<p>I was wondering how much being a recruited athlete helps you to gain admission. Being that i am being recruited for football and only posses an 88 average and I am ranked about 235/415 in a highly competitive catholic high school. I have also scored a 1370/1600 on my sats. I am just wondering if being recruited will help my overall chances of being accepted.</p>
<p>I'm sure it helps and you have a good SAT score.</p>
<p>My opinion (mom of recruited athlete) is that the bigger the money maker the sport, the more being an athlete helps. For example, I spoke to a mom of a current basketball player. Her son's recruiting experience was very different than mine. My son had a great trip up, etc...but theirs was very different. My son could have gained admission w/ out the help of athletics, I think...but it sure didn't hurt. Her son might not have been able to get in w/out the sports. As she said,"they let him in through the back door."</p>
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I was wondering how much being a recruited athlete helps you to gain admission. Being that i am being recruited for football and only posses an 88 average and I am ranked about 235/415 in a highly competitive catholic high school. I have also scored a 1370/1600 on my sats. I am just wondering if being recruited will help my overall chances of being accepted.
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<p>Obviously, it will help -- just as other attributes will help other candidates. However, you and all other candidates must still satisfy the admissions board that you can handle the academic workload at USNA.</p>
<p>FYI, as long as you are a recruited athlete for football or basketball, your BGO (or any BGO for that matter) is not permitted to have contact with you (so as not to run afoul of NCAA regulations). Thus, all questions related to USNA -- including questions regarding admissions -- should be directed to the football coaching staff (or whomever else USNA has designated for you to contact per the NCAA regs).</p>
<p>Hmmmm--- several thoughts come to mind.</p>
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<li><p>Being a recruited athlete can help you gain the attention of a coach. Just remember, there are lots of "levels" of athletes "recruited," and "recruited" does not guarentee anything- appointment, playing time, or even making the team.</p></li>
<li><p>No matter how much they want you, you still have to give them something to work with. The most powerful coach cannot gain you an appointment if you do not have the GPA, SATs, etc to back it up.</p></li>
<li><p>And even if they could (read #2 above), no coach in the world will be able to keep an athlete "in" if the athlete can't cut the mustard. Getting in is the easy part.... IMO.... staying in is another thing.</p></li>
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<p>Best of luck.<br>
Continue to work hard.</p>