<p>If anyone is currently (or was formerly) on the Equestrian team at Cornell or Brown I would love if I could ask you a few questions about admittance and being recruited. </p>
<p>I am currently a high school junior and have been riding horses since I was seven. I compete on the A circuit in the Jumpers/Eq classes and am wondering if I have any chance of being recruited. </p>
<p>Thanks! </p>
<p>oh my gosh they have equestrian teams?! That settles it, definitely applying to both (my parents were acutally both Brown Alumni, but have no interest in horses whatsoever.) Sorry I couldn’t answer your questions :)</p>
<p>Ivy league recruiting depends on whether the college allows the coach of that particular sport to “support” an athlete to the school and gain admittance. You just need to contact the equestrian coach of each school and either ask him or her by email or schedule an interview to take place when you visit. If you have a great GPA, high test scores, took a tough curriculum through out HS (4 years of foreign language a must), are well ranked in your sport, and if they have a spot to give you, you may have a chance of being that athlete they support with a “likely letter.” A likely letter is sent to gifted student athletes and other desirable students, telling them they will be accepted before the normal notification period when applying for the school. However if your academic profile doesn’t match the general profile of accepted students, you will not get past the Admissions people no matter how much the coach wants you. </p>
<p>Even if these schools don’t have a spot for recruited equestrians, the fact that they have the sport at their campus will make it a plus on your application. My DS sails on a national level and we spoke to several Ivy League coaches, including Brown and Cornell, and moreover looked at their rosters for familiar names. Some how Admissions lets in a lot of students with sailing backgrounds even when the coach can’t offer them a likely letter. So good luck with your grades and your riding!</p>
<p>karmakamacha, in case you are not aware, if a parent is a Brown alumni you have access to free college advising through the alumni association. This is for any school you are applying to even if you don’t apply to Brown. Legacy students have a much better admit rate than the ED or RD pool. If you are qualified then you have a great chance.</p>
<p><a href=“https://alumni.brown.edu/services/advise/”>https://alumni.brown.edu/services/advise/</a></p>