<p>I am applying to Gallatin Early Decision.
White Male Lawrence KS
I have a 1350/2080
3.95 GPA
Great ECs</p>
<p>I'm not sure what my chances are.</p>
<p>How much will being recruited by NYU swimming help?</p>
<p>Ask the coach how much help he can give you.</p>
<p>The faster you can swim, the faster you will get accepted at NYU! Seriously, ask the coach what you can expect. If he gives you nothing, talk to a few more colleges so you can have a safe bet. Good luck.</p>
<p>I've got a 1350/2080, 3.95, and a recruit letter from NYU for swimming too! Haha, small world. I don't think you'll have any problems getting in. My coach tells me colleges are all looking for student athletes these days. I'm from SF, california by the way.</p>
<p>You need to ask the coach if NYU allows a coach to "support" an application. I'm guessing NYU does that, but you should ask to be sure.</p>
<p>What are your times, OP?</p>
<p>My only good time is a :59.86 in the 100 yd breast</p>
<p>Hey guys, just a reminder that receiving a letter dosn't necessarily mean you are being recruited by a specific school. It means they heard about you, saw you, or got your name off a mailing list from some elite swimming event. If you are being recruited, personal contact will occur as soon as allowed by the NCAA and your swimming coach (club and/or hs) will be hearing from interested colleges so they can get the word out that you should call them & develop a relationship (if you are too young for direct contact from them). Also, smaller schools (not usually Division I) who may be very interested in you may not have the budget to cast a wide recruiting net so if there are any you would like to attend, be sure to contact the coach personally and see if they are interested. Honestly, I know more than a few athletes who have gained a spot on collegiate teams this way. Good luck to all. Getting those letters and going through the recruiting process can be very exciting.</p>
<p>Yeah. I met with the NYU coach during my campus visit and he told me that I was put on the recruit list.</p>
<p>Being on the recruit list does not mean that the coach is going to support your application. At most schools a coach can only support a limited number of applicaitons each year and only those at the top of the recruit list get supported. You should ask the coach if s/he know yet whether s/he is going to support your application. I think NYU is Division III. Division III schools compete for athletes with Division 1-AA (the Ivies, etc.) and Division II (which give scholarships), so I don't think Division III coach get serious about recuiting until after the Division 1-AA and Division II school have made their decisions, unless an athletes makes it clear that he/she really wants to go to a particular school and isn't looking at any other schools. Even then the coach may want to wait to see what other prospects rated above you decide to do. If you are getting phone calls and handwritten notes and letters from the coach, you are probably pretty high on the recruit list. If you are getting generic emails and letters, you probably aren't on the A list, but you still shouldn't give up hope and you should probably send the coach any additional information that you can about yourself that will make you stand out from others on the recruit list. Having a coach support your application helps a lot. Good luck.</p>
<p>mmoore you should be glad if you're not heavily recruited for swimming because then you're not obligated to be on the team, whereas if the coach puts in a word for you you do. I have friends at NYU who are in swimming and it's a crushing time commitment, practices 2 times a day 6 days a week... and they're early morning/night too.</p>
<p>The way nyu works is that the coaches have a list of recruits, which i'm assuming you are on if you talked to the coach, being on this list does in fact help you get into nyu providing that your grades are not too low. Your grades and sat are high enough that you shouldn't have to worry about that anyway. The nyu swim team is division III and as a result you would be on a team with people who are swimming because they want to be swimming and not because they have athletic scholarships like at many division I/division II schools. Having a coach put a word in for you does not obligate you to swim beyond whatever moral obligation you might have. The time commitment is the same as any other schools team(5 afternoons, 2 mornings, and saturday) you may be on now, only more specialized to the swimmer. The nyu swim team is one of the better division III teams and has been consistently improving over the last 3 years, and should probably crack the top ten at NCAAs this year. Looking at there times they are certainly in need of breaststrokers and a sub minute breastroke is a greatly desired asset to any team. Just make sure to stay in contact with the coach. Good luck!</p>