<p>anyone know the inside deal with soccer or lacrosse recruits? Is it worth it to try an admit with good solid (not great) skill and excellent academic & leadership credentials through athletic recruiting? or forget the sports and just focus on the academics? are there basic "feeder schools" that basically 'cheat" with the AI, or is it pretty much fair in terms of being admitted based on ability and not connections?</p>
<p>I am also interested in the lacrosse part</p>
<p>The Ivy-feeder schools fill, especially, their soccer and lacrosse teams. Yale coaches would have contacted you by now - if you're really interested in recruiting yourself to a sports team, I suggest you contact the appropriate coach.</p>
<p>I would dispute that Yale fills its soccer team (women's) from "Ivy-feeder schools."</p>
<p>The following are the women's soccer recruits for 2009:</p>
<p>Kristen Anderson Forward North Vancouver, British Columbia Burnaby Central
Crystal Howser Midfield Wilmette, Ill. New Trier Township
Natasha Mann Defense/Midfield Chevy Chase, Md. Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Maggie Westfal Forward New Canaan, Conn. New Canaan
Emma Whitfield Forward Bow, Wash.
Terri Williamson Defense Bensalem, Pa. George School
Hayley Zevenbergen Midfield Woodway, Wash. Edmonds Woodway </p>
<p>Most of these girls were either on high-level ODP teams or state championship club teams, or both.</p>
<p>You better have a fairly high level of athletic talent!</p>
<p>Recruiting for soccer is almost exclusively done through club teams, not high school teams. The ivy coaches usually skip state/local tournaments and scout only at the national or really prestigious ones.</p>
<p>Yale is already picking the people they want for next year's class.</p>
<p>Koala, thanks for adding that. </p>
<p>UMDAD, I forget to mention that these Ivy-feeders traditionally fill the soccer and lacrosse teams. A few years back, Yale's lax team was nearly entirely New England and Southern boarding school, with specks of New Jersey and New York public thrown in. Soccer was probably a bit more diversified, as is lacrosse right now (which has greater access at schools outside the typical region).</p>
<p>so..statistically, is it more competitive to gain a place on the lax/soccer team through athletic recruiting than through regualr admissions? what's the competition for the scholar/athlete, or should I say athlete/scholar?
is there ANY advantage at all for a regualr applicant to have athletic involvement/leadership as part of their resume, even though they are not a numbered pick by a coach?</p>
<p>I can't speak to lacrosse, but both men's and women's soccer recruits come from all over the country.</p>
<p>Here are the men's soccer recruits for 2009:</p>
<p>Gavin Blades Midfield Lakewood, Ohio St. Ignatius High School </p>
<p>Jonathan Carlos Midfield Southbury, Conn. Taft School </p>
<p>Tyler Guse Midfield Madison, Wisc. Middleton High School </p>
<p>Alex Guzinski Defense Palo Alto, Calif. Henry M. Gunn High School </p>
<p>Markus Jackson Defense Augusta, Ga. Academy of Richmond County </p>
<p>Liam Leonard Forward Camarillo, Calif. Oaks Christian </p>
<p>Frank Piasta Defense Santa Rosa, Calif. Cardinal Newman </p>
<p>Max Rhodes Defense Norman, Okla. Norman High School </p>
<p>Note that there is only recruit from New England. Only one recruit for the women's team is from New England. I hardly think soccer is a bastion of the traditional "Ivy-feeders."</p>
<p>Zorkzelf, are you a senior in high school? Do you play club soccer? Has anyone from Yale ever seen you play?</p>
<p>UMDAD, once again, I was speaking to Ivy tradition. </p>
<p>If you will notice, I wrote that both soccer and lacrosse are greatly diversified from student origins now. They were traditionally filled with students from the typical Ivy feeder schools, and I believe this type of recruitment grew out of fashion in the 1980s or early 1990s.</p>
<p>dstark. I am a sophomore day student at a private school in New England.
only freshman to make varsity soccer. starting sophomore. I have played club soccer for four years. plan to do ODP this winter. play hockey (again, one of only three freshman to make varsity). attended 2 NESCAC and 1 DIV I summer soccer progams over the last two summers. plan to take up Lax seriously this spring.
I'm good. but good enough for ivy Div 1 soccer, I don't know. I still have some time to develop, but the dilemma is... should I right now put the necessary effort and work into something that will definitely take away from my overall academic standing - due to the huge time requirements. If I end up not being good enough for Div 1, will my academic record boot me into NESCAC schools? or, will the fact that I was an outstanding athlete (but not good enoughfor Yale varsity) help me in any way with admissions. hey - I love the game(soccer). but I want the ivy.</p>
<p>zorkxelf, you ask tough questions. To get into a ivy, you have to be a top student and be great at something else. I would ask your college counselor at your high school what it takes to get into Yale. I would ask your soccer coaches what level they see you playing at in college.</p>