No chance of getting recruited, worthwhile sending athletic supplement on CommonApp?

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<p>So I'm applying to a couple Ivy League schools which all have D1 for my sport, but I can hardly be a walk-on for this schools, should I still fill out an athletic supplement on Common App?
Also for MIT and Caltech, I won't be recruited but I have a shot to be a walk on for the team, should I fill out an atheletic supplement on Common App?
Any input from knowledgable parents with athletic insights will be very appreciated!</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>The form clearly states to fill it out if you anticipate participating at the varsity level in college, which you don’t.</p>

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<p>My son is in same position and our private counselor said not to do the athletic supplement.</p>

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<p>What is the athletic supplement?</p>

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<p>Well, I do anticipate to participate sports in college, but certainly not D1. I wouldn’t make any ivy team but I will be an Ok player on MIT’s team and I will probably be a start on Cal Tech’s team.</p>

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<p>Have you contacted the coaches at these schools? Have you attended Showcases?
Have you played on travel teams outside of the school’s Varsity team?</p>

<p>You can’t assume that you will be a walk-on at any of these schools. Contact the coaches and speak with them. This is the first step.</p>

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<p>I talked to coaches at Cal Tech and MIT and they said I can easily be on the team.</p>

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<p>When you go to the Future Plans section of the Common App, it will guide you on the Athletic Supplement. If the school <em>wants</em> you to submit it, the option will be there. If the school doesn’t use the Athletic Supplement, it won’t be there.</p>

<p>See <a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Docs/2010-11SuppsPaymentsED.ppt[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Docs/2010-11SuppsPaymentsED.ppt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Some schools also point you to their own form, see MIT’s page: [DAPER</a> - Recruiting](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/athletics/www/varsity.html]DAPER”>http://web.mit.edu/athletics/www/varsity.html)</p>

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So they’re recruiting you.</p>

<p>Strange, that seems to contradict this:

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<p>I was not aware that a shot to walk on meant “can easily be on the team”.</p>

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<p>If it’s basketball at Caltech…they are happy for tall warm bodies.</p>

<p>S2 was interested in playing a helmet sport in college (played four years in HS) but was not a recruited athlete. He completed the form just to get on the coaches’ radar. Had also contacted coaches when he visited campuses. Got some interest and they definitely encouraged him to try out, but S started having second thoughts and did not pursue it. Decided he wanted to have time for other ECs and life in college, and did not want to make a decision about college based on the sports team.</p>