<p>I'm making this post for my sister. She's a junior and is looking for schools, but isn't really sure what she wants (besides someplace that's warm).</p>
<p>GPA: 3.81 weighted (probably 3 APs by end of senior year)
ACT: 32
SAT: 700 CR/620 M/660 W (she will be re-taking)
ECs: Nothing besides swimming</p>
<p>She's an Academic All-American, has attended Y Nationals many times, has had state records & such in the past, performs very well at high school states...</p>
<p>She's looking for a school in the south, with a large Greek presence. I'm guessing she'll be more comfortable/happy at a larger school, and she definitely does NOT want a rural school. She's very outgoing & energetic.</p>
<p>She plans to swim in college and wants to go someplace where she'll be one of the top couple of swimmers, but at the same time doesn't want to be way faster than everyone else. A couple of her approximate best times (all short course yards):</p>
<p>So far she's considering Duke & Emory (although she hasn't done much research into the schools besides the athletics & location).</p>
<p>If you could come up with some other schools that you think would be a good fit for her, or that she should check out, I would be most grateful! :) I concentrated mostly on New England during my college search, so unfortunately I don't know much about the places she'd like.</p>
<p>I am a swimmer also (male). Those times are...good. They aren't good enough to get recruited though if thats what you are hoping for. What state are you in? Because if she has state records with those times, im moving.</p>
<p>Anyway, without recruitment, Duke would be a huge reach, and emory would be a reach.</p>
<p>She's had state records in the past, for younger age groups (10 & under, 11-12, etc.), some of which I think still are standing. She doesn't hold any in her current age group.</p>
<p>Richmond has a strong "mid-major" D-I swimming program and seems to fulfill many of her other requirements. Rice would be a bit of an admissions reach w/o athletic recruitment, but her times definitely appear to be competitive with their swimmers.</p>
<p>How about Emory? It's at the top of the pack for D3 and a great school. Email the coach and see what happens. Go to the women's swimming website and compare her times with the meet results. The 200 IM time looks good, if I remember clearly.</p>
<p>Wow. I take my words back. She could be recruited at Duke (however she needs the grades). Duke men have a pretty strong team so I assumed that thier women did. Anyway, at a college with not such a great team, the coaches will help in the decisions, but not so much.</p>
<p>I would start filling out questionnaires and emailing coaches right away. None of those times are super fast, but she seems to be very well-rounded in all strokes. Grades/test scores wouldn't get her into a top 50 school alone, but she could definitely get in as a recruit. As already stated, Duke, Emory, and Rice would be great choices. Also try looking into Miami and Vanderbilt (if they have a team).</p>
<p>Since its inaugural season of 1975-'76, the Ladies swimming and diving team has developed into a national powerhouse. Dating back to the 1983-'84 season, the Ladies have captured 20 of the last 23 NCAA Division III national championships contested. From 1984 through 2000, the Kenyon women won 17 straight national championships -- the second-longest national championship streak in the history of the NCAA. </p>
<p>D is competitive at any D3, including Kenyon, especially IMs.</p>
<p>With those times, i think her coach would need to have had previous connections with the Emory coach, or else i think her chances are slim. Was this high school swimming or club swimming. If club, she should find out now or at a upcoming swim meet she she can meet in terms of other teams coaches that could help her out. Every member of my old club team go into the schools of their choice with the help of our coach, his connections, and swimming. None were extraordinary, but no swimmer - even half retarded ones got into a school outside the top 30 undergrad. She needs to meet people. I told my coach once i want to go to U Wisconsin, next day i had an email drectly from their head coach.</p>
<p>Check out the NCAA D3 results from last year. You are wrong, at least as far as being competive. Maybe for a particular school that has to take care of the good ole boys first, she might not be hooked, but even there she is clearly one that almost any D3 coach is going to jump on. Those times are competitive, especially in the IMs. She could have made the consi finals in a couple of events, and this is as a high schooler with HS/club coaching. Assume she can show any improvement at all and she is right there. She would easily make ANY of the top 800 free relays as well.</p>
<p>Her IMs certainly seem fast based on her 100 times for each stroke, but she has pretty good endurance through 500 anyway.</p>