<p>In my case I play soccer. My soccer team are the champions of Canada and I have a couple of team-mates who are on the national team for our age. I know there are no athletic scholarships, but if you are on a team liek that and the coach of the school is interested would it be easier academically, and for other activities for someone to get in. </p>
<p>Notre Dame and Georgetown have already talked to our coach about our team and are interested in a few players. A team mate of mine who is junior year is going down in the summer to play in front of Ivy league coaches. </p>
<p>Will be involved in a team like that help my, or other similar people, chances of getting in?</p>
<p>It will help A TON if you are good enough to play in college. If you aren't good enough to play college ball, then it's just like another EC (i.e. you'll need leadership for it to stand out).</p>
<p>It will help, but you have to be well qualified academically. Two recruited atheletes at my school didn't get in when they applied regular(one with a 2050, another with a 2140) Some sports are easier than others to gain admissions (i.e college money sports like football)
Not sure about soccer.</p>
<p>My friend is on the women's soccer team here and she explains that there is a big difference between getting recruited and having soccer listed as one of your ECs. </p>
<p>To be recruited, you would need to contact the Dartmouth coach or he/she would have to know you. You need the coach to really want you to come play for Dartmouth. I think the whole process can be long, but it definitely pays off if you can get a spot on the team. </p>
<p>If you aren't interested in being recruited or playing for the Dartmouth team, then I think your soccer experience would just be a really outstanding EC.</p>
<p>to really benefit from athletic recruiting, you should apply ED. Otherwise, much of the advantage is lost in the RD round, when a coach might not push for your admittance as much if there is still a good chance you will not attend even if accepted.</p>
<p>I think saying that to benefit from athletic recruiting you should apply ED is an understatement. I think the coaches who recruit you REQUIRE that you apply ED. At least that is the case with every person I know who was recruited for athletics. The coaches will not go to bat for you unless they know you are committed.</p>
<p>I agree with the other response that if you aren't recruited athletics are just another EC. Even worse actually, because the schools are already recruiting for athletics so your athletics don't add that much. Unlike involvement in other ECs which don't get recruited. Schools are trying to get people with different interests. If they recruit athletes, your athletics ECs are not compelling to them. That doesn't mean they can't help you, but you can't rely solely on them.</p>