<p>I was just wondering if any of you that are planning on attending Columbia are also athletes and what steps you took to get yourself noticed by the coaches and how much you believe it helped you get accepted. Thanks.</p>
<p>i just got back from a recruiting weekend for swimming.... go to columbia's website and go to your sport's page, they'll probably have a "recruit form" or something to fill out. You can also try to email the coach. I don't know how much this will help me but I really hope it does. What sport to you play?</p>
<p>A good source on this would be "A is for Admissions," which has a chapter on athlete admissions. At Columbia (like elsewhere), how big a bump you get for being an athlete depends on how bad the coach wants you.</p>