<p>Any information about the ivy recruiting process for athletics ? If any soccer players are out there, specifics would be amazing . How big an impact does an athletic hook have upon one's chances at admission? Thank you(:</p>
<p>More info:
Good- great academics
Pretty good but not spectacular athletics.</p>
<p>A recruited athlete (i.e., one which will receive a likely letter), needs to simply get over the academic threshold. Once you are over the threshold, it doesn’t matter by how much. Ivy soccer teams are very competitive D1 programs and there isn’t a sliding scale which combines academic status and athletic talent to reach a “blended” answer. </p>
<p>It goes something like this: the coach sees you play (somehow, somewhere); the coach decides you are good enough to recruit; the coach asks for your academics (grades, scores, classes); the coach decides if you are good enough to have a shot at getting past admissions. In short, the coach is trying to get the best athlete she/he can who can get into the school. The coach is not tying to get the best student who also plays soccer.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help!
I’ve heard ivy coaches have a limited number of players they can push for. If this is true, how does the rest of the team get in? If you are not one of these especially wanted recruits, then is there no help from athletics, or…? Basically, how does the rest of the team get through admissions?</p>
<p>The school doesn’t need to recruit a whole team each year, since there are sophomores, juniors, and seniors already on the roster. So a coach may recruit only 5-7 new players.</p>
<p>Ivy coaches like to fill their recruiting class before the early deadlines in November. I went through that process too late and discovered the hard way. Every squad has a limited number of recruitment spots, but if you don’t get recruited most coaches are very open to walk-ons coming for tryouts.
Anyways, from what I understand, the academic requirements for the Ivy athletes really depends on their athletic abilities. They all have to be smart and high-achieving (which is unfortunately why they never win the NCAA tournaments) but the better you are at soccer, the higher you will be on the recruiting list, the heavier you will be recruited, and the easier it will be for you to get in. But TheGFG is correct, not so many kids are recruited in each incoming class; the coach only really needs to replace the outgoing seniors’ positions and strengthen any parts that are lacking.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Okay, that makes sense. Thanks for the help both of you!
I’m a sophomore, so the real recruiting process for soccer doesn’t really begin until junior year, but I have been in contact with the coaches, and a few will be attending my games in the next few months. I hope to go to multiple camps this summer. Hopefully it’ll work out!</p>
<p>Good luck! Be humble, be a team player, and tell your parents to keep calm at the games.</p>
<p>Haha! Thanks, good advice:D</p>
<p>Stemit, well said for an ivy coach, in places it’s about something totally different.</p>
<p>Too late for what?</p>