For all the hardo dads and Megatron Karen moms on the 2028 board, I'm pleasantly surprised how little private school peacocking occurred in the runup to IAC and MIAA applications. Compared to past years on BOTC there's hardly any (either fake or lied to) brags about how Braxton got offered a full ride to 5 MIAA schools, but he's gonna stay public." Then of course it's radio silence on admissions day.
Well done, parents, but also.....boooooooooring.
Not to give all of us too much credit where none is due, but I do wonder if the insanity of the transfer portal has started to dilute the Gospel of Brian Kelly, "Thou Shalt Make MIAA-A Varsity in 9th, or Thou Shalt Not Get Recruited, Ever!" (obviously an exaggeration, but still ironic because he's advised parents to that end, but routinely picks 0-1 freshman to play varsity at CH). Combine that with the effect of social media, where anybody can clearly see that high-academic D2 and D3 schools (as well as terrible D1 lax programs) are recruiting deep into 12th grade. Maybe it's a bit of reshuffling going on, in terms of recruiting strategies.
