<p>My daughter is a junior and a rower. She has been to jr. national camps. She has received emails from many D1 colleges and Ivies since Setember 1st. Originally, she replied to almost all the college coaches sicne she hasn't really thought about where she wants to go for college and what she wants to study. It's very time consuming to be in contact with so many coaches. After some research, she has decided that she probably won't want to go to some of the colleges she's been corresponding to. However, the coaches are still sending emails. My question is: should she send email telling the coach that she's not interested in that college any more, or simply stop replying to coach's emails?</p>
<p>When my daughter was in this situation, she emailed the coaches and said that after researching school XYZ, she did not think that it would be a good fit for her. Sometimes she gave a reason why, such as size, location, etc., sometimes not. Just be careful to not narrow the list too soon, a lot can change in the next year.</p>
<p>Simple follow up question. My son is also a Jr. Also a top rower. He’s not yet heard from any college coaches. That’s a male vs. female thing, correct? I’d heard coaches can’t contact kids until July 1st between Jr. and Sr. years, but this thread makes me think that it is different for Girls. Correct? Can anyone elaborate?</p>
<p>rowdad,
the contact dates and rules are the same for male and female. I believe the difference lies in the fact that women receive scholarships (athletics) and males receive admissions assistance, in some cases.</p>
<p>Coaches can start emailing juniors after september 1st of their junior year. The first time the coaches can call rowers is July 1st. Although, many coaches will email you, and tell you to call them. It’s sort of a way around the rules. I started getting generic emails during my sophomore year from coaches informing me that I should fill out their recruiting forms. (Generic form emails are fine before sept 1st) This is all for guys rowing atleast.</p>
<p>Why so early? The kids don’t even know sat/ act scores until junior year usually after feb? I also wanted to know what camps are the best? I heard of SEJ but are there any in California that have a great reputation?</p>
<p>Because men’s rowing isn’t an NCAA sport, the schools/leagues/coaches can be a little bit laxer with the rules; however, officially they do follow the rules, i.e. they can email or send printed materials after Sept 1 junior year and call July 1 before senior year. Your son should start contacting coaches of the schools he might be interested in. Now is a good time.</p>
<p>Thanks, fishymom. I totally agree with your “not narrow the list too soon”. That’s why we are so nervous about telling some coaches “no, I’m afraid I won’t come to your school after all”. </p>
<p>Regarding the recruit timeline, now that the 2016 class has been signed, the attention is starting to turn to class 2017. So for all juniors out there, now it’s the time to fill our online questionnaires for schools you are interested in, and start communicate with coaches.</p>
<p>The other thing about men’s/women’s rowing is that since men’s rowing is not division 1, the scholarship situation and the budget situation is quite different. There are less big men’s crew schools, and probably less recruiting in general. A lot of schools have big women’s crew programs and use it boost their Title 9 scholarships, and have the men’s team be an underfunded club sport. But there are also no NCAA rules, so nobody is going to face sanctions for talking to him at the wrong time. If he’s interested in schools, I’d recommend going to their website and filling out the info form or emailing the coaches to start the process.</p>
<p>Stalkermama, I don’t think December of your junior year is too early to have a pretty good idea of what level of school a kid can be thinking of. You’ll have two full years of grades and, hopefully, a sense of what the first semester junior year grades (and to a lesser extent the full year junior year grades) will be. Also, many schools’ recruiting questionnaires ask for PSAT scores, which a kid should have by then. Also, while it’s too late for this year’s juniors, taking the December SAT may not be a bad idea. Almost all schools will superscore the SAT, so taking it ‘for practice’ should not hurt even if scores aren’t great (my S did so and scored surprisingly well, though his scores picked up a bit in later tests), and it at least gives you and the schools a general idea of where a kid fits. (I.e., if he or she can get up above 2,000 or 2,100 on that first go round, then the Ivy League schools may be in reach, depending on the skill of the kid and his/her grades.)</p>
<p>Actually, some of the big rowing schools (e.g., Cal, Washington) offer scholarships in men’s rowing.</p>
<p>I never said that nobody offers scholarships in men’s rowing. I went to a school that did. I just said that it’s much less frequent, and I think overall less money is spent in men’s rowing, which can affect the overall recruiting process – but obviously the money is not going to be less at every school.</p>