<p>It seems that if you get on an ivy coach's "recruiting" list you are very likely to be admitted to the school.<br>
I wonder if anyone knows much about the impact of lesser degrees of support from ivy coaches.<br>
If a student has an academic record that is a "match", and board scores in the middle of the schools range, what is the impact of a coach's communication to the the adcom that the student would be a valuable member of his team. Is this the kind of thing that separates the applicant from the numerous other applicants with similar stats or is the reality "get on the recruiting list or get admitted on your nonathletic credentials alone".</p>
<p>It's a sliding scale. The more the coach wants you, the more leeway you'll have with credentials.</p>
<p>Columbia2002 pretty much summarized it accurately. It's not a gurantee, but it certainly helps quite a bit.</p>