<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>I have been wondering this aswell and actually started a thread regarding it on the College Admissions forum.
The feedback was basically that if a coach wants you enough, they will be able to get you in so long as your stats are decent (several people said that a 1200 on the old SAT was the bare minimum for most Ivies). </p>
<p>However, keep in mind that a coach may opt for a player of slightly less athletic talent if it means not having to work to get them accepted. </p>
<p>other thread:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=205558%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=205558</a></p>
<p>It varies by sport. Penn works a little differently. During the summer, the recruited athletes are asked to provide all their academic information. This means transcripts and test scores. The coaches submit this to Admissions and get a "read" on the athlete. The athlete's chances of acceptance (given they are a recruit) are rated high, moderate or low. Each coach only has a couple of Wharton slots. An athlete might be rated "High" for CAS and "Moderate" for Wharton, for example. In my son's sport, only a couple of athletes in 20 years who were rated "high" did NOT get into Penn. The unknown factors during this summer read are recs and essays. The coach will share this information with the athlete so the kid can decide what his chances are. Penn does NOT rank the athletic recruits- i.e. "this is my number 1 so he can have lower scores".
You will know if you are a recruit, and if you are not, you will only have a slight edge in admission.</p>