<p>What are the advantages of being a student/ athlete at Stevens?</p>
<p>I thought you were accepted to Stevens with a scholarship already?</p>
<p>my child has committed and has accepted a merit scholarship/music scholarship and also intends on being an athlete at Stevens - I was happy to see this question posted and wanted to follow it because I had the same thoughts even though we have already committed - I know when my oldest committed to a D1 athletic scholarship there were quite a few benefits, but I also know that D3 is a completely different situation with funding, etc. - so I am very curious to see what benefits there are, if any </p>
<p>There are no financial benefits to being an athlete at a D3 school (e.g. Stevens). If there were, it would be a violation of NCAA rules. Having said that, the athletic teams at D3 schools offer great camaraderie and the players are also good students - esp. at Stevens. </p>
<p>Thank so much for the clarification. Another question if you don’t mind: Must D3 athletes get “recruited” or is it appropriate to reach out to the coach oneself? My son spoke to one of the track coaches at accepted students day and the coach indicated that while they did not “recruit” him , he said my son should email him. My son promptly did so, but no response. Don’t want to be pushy and don’t know the protocol. Any suggestions? It is all new to us. He really wants a shot at running track at Stevens for the reasons Worldspirit stated above.</p>
<p>It is possible the coach is busy with the end of the track season. Did the email included his times?</p>
<p>@Sitplease, as @VMT said, be sure the email includes performance times. I would contact the coach again, put in the subject line “Student Name; Incoming Freshman Interested in Track” AND you can also channel your inquiry through admissions to ensure it is delivered and read (many coaches receive hundreds of emails from high school students whom they don’t know and will have trouble discerning among them) Coaches certainly are likely to give a little more attention to those who can help the school win competitions, but in general, most D3 coaches are apt to welcome the committed scholar-athletes interested in their sport. </p>
<p>Thank you so much for the advice. I will pass it on to my son who will take it from there. I appreciate the time you took to advise!</p>