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I know D-IIIs can't give scholarships, but can a sport get you in? Like if I agree to pole vault at Washington & Lee (not necessarily here), could that get me in even if my scores are slightly lower than typically admitted?
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<p>So, fellow helpful CC athletic recruiting posters, let's see if we can help her here. Please, let's give her more helpful information than she could have imagined she'd get on the main forum. I'll post again on her thread directing her here.</p>
<p>Alexis4,
I would say that if your academic stats are slightly under the norm, then your athletic credentials need to be above what the team currently has. In addition to looking at the academic profiles for the school’s you’re interested in, you need to study the track team rosters & results to see how your best performances compare. I’ve gone through DIII track recruiting with my daughter this year. Feel free to PM me if you have specific questions.</p>
<p>Welcome to this part of CC, Alexis. You’ll find out a couple of really good things here. </p>
<p>First, there isn’t all the traffic that there is on the main site, so this thread won’t fall off the first page every hour or two.</p>
<p>Second, the regulars here have a tendancy to get deeply involved in trying to help people. The more you share about your situation and the more specific questions you ask, the more help you’ll get.</p>
<p>Alexis, it sounds like you’ve already received some solid advice. Yes, being a recruitable athlete can help with DIII admissions. Womens pole vault is a subject near to my heart. One caveat, when looking at rosters and seeing that you can already vault as high as their current vaulters, it may not mean that they are anxious to recruit a higher vaulter. PV is such a specialized and expensive event that many schools lack equipment and coaching and they just sort of concede the event.
If you’re going 11’ +, I think you can probably parlay that into some admissions assistance at a DIII program that actively trains vaulters. 12’+ would be better, of course.</p>
<p>Hey Alexis, I feel like maybe my last post threw cold water on you plans. When it comes to heights, times, scores and distances - all we can do is speculate. The best plan, of course, is to get in touch with the coaches at schools you’re interested in and let them know your test scores and athletic marks and ask them how the admissions process works.</p>
<p>alexis14- While you are waiting to hear from coaches you can also go the the colleges’ athletic websites (for track and field team), find the online questionnaire for athletic recruits and fill it out. The form will give you a clear idea of the types of information they seek.</p>
<p>And one thing to keep in mind - while being an athlete won’t necessarily help you overcome a lower academic profile, it will help you stand out amongst all of the thousands of people applying. This is only true if you have the coach’s attention and support, so it is critical that you reach out to the schools you are interested in and make sure the coach is aware of you. For those schools you are very interested in, attend camps (if there are any), contact the coach with updates, and go for an overnight visit.</p>
<p>I want to ditto Soccermomz post. We are working on baseball recruiting with my son. He is looking at DIII programs as well as a few D1 programs (Ivy and non-athletic scholarship D1 programs - not sure what to call these programs). So far he has serious interest from several schools where the interest is a match (he likes them - they like him). This interest has come from my son contacting the coach and staying in touch with the coach, visiting the schools for the info session & tour, attending camps/clinics/showcases. </p>
<p>As far as contacting the coaches my son has received very good response from letters he mailed (US Post Office not email) to the coach. Two coaches have commented to my son that they liked receiving the letter because it showed thought and effort.</p>
<p>Good Luck with everything - this is a great forum for information!</p>