<p>We are behind the ball...geez! My first child is a senior..he loves rowing! Let's just say it 'saved' him in many ways and he is very committed..he is in his third year of it and doing pretty well, still room for improvement but he's getting there..he's got the build..6'3 and 180s..so think his only option is heavyweight...
We could not afford summer camps but he has rowed 5 days a week most weeks and 3 days a week in off season..he really wants to row in college, he does not want a club team but a dedicated coached team....not looking for the big Ivys....just too rigorous...he's fairly politically conservative and entrenched in debate..would like to major in communications..are there any schools that others could recommend that might be worth a check? He is working on getting his 2k under 6:30...</p>
<p>Hi. Check out Sparks Rowing College Database to start a list. You can filter the schools by size, division, etc., and there are links to the rowing programs/ coaches. If his 2K is close to 6:30 there are probably D1 schools who would be interested in him as well. Off hand, check out Lehigh, Hobart, Fordham, San Diego, Trinity, Syracuse, Colgate… There are many more. There are D3 schools listed on the Sparks site. I would suggest you do this today! Have your son look up the schools’ rowing website, send an email to the coach. He should introduce himself, give his stats, SAT scores, GPA, regatta results, 2k, etc. then fill out the recruiting questionnaires. I don’t want to put the pressure on, but he needs to get on this quickly. It’s going to be a lot of work, but I noticed from my (senior)son’s “berecruited” page, there have been a lot of D3 colleges checking him out lately and sending him emails. It’s not too late for your son. Good luck to you both!</p>
<p>Make sure he has a berecruited profile. Buy the deluxe program. Worth every penny – and it’s not even exensive.</p>
<p>Berecruited has been great. The first college to view my son’s profile and send an email was Harvard, so it was a good intro to the site 
I do know there are waves of recruiting. Many are now, some winter, and then Spring. It may indeed be worth it to get “deluxe” as Imafan suggests… We did.</p>
<p>Not sure where you live, but the UCs (Berkeley and San Diego) have very large programs for heavyweight crew. UCSD is really growing the program. They are Div. 2 and crew gets all benefits of fully funded varsity sport. Probably a bit less competitive than Cal. Both those schools seem to be really focused on erg scores, but UCSD more lenient there. With your son’s build and desire he might be a fit. Does he have race results?</p>
<p>oops! just saw you are looking for D-III, sorry.</p>
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<p>The two, in fact, are not exclusive of each other.</p>
<p>Many club teams have excellent dedicated coaches.</p>
<p>Now, that we got that over with …</p>
<p>I have posted many times the link to the North Allegheny/USRowing list of all college rowing programs. Search back and you will find it.</p>
<p>Considered D III b/c I thought that was where he had the best option…he is one of those that has great potential…he made gold medal in the 500 sprints at Chattanooga’s indoor ergs …his best time is 6:55 in 2K…he has competed in the Varsity boat (top 8) for the past 2 years out of 30+ men rowers…he would consider DI or II…just needs a strong program where he can be competitive…he was just elected Captain for his rowing club and is excited for this year…rowing is his world…we are in the deep South, harder to find rowing in our area that is competitive or will offer much for furthering his goals. The D1 teams in our state that have men’s rowing that are club are much more of a ‘party’ atmosphere or lacks convenient rowing facilities…that is far from what he is looking for and would frustrate him, did not think club would offer him the competitive/financial potential for tuition that a coached team would? We are very green to this whole process…thanks for all your helps!</p>
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<p>Sorry, not following what you mean by above.</p>
<p>So, just in case you are not aware (as you say, you are “very green” … )</p>
<p>There are no athletic scholarships at the Div III level and there are no rowing athletic scholarships for men at any level.</p>
<p>If “financial” is one of your chief criteria in this, then you will have to re-evaluate your son’s situation.</p>
<p>But, I agree, rowing is a great sport. Best of luck.</p>
<p>There are no athletic scholarships at the Div III level and there are no rowing athletic scholarships for men at any level.</p>
<p>Golf - I don’t think this is true. I’ll let a parent of a male rower weigh in, but there are programs that do fund male rowing scholarships. Cal, Wisconsin, Washington come to mind first. GW too.</p>
<p>Wisconsin doesn’t --in fact they heavily recruit walk-Ons. Men’s rowing isn’t officially an NCAA sport so no athletic scholarships that I know of. Rowing is the tip that gets boys admitted.</p>
<p>As far as clubs go, some (UVA for example) are very competitive. But right, you have to pay to be part of them. When you need FA, varsity rowing, and, I think, some clubs,I can tip your kid into a school that will offer need-based aid that often rivals athletic scholarships.</p>
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<p>Fund male rowing teams? Yes. Fund male rowing athletic scholarships? No.</p>
<p>Fund other “scholarships” for male rowing? Possibly.<br>
A (somewhat wealthy) friend of mine’s son is a top national rower. He was granted a need-based scholarship to attend (and row at) a top private university on the East coast. It happens.</p>
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<p>Correct. As far as the NCAA is concerned, there is no such thing as men’s college rowing.</p>
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