<p>I have been talking to a coach for quite some time who seems very interested and has told me that she will help me through admissions. I’m pretty sure that just means that once my application is in, she adds her own letter of recommendation telling the admissions officers that she wants me on her team. </p>
<p>I have talked to other athletes from the college who have said that getting help through admissions from a coach pretty much means you’re in. But I was also thinking that because these people are already in, then of course they are telling me this. I have pretty good stats (32 ACT, 4.88/5.0 W GPA), but will being an athletic recruit really help me that much in get accepted?</p>
<p>Well, it really isn’t QUITE so simple, and if you aren’t a ■■■■■, you might want to look at the athletic recruits board. If the coach says “she will help” and you have applied ED, you have a good chance, but not automatic. For RD, it depends how good you are, and who they get ED.It helps, and your scores/grades look good enough, but it doesn’t sound like a sure thing to me.</p>
<p>all of the posts on the athletic recruits board say that it depends on the school. </p>
<p>and yes i applied ED</p>
<p>How much it helps depends on how high up you are on the coach’s wish-list. It can also vary by sport, by year. If one team is graduating half their players, for example, admissions might want to give the coach more tips that year than another sport’s team with a host of strong sophomores.</p>
<p>It no doubt helps some athletes more than others depending on all the variables and on where that player is ranked on the coach’s list of recruits.</p>
<p>On the other hand, an athlete could just fall under something like a coach’s experession to admissions of “if you’re inclined to accept Anonymous6 anyway… I could use her/him.” That’s not a bad thing, either, and is a help, but not the same kind of help as “This guy is going to single-handedly secure our football team’s win over Williams next year.” If you’ve got the stats to be admitted anyway, and a coach has some interest in you, then it sometimes works out well.</p>
<p>It’s kind of a moving target. It certainly doesn’t hurt. It’s good you applied ED. I think in RD it is virtually no help at all except for a few exceptional players.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>At Amherst, if you are not a urm, athletic support can make the difference between acceptance and being wait-listed. You’re qualified. So are 4000 other kids.</p>