Deaconblue
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Always wondered how athletes "commit" to Ivy League schools. They don't offer athletic scholarships; instead need based grants. There is no NLI day for Ivy League recruits. When someone commits to Harvard is that anything more than the coach telling him that the admissions department is likely to admit him or does that mean that applied and were admitted early?
Verbal commitments to Ivy League schools are just like verbals anywhere.
From the Ivy League "Prospective Athlete Information" web page, " Prospective students who have decided on their first choice may apply to one Ivy League school by November 1 in order to receive notice of Early Decision or Early Action in December. Students may also apply under the Regular Decision application process to receive a decision in late March. Under certain circumstances institutions may issue a letter prior to the final admissions decision indicating that a candidate is “likely” to be admitted."
LOI equivalent would be the student-athlete replying to the letter of acceptance from the school in December or March and sending in the required pre-enrollment deposit.