Parents College recruiting process...part of the problem?

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For athletic purposes, don’t compare Stanford to the rest of the Ivies. Stanford does recruit early and the rest of the Ivies do not. The rest of the Ivies will show interest in an athlete, but they can’t do anything until the athlete has actually applied for admission. The rest of the Ivies can “help” with admission if there is a boderline case. The rest of the Ivies do not offer any sort of merit financial aid and merit includes athletic ability. The only financial aid for the rest of the Ivies is need-based. Good luck as it is very challenging to get into any of the Ivies. On top of everything else, the academic expectations are sky-high.

Stanford is a great university but it is not an Ivy. As a result they can (and do) offer athletic merit scholarships.