All D1,D2 & D3 verbal commits are subject to acceptance to admittance. Some of the bigger schools will get a couple of exemptions but most if not all D2 and D3 do not. The Ivy league, N.D. and most of the private institutions do not allow exemptions, you are subject to the admitting process just like everyone els (though being able to play will give you and edge if the coach really wants you)
You have no idea of what you are talking about.
Ivy coaches have plenty of wiggle room , if you think these kids that are early commits to some of the Ivies have near the same academic resume as their incoming class you are dead wrong.
I think a big reason for all of the confusion and misinformation is that the large majority of high school athletes Do Not Get Recruited. Therefore the parents do not have the facts or understand the process.
Taking a bus trip with your team to visit a number of schools is not being recruited.
Going to a camp is not being recruited.
Contacting a College Coach or having club or high school coach do so for you is not being recruited.
Asking the College Coach if you can visit with them is not being recruited.
Recruited athletes are approached by the college coach. If a college coach watches your child play and that coach likes what they see they make note of it.
If the college coach believes that your child will be able to contribute positively to their program they will reach out to you through your club or HS coach.
You will know if you are being recruited.
College coaches know what they like when they see it and they will tell you and your child directly. Some coaches will want to see grades/transcripts before they pursue a recruit in order to insure that they are not wasting anyones time.
If the college coach wants you to be a part of their program they will tell you.
At the Division I level recruited athletes do not go through the same admissions process as regular students.
Does not matter if it is
Northwestern or Notre Dame
North Carolina or Michigan
Princeton or Penn
Duke or Boston College
Maryland or Penn State
Hopkins or Georgetown
Loyola or Hofstra
Syracuse or Boston University
Stony Brook of Delaware
If your child is a top tier recruited student athlete (for that college) they do not go through the same process as the general student population. Each school has their owen way of doing things but recruited athletes are required to meet different academic standards than regular students.
The academic requirements can also differ among prospective athletes at the same school. The number one recruit could have different requirements than the number 10 recruit.
If athletic scholarship money is involved that will also differ among recruits.
Best of luck to all.
PS another reason for the confusion is the jealous haters out there can't stand it if someone else has success.
The haters will say nobody gets a lot of $$$ for lacrosse, if you go to a big time program you will sit on the bench, Ivy's do not give any $$$, Only getting recruited because daddy knows the coach, etc...
Oh yeah, my favorite, we are going D-III because we want to focus on academics.
