Proud that my son was officially accepted to Swarthmore tonight. Thank you to all on this site that helped provide valuable information and insight into the D3 recruiting process. Go Garnet!
Original Post
Replies sorted oldest to newest
Congrats!
Perhaps for those who will be in your shoes in upcoming years, could you give some insight on the path you took (e.g., grades, course rigor, showcases, the ED process and why you went ED, coach support, financial aid, other schools looked at, etc.)
Sweet to hear! Congratulations to your son + the family.
Congrats!
Congrats! Great school, great opportunity! Echo Goosegg's note: would love to hear more details about your family's journey.
Congratulations!!!!! 
Excellent news and congratulations to your son. When you're able tell us about the journey...
Congrats!
Thank you everyone - we appreciate it. We did the Headfirst camp in Long Island and found it to be very helpful. It really helps your son figure out where they stand and I think that's the most beneficial aspect of the camp. My son liked Dartmouth, Grinnell, Swarthmore and pitched in front of Florida, Stetson and others in our area and at PG events. That's a wide range of schools, locations and talent level and that's where Headfirst really helped. The ones that reach out or show mutual interest help define where you may fit in. It also helps set you apart from an academic standpoint. In our case, we visited Grinnell in Iowa and I would highly recommend the school and the coach. I would have been very comfortable if my son had chosen to attend. Next visit was Philly and he felt very comfortable at Swarthmore and did an overnight with a player. As many on this site have mentioned, there are no guarantees with D3 and admissions. The coach talked about supporting through admissions and felt very comfortable but they are quick to say that there are no guarantees with admissions. He went ED because he was confident that he wanted to attend Swarthmore and pitch there. I don't remember the coach saying that he had to go ED but I do remember him saying they had only 2 kids on the team that went regular. Our experience has been very positive and we feel fortunate that he was accepted. He is an excellent student but I see a lot of excellent students being rejected from top schools. I know Swarthmore doesn't compromise their standards but I also know the coaches support has weight - just how much I think depends largely on the school and their relationship with admissions. My son played a lot of PG events, did a Top 96 and other showcases. They all have their role in the process and I wouldn't change a thing. But I do think the formula Headfirst has is excellent and very helpful in determining mutual interest and in guiding the players towards their ultimate destination.
Dear Bring: Congratulations to your son.. a great Christmas gift! Thanks for sharing the journey as well.
Yes, congratulations! A fantastic school. And great to hear your perspective. Headfirst just moved up on the list of things for 2019Son to do.
Bring,
Great news! Swarthmore is absolutely one of the best schools in the country. Congrats to your 2016 and your family.
My 2016 has been accepted EA at another school in the conference, but noodling what to do now.
And another Headfirst success! They do it right for academic kids.
Congrats on your sons success! Hoping to post soon on my sons journey as well.
Congratulations. Swarthmore is a great school and Coach M and Coach F do a great job. I agree with your comments about Headfirst, and it provided several academic and playing opportunities for mine. Swarthmore was in the final two after mine decided against EDI or EDII, and was accepted Regular Decision.
Again, congratulations to your son and family. That is a huge accomplishment and one of the best schools in the country. Have fun during annual Florida spring break trip, and good luck in the CC, especially against Johns Hopkins which has a huge conference advantage with 3x the number of enrollment and a great coach in Coach B.
Congratulations!
I know the feeling... and it's a good feeling congrats ! Did all the ED come out yesterday for the D3's ? My 2016 found out about Tufts yesterday
bacdorslider posted:I know the feeling... and it's a good feeling congrats ! Did all the ED come out yesterday for the D3's ? My 2016 found out about Tufts yesterday
I don't think they all came out yesterday. Pretty sure by the end of the week. Congrats to your son as well! Very exciting time and he should be very proud.
Wonderful news! Congratulations! And I enjoyed reading about his journey, too. Very helpful.
Congrats on Swarthmore!
A bunch of the D3 ED1s were supposed to come out today. We thought we'd hear today - but he saw on the Admissions twitter account that they would release the ED1 group "later this week". So the waiting continues here.
MKbaseballdad posted:Congrats on Swarthmore!
A bunch of the D3 ED1s were supposed to come out today. We thought we'd hear today - but he saw on the Admissions twitter account that they would release the ED1 group "later this week". So the waiting continues here.
MKbaseballdad - That is brutal. Been there (six weeks of ED hell) and that is no fun. Good luck.
hang in there, MK
Congrats to your son!
2016 seems very calm about it all. I opened a Twitter account so I could follow along. I think they are going to let him know online - it says something about making sure the systems are ok and not wanting to release wrong info. How did you all find out? I was assuming he'd get something in the mail, is that not what happens?
Jonathan has an account online at Tufts to check status and it was updated , then about an hour later he got an email .
> On Dec 15, 2015, at 6:03 PM, HS Baseball Web <alerts@hoop.la> wrote:
>
> On Dec 15, 2015, at 6:03 PM, HS Baseball Web <alerts@hoop.la> wrote:
>
That makes sense. I was thinking the whole thick envelope vs thin envelope deal from when I waited for my acceptances back in 1988. I guess my thinking is a little outdated!
Swarthmore was also a link on the online account.
Congrats Bringonthelefty to your son and family. Fantastic school AND baseball is a good combo. Also glad to hear about a HF success as our 2017 lefty was there too last summer. FYI, ours has a teammate going to Swat too next year to play, PM me for more details if you want.
Excellent. Congrats!!
Twoboys posted:Congrats Bringonthelefty to your son and family. Fantastic school AND baseball is a good combo. Also glad to hear about a HF success as our 2017 lefty was there too last summer. FYI, ours has a teammate going to Swat too next year to play, PM me for more details if you want.
Thank you! Will PM you for info.