<p>I am a fairly good rower. I've won many local and national medals and in a few weeks I will be attending a Junior National Team Identification Camp. However, I wasn't quite good enough to be recruited at the Ivies. Do D1 Ivy coaches bother to support talented applicants in the regular decision round even after they already have their whole class of new recruits from the early round? Is it worth it to fill out the Athletic Supplement?</p>
<p>I can’t speak for rowing, but I’m a track athlete that got accepted ED to an ivy. When I was thinking of applying they told me that they had three “slots” or people they would back up. Two for ED and 1 for RD. I would say you still have a chance.</p>
<p>^^^In general it seems as if going through the RD recruiting round is more competitive - many more slots available for ED/EA, with just a couple saved for RD - this is true for rowing. If an athlete wasn’t getting attention in the ED/EA round, it is unlikely, in my opinion, that they would fare any better in the RD round. Just my opinion, for what it is worth!</p>
<p>I have to agree with Mayhew. Some schools, for rowing at least, don’t save any RD spots. If that is the case, then no, even if they wanted to support you they couldn’t. However, many schools do save one to three spots for Regular, but these are for kids who have committed but who’s grades just couldn’t go through early, for those who the coaches want to see improve, and for those who were recruited early but for whatever reason didn’t get in. All in all, you should still contact the coaches. It’s very, very, late in this game, but you still might be able to get a letter of recommendation.</p>
<p>My son plays soccer and one of the schools we looked at had 10 seniors leaving, but the coach only had 4 slots for ED. He said he wanted to fill all 10 spots, and it had to be done via RD. However, it is much more competitive. According to my son’s GC, depending on the particular Ivy and the sport, the coach may have little/no pull in this round.</p>
<p>It’s never too late. If you’re outright rejected, then coaches can’t do anything; however, if you’re deferred or waitlisted, there are still options. Are you a male or a female rower?</p>
<p>I have a question: if basically your only EC is your sport, would it not help you if you are not being recruited/supported?</p>
<p>Say I’m not good enough to be recruited by a D1 school (was recruited by D3 though) but still want to participate in the sport walk-on or intramural. Would there be any point in sending the athletic supplement?</p>
<p>There are top schools (including ivies) who did not get all their recruits admitted because of academics; they may be interested in a student who has great grades and scores and is a good rower. Contact the coaches.</p>
<p>@ColdWinter11</p>
<p>Can you tell me what SAT score was needed in order to be supported?
What is you level of ability?</p>
<p>I’m interested in track recruiting as opposed to rowing.</p>
<p>You know, I think I will just send you a PM.
If anyone else can help with track recruiting to the Ivies or Stanford, let me know.</p>
<p>Hi MirrorImage,
I’m happy to help. PM if you wish or post your questions. A direct quote from an Ivy track coach this fall: minimum 1900 SAT, minimum 27 ACT. I’m sure there are exceptions for athletes who are amazing (let’s say top 10 in the US in your event during junior year) but you would need to be very close to these thresholds for most of the Ivies, to be a track recruit.</p>
<p>Depending on the track event, (some) ivies are a lot easier to get recruited for than Stanford, e.g. cross country is at a much lower athletic level at most of the ivies. Have you looked at their rosters and tried to find out how the recruits did in your event during their junior year? That should give you some idea.</p>
<p>Re the OPs original question
and I realize most apps were due by midnight last night…
yes do the athleteic supplement on the common app–as all schools you apply to will see it–and some do forwrad the ifo to coaches- even if you haven’t been in touch yet. Also some require the athletic supplement if you intend to continue your sport with them.</p>
<p>As for RD slots–there are a few RD slots left for the sports that recruited in the fall…because the coaches want to keep options open though if you didn’t make the cut with a coach and school in the early round for your sport–I think you’d be best advised to cast a wider net and look elsewhere. If the coach didn’t think you were a match in the fall, seems unlikely that you’d match in the spring…
If your test scores and academics kept you out in the fall, just remember the pool is even bigger in the spring … so waiting to see if you do better on an SAT or have nicer Sr fall grades means you have an uphill climb.
Some sports haven’t begun to give slots away…its sport dependent, you may want to discuss this with your high school coach and see what he/she advises.
Good luck</p>
<p>Thanks riverrunner! I was actually looking for a direct quote like the one you gave.
I’ve done some research and found mostly what I was wanting to know, so thanks to everyone who either sent me a PM or left a comment.
I’ll probably be back asking more questions or telling about my experiences much later this year!</p>