Since I started the thread I figured i would give a quick update. Last night DD committed to the Ivy League School that offered her on September 1.
In the past 2 weeks she has been in contact with 7 other schools and I can definitively say that every school seems to be taking a highly personalized approach to recruiting in the Covid era. We saw everything from a day 1 offer to coaches who seem to want to let this play out for many months. My advice to anyone who is interested in a school that is taking things at a slower pace is not to get discouraged when you see others around you committing. It can be hard for 16 year olds to understand that their journey wont necessarily look the same as their friends and teammates.
In the past 2 weeks she has been in contact with 7 other schools and I can definitively say that every school seems to be taking a highly personalized approach to recruiting in the Covid era. We saw everything from a day 1 offer to coaches who seem to want to let this play out for many months. My advice to anyone who is interested in a school that is taking things at a slower pace is not to get discouraged when you see others around you committing. It can be hard for 16 year olds to understand that their journey wont necessarily look the same as their friends and teammates.