Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
If the coaches at Northwestern wanted her they would have gotten her in. The above post said "Northwestern can bring in pretty much whoever they want", it did not say "they will admit anyone". Northwestern has more leeway with admissions than just about any Top 10-15 Academic School. That does not mean that they will wave the admissions wand for every player. Simply because a parent gives a reason/story/excuse for why a player didn't get into, receive an offer from or go to a particular school doesn't mean that it's true or that is the way things will be for everyone. I have read many times on here how a player needs "specific" academic credentials to get into an Ivy as if all Ivy's have the same admissions requirements or bring in the same level of athlete (they do not). It appears that many people make statements based on one individuals experience. Remember, every situation is different and what is required of one player (academically) may be very different than what is required for another player even at the same school.

Every school is different, every player is different, every recruiting class is different. One player might be able to get into Duke, Northwestern, Princeton, Stanford, Hopkins, Penn and Vanderbilt with a 93 GPA, 1200 SAT, 29 ACT etc... and another player may be told that they need to have 98GPA, 1350 SAT, 32 ACT (if test scores are needed...) Every single situation is different and so are the requirements for every student athlete, there is a top recruit and a bottom recruit in every class at every school.


.....So that is exactly the point. A Duke, Northwestern, Stanford, Princton, UPenn, etc... can squeek a couple lower achieving students through admissions and will choose to do so if they are studs (certainly not always the case), but even if they can sneak one or two in, they cannot get an entire entering class through admissions. Maryland has a vast advantage, as it is not an academic powerhouse, or remotely close. Graduate HS and they can get you in, and an entire entering class just like you. I know at least a couple current MD players who originally committed to their top choices elsewhere, and these kids were the top choices for those programs, but coaches couldn't get them in, so they ended up going to MD. The message that is often pitched on these threads over and over is "if they are good enough, grades don't matter, the coach will get them in". Too many parents sell this idea on here and to their kids, and you hear kids saying it too. It is not the truth and a really bad path to send these kids down. Study hard, get great grades, work hard on the skills and training, do both and you will have all your options open to you. Push that idea on the kids and they will be much better off for it.

Below is simply not true…

@@. “The message that is often pitched on these threads over and over is "if they are good enough, grades don't matter, the coach will get them in". Too many parents sell this idea on here and to their kids, and you hear kids saying it too.” @@

I have never read a single post that stated “grades don’t matter” and that message is certainly not pushed “over and over”.

The sentiment that if coaches want a player bad enough, they will get them in no matter what, is posted constantly on these threads, for the last ten years. I am certain I could find at least 100 posts through the years, even though I am not going to do that. You do you, I made sure my kid knew that grades were of the utmost importance, she worked hard both on the field and in the classroom and had all options open to her at the highest level of lax and academic. Everyone should be promoting getting the good grades.

OMG. Get off your soap box. I have literally never read anywhere in here or anywhere else that grades do not matter. From day 1 I have heard nothing but the opposite. Which of course is true. So calm down. We all know your point of your post is to brag about how smart you are, but the reality is you are no smarter than anyone else on here.