing I’m wearing both mom and coach hat as we’ve been going thru this process - it’s like I have a dual personality - haha. We have been really clear with him that even though the top choice will likely happen, we know kids who have been disappointed. So, it was really important for us to find other schools he would be equally happy at, just in case. I’ve seen too many kids throw all their eggs into that one basket, only to be heartbroken with few other options.
Another one here whose S1 is going through the D3 ED wait. The school he is applying to is more obtuse than most with athletic admissions…we’ll see. S1 definitely went into it with his eyes wide open. What makes the process more bearable is that he has some really good options both in EDII and RD if the ED choice doesn’t work out.
Some friends of my son who were late bloomers have had some late commits to some D1's, and some pretty good ones. Good for them! Kids, and young adults, all hit their peak at different times. We all seem to hear about the ones who hit early, forgetting that it's how you finish, not how you start.
@57special, it will be very interesting to se what happens with D1/D2 lacrosse given inability to early commit going forward; especially men’s lacrosse as size/speed matters much like football which plays the waiting game until NLI in one’s Senior year.
Yes…later commits are much better for schools, and i would argue better for the student athlete, also.
There will still be a ton of commits for lax on Sept 1 of junior year if those students have been to camps or toured the schools. If not, shortly after but before playing junior season.
There were twins who ‘signed’ on NLI day, one to Princeton and one to Yale (basketball). The article in the paper sure made it sound like they’d announced it a long time ago (Sept or Oct). I don’t think everyone keeps it secret until it is a sure thing. There have been a lot of articles like ‘Georgetown signs 10 in the early signing period’ or ‘15 commit to Maryland’ popping up on the sport specific forums.
Basketball D got accepted Dec 15 into the D3 school she applied ED1 to. She will be playing on the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps womens basketball team and attending Scripps next fall. yea her! We waited to announce because you just never know.
Congrats @mamom! Good luck to your D!
@mamom, congrats to your D - great school and am sure she’ll love the additional experience of being a student-athlete!
@mamom: Congrats!!!