<p>I'm an overseas student who doesn't know a huge amount about college recruiting, so I just have a few questions:</p>
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<li><p>How do the two signing periods work? If I'm trying to get into academically and athletically good schools - Ivies, Stanford etc - from what I gather the coach has some pull with admissions to get athletes in. How then can athletes sign in the second signing period which is after admissions are completed? </p></li>
<li><p>Will coaches look at potential? I'm a swimmer whose only started training seriously the last year and a bit but have dropped from 1.05 and 2.23 100/200 fly SCM to 58.7 and 2.08.0 100/200 Fly SCM and am not plateauing. I'm also only 5'10 and 130 pounds as a 16 year old.</p></li>
<li><p>When should I start contacting coaches? I'll be enrolling in fall 2014, but I'm not sure how recruiting timelines line up with overseas students...</p></li>
<li><p>Will being a year young - I skipped a year of school - help or hurt me in the recruiting process in any way?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks in advance for all and any help/answers!</p>