<p>ANYONE OUt THERE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCES AS ar recruited athlete.
my daughter is being recruited by 2 ivies
want to hear what athletes need for SAts</p>
<p>post her stats here and we'll chance her</p>
<p>she's a recruited athlete
Academic index is 182 (172 is the floor)
640 math, 670 writing, 600 cr</p>
<p>My D was a sports recruit but also had top stats - #1 in class, NMF, etc. so I can't help there. What she discovered from talking to other recruits she knows is that it really depends on the college,the sport and the recruit(i.e. nationally ranked etc). Some sports have more pull and can get in lower stat recruits. The best thing to do is come right out and ask the coach what scores she needs for that college as a recruit. She also needs to ask where she is on the coach's ranked recruit list both in regard to athletic ability and academics. She needs to be bold and ask the right questions. If she does she should get a pretty good picture of where she stands - i.e. something like the coach is looking to bring in 4 recruits and I am # 3 on his list for athletic ability and # 6 in academics. Also remember that his list will include other recruits that may be ranked above her on the list but decide on a different college, so the list changes as time goes on. Thus, your D needs to periodically ask these same questions. Has anything changed? Where am I on your list now? Who else is on your list....If she is truly being recruited the coach should have already asked for her transcript and sent it to admissions for a pre-screening. Believe me these coaches don't want to waste their time recruiting a student that admissions says has little chance. PM me if you have any more questions.</p>
<p>Those are low scores for a non-revenue women's sport recruit unless she's anAll-American superstar. Have her try the ACT she may score better.</p>
<p>if you only give limited info you will receive limited help. wanna tell us more?</p>
<p>Has she told the 2 Ivy coaches her SAT scores yet?</p>
<p>I was speaking to the Dartmouth coach who was recruiting me and he said that coaches all know what kind of scores to look for in prospective players so if the coach is still recruiting even while knowing those scores then I'd say it looks good.</p>
<p>tlroad has a good point though that the coaches should probably have already sent her scores in for a pre-screening anyway.</p>
<p>my friend is going 2 brown for water polo and he had a lil over a 2000 on the SAT</p>
<p>Low SATs "even for a recruited athlete." I put that in quotes because there are plenty of recruited athletes with sky high stats. A high GPA and class rank while taking rigorous courses could offset the SAT. If she doesn't have those, I'd say her chances are poor, regardless of athletic accomplishment. Agree with others to try the ACT to bolster her chances.</p>
<p>Princeton recruited someone with a 1900 for football. If princeton can do it, so can Yale.</p>
<p>Harvard was actively recruiting my friend who at the time had an 1800. she has since raised it but we were all shocked at the time.</p>
<p>Being recruited is different than being accepted. I've interviewed numerous recruited athletes who were not ultimately accepted. In any event, there are surely people at Yale with sub 2000 SATs, just not a whole lot of them.</p>
<p>Recruiting for football is VERY different than recruiting for a small non-revenue women's sport. I agree with AdmissionsAddict - being "recruited" is very different than being accepted. There are tons of posts on this where the recruit has been burned by admissions despite being high on the coaches list. My D has seen some close friends passed over by admissions for an athlete lower on the coaches list with better academic stats. Then these kids were scrambling because they had already used there EA/ED shot. Even with all the assurances and stellar scores and academics, my daughter didn't breathe a sigh of relief until she received her "likely letter", and that didn't come until after the EA deadline.</p>
<p>go to the Parents Forum here. there is a great thread titled "Is enthusiastic coach call = 'likely letter'". Also search there for "recruited athlete" and "athletic recruiting". You'll find tons of advice about the Ivies, top LACs, etc.</p>
<p>thanks for your advice.
i was looking for a thread where this is discussed.
coach knows her scores. her GPA and has her transcript.</p>
<p>Good luck! Just make sure she asks those tough questions. My D dreaded that part, but was glad she did. She needs to know where she stands relative to the other recruits. By the way - Yale is awesome! My D can't wait to get there.</p>
<p>My D got a call from 3 Ivy coaches on July 1. She has the grades and scores to get in even without the sport. We are new to all of this and are not sure what the phone calls exactly mean. Do they want her?</p>
<p>I have no experience with recruiting from the ivies; although my family does have experience with DIII schools. I think that at this point, they are definitely interested in her. Probably, at this point, they are still gathering information, and your daughter should be doing the same. Have her ask lots of questions, including the questions you have. When coaches called my daughter, several times, I was sitting by her, writing questions for her to ask. But I'm the type of person who always has lots and lots of questions.</p>
<p>foto2gem I sent you a private message.</p>
<p>foto2gem,</p>
<p>July 1st is the first date that colleges can contact an athlete. ( for a junior)</p>
<p>Did your daughter fill out a recruiting form? If so, then yes she will be competitive, but they make numerous calls. Keep in contact with the coach, set up a visit and most importantly... stay proactive. Don't wait on them, you need to make the initiative for them to be interested.</p>