If the coach wants you, I have a feeling that you would pass an academic pre-read at Amherst, or even at any school. That is a situation where the high test score would help you. This is good - if you want a highly selective school, this might be your way in.
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Right?! That poster is 100% correct, but also, that example applies to no one else in the entire country!
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There are no athletic scholarships for D3, just help with admission. You will need to make sure that you can afford these schools, same as if you were not a recruit.
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Absolutely. It can make a big difference, depending on how much they want you. Next issue however is the Ivy leagues donāt give scholarships for athletics. A friend son got into that situation. Not a superior student, had over 20 full scholarship offers to play a D1 sport, admitted to Harvard but they couldnāt swing the cost (or didnāt want to).
Yes, definitely. If a coach is actively recruiting a student athlete, that student is extremely likely to be admitted, even with stats significantly below the collegeās 25th percentile. The bottom line is whether the athlete can survive academically, pass their classes, and not embarrass themselves or the college. For example, a friend who was an all state football player (offensive line) was admitted test-optional to Harvard with a 3.5 GPA. He turned Harvard down for a D1 college on full football scholarship.
There is a big difference between actively recruiting and offering an admission slot to a recruit. Ivy coaches recruit many more athletes than they have slots, and plenty of recruited athletes are not offered a slotāeven some who are brought to campus on official visits.
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