Fact finding By Aubreys mom

Submitted by Losher on
This is an interesting read on what the mother r of former commit and this weekend official visitor Aubrey Solomons mom will be looking for from the coaches and answers she's hoping to get. It could be big for Michigan to get back in the good graces and snow the family that it's a school worth putting in the spread sheet. http://michigan.247sports.com/Bolt/Mother-of-elite-DT-has-31-question-i…
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leftrare

November 2nd, 2016 at 4:31 PM ^

I would hope that any parent helping their child select a college -- athlete or not -- would help organize his/her search similar to this method.  I don't think most teenagers are capable emotionally, or have the judgmental maturity, to make this decision on their own.  How many kids have you known who went to the college where their best buddy or worse, girlfriend/boyfriend was attending?  It's very easy to pick a school for the wrong reasons and not focus on the right reasons at all.

 

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Wendyk5

November 2nd, 2016 at 5:18 PM ^

Ugh, I did that -- followed my boyfriend to college. He broke up with me three days before freshman year started, saying he wanted to date other people, and then introduced me to his freshman roommate at the freshman mixer as "someone I used to know in high school." Mind blown, heart broken. So I ended up transferring to Michigan. It all worked out for the best.  

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ATL JAY

November 2nd, 2016 at 4:34 PM ^

Fill that shit out! Spell check needs to be on point! Ugh I hate how she starts everything with UGA rabble rable rabble Hopefully we get a fair shake

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copacetic

November 2nd, 2016 at 4:42 PM ^

 

How much weight do you see my son packing on? Will it be more muscle than he currently has?


Thank god my mother didn't ask anyone this when I chose Michigan

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Rabbit21

November 2nd, 2016 at 4:53 PM ^

MECE = Mutually Exclusive Comprehensively Exhaustive. A standard used to design an interview.

PMO means blaze is implying Mama Solomon is a project manager by profession.

The bad spreadsheet means jblaze likely makes his coworkers lives miserable by being super prescriptive and/or dogmatic.



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Wal-Mart Wolverine

November 2nd, 2016 at 4:44 PM ^

After speaking to Momma Gwen, she should give Momma Gary's phone number to concur what she has been told and seen. That should seal the deal. Go Blue ! 

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Trump

November 2nd, 2016 at 4:48 PM ^

Some questions could be better but I actually like this lady's passion. I bet Harbaugh commends her for doing this.



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MgoBlueprint

November 2nd, 2016 at 4:55 PM ^

I won't say anything negative about the spreadsheet for obvious reasons. Number 15 will be the same for every school because of ferpa or whatever. I'm pretty sure she can only have access to his grades if he signs off on it.



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FrankX

November 2nd, 2016 at 4:58 PM ^

I think Michigan can make a very good impression on most of those questions.  The thing I like most is that the programs and values that 'check those boxes' have been established and noted for a couple years or more.  

Michigan doesn't have to make anything up this week to look great.  A nice apology for the snafu would help, but let Michigan shine and all will be fine.

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Go Blue in NC

November 2nd, 2016 at 5:17 PM ^

I think her idea of choosing a school based exclusively on objective evidence may sound nice but, in practice, may not be the best approach. I'm currently applying for a residency position and one of the often-repeated words of advice is the importance of the right "fit," which is an inherently subjective feeling. Essentially, if you're at a school/residency/job where you fit well with the team, you'll be much more successfu and happierl than if you're at a place you hate because your attitude, whether positive or negative, will play a significantly greater role in your level of success than whatever advantages an individual program may offer, given that premier D1 programs like UM, UGA, and Alabama are much more alike than they are different.

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Happy Gilmore

November 2nd, 2016 at 6:03 PM ^

Your pre-interview dinners are very important. Find out how much free time residents have, what average time they start and end work days, how often you get golden weekends, etc. Moonlighting opportunities were important to me too. But overall, I do think you will find that you will gel better with the people at some programs than others; The days go by a lot faster when you're having fun with your coworkers.

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MGoStretch

November 2nd, 2016 at 11:12 PM ^

You'll know,  Yea, you'll have your fair share of fake folks along the way but pay attention to who's around (are the interns actually at conference? Or are they shunned and/or too busy to attend?) and how they act with each other and the program leadership.  It sounds hokey, but a lot of the "feel" of the program comes from the leadership (duh) so try and get a sense of what current residents think about them.  You're absolutely right, your experiences will definitely be shaped A LOT by the folks you're working with, even on a month to month basis.  If you're "only" in the hospital 80hrs a week, you're lucky (or doing derm I suppose).  Good luck!  You should hand the program directors a copy of this spreadsheet at each interview day, it'll let them know you mean business.

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The Oracle

November 2nd, 2016 at 7:22 PM ^

I obviously have no idea whether this applies to Solomon's mom, but while it's great that parents get involved in helping their kids make these choices, I'm sure there are some that become too involved, and stay that way even after the choice has been made. I don't doubt that in some cases, a parent's over-involvement can actually limit their child's options.

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Elmer

November 2nd, 2016 at 7:46 PM ^

Impressive list.  Obviously cares about her son and processing through all the B.S. some programs will throw at her son.

This will hopfully show them the significant differences between a school like Michigan and others like Bama and Georgia.

Well done, Ms. Caldwell !!!

 

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Zarniwoop

November 2nd, 2016 at 7:51 PM ^

Anyone that says the top priority is academics and then sends their child to a school in the SEC that isn't Vanderbilt is a liar.

Anyone that says academics is the top priority and it comes down to Michigan and just about anyone else but Standford or Northwestern and then sends their child to Georgia, isn't being honest.

It will be refreshing if most of her questions are actually for the coaches and would show a decided lack of bullshit on her part. Because Georgia and Alabama are fucking nowhere academically.

I would love to see the questionaire, but the link goes to a page of complete gibberish.

That said, I wish everyone the very best on their search.

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