<p>How significant are athletics as an extra-curriculur activity for admission to women's colleges?</p>
<p>Are you being recruited by Wellesley?</p>
<p>As a d3 school, being a recruit will not grant you a definite “in”. However, if you show that you’ve dedicated a good deal of time and passion to the sport and how it has shaped you into a unique individual + you have a great letter of rec from the coach, it might give you that extra push if you’re “on the fence”.</p>
<p>G’luck!</p>
<p>Athletics is considered like any other activity, like music/art. If it’s something you excel at/are passionate about/both then why not use it to your advantage. I know my swimming helped me, but it was really my academics/everything else that did it, athletics was a nice complement to the mix.</p>
<p>In general, athletics aren’t something that a large portion of the Wellesley population is involved with or cares about, so you don’t need to have any athletic ability as an extra-curricular. Not having experience with sports, I don’t know if perceived potential as a walk-on player to any particular team would boost chances.</p>
<p>I got an airport ride from a coach who talked about recruiting on the way to Logan once. He described recruiting as hunting down good players who were “legitimate Wellesley admits”.</p>
<p>I was told by the coach in my sport at Wellesley that while she could not guarantee me a spot, like coaches can do at some D1 and D3 schools, she could run my transcript and standardized test scored through admissions. When I applied, she said she would write a letter of recommendation that would be read with my application. While athletics cannot get you in, it certainly can help if the coach really wants you.</p>
<p>hey, i just had a quick question. i kno that you said that academics come first, but i’m on my hs swim team, and i was looking at some of wellesley’s swim results, and i think i have a decent 100 back time (1:12.11). if i want to swim for the team, would it be better to talk to the coach before admissions, or only if i get in?</p>
<p>If you intend to swim in college (which it sounds like you do), I would go ahead and contact the coach before you apply/during the application process. It will be a good way for you to learn more about the team and you could potentially be able to meet with or talk to current team members.</p>