<p>Okay, here are two messages I got from two different universities.
And please help me understand this "recruiter's language". </p>
<p>From one college:</p>
<p>"Jungsuk,</p>
<p>Yes, I was referring to the track and field team. </p>
<p>We would only be able to "support" you with the admissions office if you 100% committed to attending the University of XXXXX. If yoh don't want to come here, this point is irrelevant. Of course, our support would only help you if you are admissible in their eyes. If you are unsure about where you want to go to school, we need to get you out on a visit so you can make an informed decision.</p>
<p>Based on your academic and athletic prowess, I think you would be a great addition to the University and our team. </p>
<p>Please let me know what you think."</p>
<p>From the other college:</p>
<p>"Hey Jungsuk-
thanks for getting back to me, I must have lost track of your email last month, but yes we would like to have you come to XXXXX and throw for us. Get your application into XXXX as soon as you can. Just so you know, we do have an early II program which if XXXX is your first choice would be an option for you. The application deadline is the same for early II as regular, January 1st.
We will send your name to admissions and see what we can do to support your application.
Please let me know when your application has been sent, so we can have admissions on the look out for it."</p>
<p>later he said, </p>
<p>"Once you apply and get the (receipt) number back from XXXXX, please send that to me ASAP, so we can track the status of your application and make sure we get it pulled."</p>
<p>So guys, help me what they really meant when they said these. Do you think it is almost sure thing that I get into all of those two colleges with confidence? I want to read "between the lines". I want to what those lines really mean in "recruiter's language".</p>
<p>I take the first schools response to mean–
Your stats must make you admissable without the sport and if you get passed admissions, then IF the school is your # 1 choice,
they can tip you from a maybe to an admit
…yet the coaches want your commitment to them before they go to the well for you…and again you have to pass admissions academically.</p>
<p>I take the second email to mean if you are interested in that school–you need to get that app done in a timely manner.
That the coaches will rank the potential recruits that are applying and submit a list by preference…(so if your athletic stats place you highly for the coach, then you will be higher on the list than lower)
—and with that list (ID’d by number which is why they want you to send them that number) they will then pull you file for athletic recruit consideration (again assuming you are high enough on the list)</p>
<p>and if your athletic stats dont put you high enough on the list, you are on your own in admissions…</p>
<p>Definitely call them and say
“How do you see my role on the team?”
“Are there any other players recruited in my year for my role?”
Ask the hard questions in a respectful, but clear manner. It’ll show you care and are interested. I play volleyball, not track and field, but I hope you get the gist.</p>
<p>What kind of school is it? D1, ivy, D2, D3? Do the coaches have your academic statistics? Do you know which school you want to attend? </p>
<p>It sounds to me that coach 1 wants to make sure that you actually come if admitted which would lead me to conclude that the support must be quite strong, i.e. s/he doesn’t want to waste one of his slots.</p>
<p>the first college is University of Chicago.
the second college is New York University. </p>
<p>I would major in Economics in U of Chicago and management if Stern School of Management at NYU. </p>
<p>And yes, the coaches have, not all, my statistics. They know my GPA(3.9~4.0) and SAT (650 Reading, 750 Math, 690 Writing) and ECA’s of course.</p>
<p>I am leaning toward University of Chicago for many reasons. I would get a better support from it and would be happier at there. </p>
<p>I am thinking about applying to U of Chicago and Stern without getting help from both of the coaches. And if they say later that I need their helps, I think that’s when I would commit myself to one of those teams. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>Do you have any ideas, thoughts, or suggestions for me? Please? :)</p>
<p>And they are both D3 schools. I don’t know how much influences D3 track departments have over admissions. I think it varies from college to college right?</p>
<p>Honestly, if U of Chicago is your top choice, I would email the coach and commit and say that if you get admitted, you’d attend. Two reasons: </p>
<ol>
<li><p>D3 coaches have substantially less influence on admission, and even less so once you have been waitlisted (not to mention, rejected.) It may be too late then to get their help. It would also be important to ask the coach how confident s/he is based on his/her experience that you get admitted if you are fully committed. </p></li>
<li><p>Keep in mind that Chicago is a very competitive school, and it’s not a sure that you are admitted without the coaches’ support. The middle 50% of students scored 1400-1530 on their SATs.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Another question: Are you in the US and can you go and visit Chicago relatively easily?</p>
<p>and yes, I live in Syracuse, NY, which is 5 hours from Chicago. I will take a bus there.
And the coach and I are planning on scheduling for a visit day. </p>
<p>You can edit out your own posts just by using the ‘edit’ feature and removing any personal info.</p>
<p>the only thing I wanted to add was that I believe Stern is <em>very</em> difficult to get into, so I don’t know how much influence a coach would have. But I could be mistaken.</p>
<p>I have personal experience with NYU recruiting, not with your sport however. I was recently admitted to Stern.</p>
<p>From what I have experienced the coaches at least want your stats to be around the average of admitted students (1440 SAT for CR+M) and have at least 3.6 uw with a rigorous class schedule.</p>