<p>Anyone care to define what is meant by a recruit?</p>
<p>Do you mean an athletic recruit?</p>
<p>yes -
do you have to contact the coach
or they come to you</p>
<p>If you are good enough to have a national ranking, national exposure, they will find you. However, most athletes will contact the coaches through the online "Questionnaire for recruits" which is on the school's athletic website. (gocrimson.com for Harvard.)</p>
<p>You must have your SAT/ACT, SAT IIs, class rank, GPA, times, rankings, stats for your sport etc. to complete the form. If the coach is interested, he/she will contact you. Also you can email or write the coaches directly, see the college directory online for addresses.</p>
<p>Check the NCAA guidelines (online) for recruiting and the schedule- there are strict rules as to when a coach can have contact with a high school student.</p>
<p>You can also "just walk in" to a coach's office......... would use some discretion in-season, of course. The restrictions tend to be from coach >> student or family, not the reverse.</p>
<p>So if you have rowed for your country as a junior does this make your application quite good</p>
<p>It depends on what country you have rowed for, and how competitive your individual times are. Also if you qualify weight and strength-wise for the Heavyweight team. Harvard has a world-class rowing team, filled with international talent. You might try looking at the individual accomplishments of the current rowers at gocrimson.com (then go to heavyweight men's crew, then to the roster.) Many of the international recruits have rowed at the top level in Junior National and International levels.</p>
<p>If you qualify athletically, then you must also have the SAT I, IIs, GPA, etc. If you have the whole package, it is definitely a plus for your application.</p>