<p>I'm 16 years old 6'2.5 165 lb and this is my first season rowing. I just recently did my first 2k and I got 6:48. I haven't taken SAT yet but I have a 3.8 or so unweighted gpa. I also play the trumpet and I have a wide variety of interests. What are my chances in being accepted to a top d3 rowing school? Like Williams etc.?</p>
<p>I am not familiar with rowing but it is really difficult to say anything without an SAT score.</p>
<p>A little while ago I was talking with a friend whose kid and a teammate were looking at the same colleges, and the colleges were interested in them both. Same events same times in their sport and grades were ok though from different schools. The SATs came back and they were 400 points apart. The two Kids are looking at completely different colleges now.</p>
<p>I’m only a sophomore so I haven’t taken SAT but I assume that I can do well. As for the erg times, I know that I will be able to improve. Anybody know if I could be on track to row at a good d3 school?</p>
<p>6:48 is great for a first time. With some weight training and more technique, you should be a strong recruit candidate for D3 recruitment by the spring of your junior year, when most recruiting really starts.</p>
<p>Thanks ian123. Also, for the future, can you get money at a d3 school for rowing, and what are good d3 programs in the northeast?</p>
<p>There isn’t too much money in men’s rowing as a whole, and there’s almost none in D3. Some of the best D3 programs are Bates, Williams, Trinity, etc.</p>
<p>D-III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.</p>
<p>Mens rowing is not an official NCAA sport so AFAIK there is no athletic scholarships in D-I or D-II either.</p>
<p>If it’s money you’re after, I’m afraid you need to choose another sport.</p>
<p>Does anybody have any tips to lower my 2k time over this summer? My goal is to pull a 6:30 by the end of the fall. Is this doable with training this summer?</p>
<p>That sounds like a reasonable goal. You’re in your first year, so you should see some big improvements in the coming months as long as you’re really willing to put in the effort. Do a lot of dead lifts and cardio, but most importantly, put in a lot of meters on the erg. By the way, for lightweights, your 6:30 goal would make you a SERIOUS contender at top D1 schools in addition to D3.</p>
<p>Thank you all for the replies. Unfortunately, I probably won’t be a lightweight</p>