quote:Originally posted by 2deuce:
i guess the lesson to learn from your story is that we should keep our options open throughout the admissions process, don't over-commit to any one program and realize that the baseball coach can't tell the admissions office who to admit especially at the ivy league level. i met alot of coaches this summer and it was easy to fall into the trap of believing everything i was told.
Good advice. That said, the coach definitely has some pull as to who might be accepted. If it wasn't for baseball and the coaches recommendation, I seriously doubt my son would have been accepted. There are usually over 10,000 applications for 1,000 slots.
The coach was very upfront with us and told us that you could be the next Roger Clemens and if the admissions office does not think the student can handle it for whatever reason, you aren't getting in.