<p>I am a new crew player. But I had been swimming in ninth & tenth grades, I won tons of medals & actually played for junior national team (Egypt) for a while. I then got an ankle injury & stopped swimming for ~6 months. When I eventually decided to start training again, a rowing coach saw me & said I would be a perfect fit for rowing..
& here I am.
I have been rowing for an elite club in Cairo, and I have just recently rowed for it in a city-level regatta that we actually won.
Only recently, however have I discovered that I could actually get an athletic scholarship for rowing. The idea is pretty foreign to us in Egypt, you see..college sports are nonexistent.
Anywho.
My 2k erg score is 7:52. (I could decrease that to 7:30 in a month or so. As I am training extensively & have lots of free time: gap year)
I row in scull boats & I am almost always stroke. I'm 5'7 & I weigh around 158 pounds.
Also my SAT scores are way above average & I graduated last year, valedictorian from a public high school in a class of 160. I was aiming for an academic scholarship until a short while back, when I discovered I could get athletic aid.
Should I bother applying for it?
It's not like I'm not going to lose anything..the $120 fee for NCAA clearinghouse is already too much for me. & in addition to that, there's the video services money I'd have to pay for..& a long list.
How likely is it for me to be recruited by a devision 1/2 school in the US?
Does the fact that I did not apply now to be recruited mean I can't ever row for a school? Even after I get there?
How hard is the recruitment process in the US?
Do I even stand a chance?</p>
<p>In a previous thread you mentioned you were interested in Drexel.</p>
<p>Drexel does have a women’s varsity rowing team:</p>
<p>[Drexel</a> Dragons](<a href=“http://www.drexeldragons.com/index.aspx?path=wcrew]Drexel”>http://www.drexeldragons.com/index.aspx?path=wcrew)</p>
<p>However, I doubt a 7:52 erg score is going to get you very much interest.
It never hurts to ask, though.
And, there is no guarantee that it will get down to 7:30 just because you will “train extensively.”
It might.
It might not.
But, as I said, give it a shot.</p>
<p>Also keep in mind in regard to: “I discovered that I could actually get an athletic scholarship for rowing.”</p>
<p>Financial athletic scholarships for rowing are mostly partial scholarships - not a complete free ride. (No pun intended.;))</p>
<p>Well, thanks for replying.
First off, as I mentioned, I am new to rowing. I only started three months ago, and back then my erg score was 9:33!!
It has been steadily going down ever since & that’s why I predict it will be getting better soon enough…
Yes, last year I wanted to go to Drexel university, but I was underfunded. Now I’m in a gap year…& I was aiming for better schools…
It does not have to be a devision one ivy…I just need a school with a somewhat competitive rowing program and a decent course rigor.
I knew there was almost no full scholarships for crew players…and I do not need a full tuition scholarship…more like half tuition…ideally, I’ll find a school that offers both academic & athletic scholarships. But I’m having a hard time finding that school 
I don’t know…
Is it possible to row for a school AFTER I have gotten there?
I really want to keep rowing in college even if I got no money for it.</p>
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<p>:confused: Well, you asked. If you don’t want advice, don’t ask.</p>
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<p>Yes, there are many of those.</p>
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<p>You may want to do a little research on this. Many Div I women rowing teams have 65 to 70 team members. The maximum number of scholarships is 20. That is not 20 per class year. That is 20 total. Largest chunks of the scholarship $ goes to the top performers.</p>
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<p>Yes. As discussed several times here, many college crew team members join as walk-ons.</p>
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<p>There is Division III. And, also, many colleges have club teams.</p>
<p>Lists for all the things I’ve mentioned above are available online.</p>
<p>You’re welcome. ;)</p>